1. Community hub for Earley?

A business has been launched with the aim of creating a community hub for Earley.

2. Schoolchildren are inspired by religious education

At any one time around 10,000 schoolchildren in Woodley, Earley and Reading are taking part in the modern way of learning about the Christian church called REinspired.

3. Minster Boys' Choir hits right note again

When Walter Ewart Masser passed away in 1976, it was the day the music died for Reading’s most famous church.

4. Restaurant review: Miah's Garden of Gulab

Jamshed Miah has been back to India, helping shape his future dishes, and his menu reflects this well.

5. New fireworks display planned for Reading

A massive new fireworks display is being planned for this year, which organisers hope will raise thousands of pounds for charity.

6. Restaurant review: The Shoulder of Mutton

The Shoulder of Mutton is the antidote to Reading's abundance of themed chain restaurants and their production-line meals.

7. Mary Portas consults Reading retail expert

Queen of shops Mary Portas rang one of Reading’s top names in retail as she compiled her report for government.

8. Restaurant review: Genting Club

Some restaurants are known for their atmosphere – others for their lack of one. But there is one where the atmosphere is already there.

9. 1966 and the Reading FC kit that took the biscuit

A colour picture of the Reading FC squad may be commonplace now but in 1966 you would be hard pressed to find a picture like this in any newspaper.

However, thanks to a tie-up between Reading Post/getreading and the worldwide community project Historypin, this rare colour photo, taken six months before England won the World Cup, was unearthed from our archives by Historypin researchers Michelle Charlton and Niki Mehta.

10. Businesses creating a buzz with local newspapers

A device which helps cars run on water, an online bakery and a shop selling reconditioned golf trollies have all won valuable advertising and mentoring in the Local Business Accelerators competition.