31. Las Iguanas, The Oracle Riverside

There's little better than going into a restaurant for a food review and it’s already heaving with happy dinners – you know you’re in for a positive experience.

32. City woman - how to get party hair

33. Old Orleans Restaurant, Oracle Riverside

Old Orleans has never been a chain I’ve considered eating at. But it must be doing something right as I don’t remember the unit at The Oracle being anything else while several sites nearby have come and gone, changing brands numerous times.

34. Restaurant review - Giraffe

Giraffe Reading opened a year ago this month after the chain has been rolling out its own take on world cuisine from 1998.

35. Giraffe Restaurant, The Oracle Riverside

Giraffe’s Reading branch opened just over a year ago, but the chain has been rolling out its own take on world cuisine from 1998.

36. Carluccio’s - Forbury Square, Reading

It was a dark and stormy night. Well, it was dark and it had been raining a bit. But suffice to say it was pretty grotty.

37. Tango Fire heats up The Oracle

Oozing sex appeal, Argentinian dancers Ines Cuesta and Miureceo Celis raised temperatures in the town centre this week.

38. Travel feature - San Diego

Known across the Atlantic as ‘America’s finest city’, it is no wonder Sarah Dave loves going back to San Diego:

39. Round of 'ap-paws' for Misty

Misty the rescue dog proved she had the ‘Rex’ Factor after taking the lead in talent auditions for Goring Gap Players’ latest production.

40. Hom made food passes test

As the famed Ken Hom Chinese Cookery book is re-released 25 years, Sarah Dave wonders whether the recipes work – are the ingredients easy to find, and how does the cooking pan out?