1. Nurse congratulated for community work

2. Music stops for transport charity

3. Good result for primary

A school hailed by its head as “a special place” is celebrating after being classed as ‘good’ in almost every area.

4. Shinfield is the place to play!

Youngsters in Shinfield now have an improved play area after a local group and the village’s parish council paid for a £30,000 revamp.

5. Accountants on the run to raise £1,700

Bean counters at a Theale firm made sure it was a numbers game when they handed over £1,700 to a children’s charity.

6. Lie detectors the next step to tackle ‘sickies’?

Lie detectors could one day be used to spot people who are “pulling a sickie” from work.

7. Online device checks carbon dioxide impact

A new online tool has been created to provide companies in Reading with a clear picture of the extent of their environmental impact.

8. Among the best employers

Reading based recruitment consultancy Huxley Associates has been named one of the finest employers to work for in the land for the third consecutive year.

9. Summer brings the players out

Nathaniel Parker stars in Simon Gray’s play Quartermaine’s Terms which opens a two-week run at Windsor Theatre Royal tomorrow.

10. Ol’ Blue Eyes is back – on screen

As an interpreter of popular song, Frank Sinatra was in a class by himself – but how does he rate as an actor?