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1. BASE JUMPER KILLED AFTER LEAPING FROM 670FT PYLON
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 22 March 2006A MUCH-loved Wokingham man who was hooked on thrill-seeking sports died jumping off an electricity pylon.
2. CHAMBER CALLS FOR ROADWORK MEETING
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 29 March 2006WOKINGHAM’S chamber of commerce has called for a meeting with South East Water to try to speed up the work to replace 1,800 metres of water mains.
3. FREE PARKING TO HELP SAVE SHOPS
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 19 April 2006PARKING in Wokingham town centre is set to become free all day Thursday and Friday for shoppers in a bid to stop struggling traders from going under.
4. STOLEN 'LETHAL WEAPONS' FIRED AT TOWN HOMES
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 10 May 2006STOLEN arrows have been fired at a house and car in Norreys Avenue confirming fears the potentially lethal weapons have fallen into the wrong hands.
5. VILLAGE RALLIES TO FIGHT 'LANDBANKING' COMPANY
Get Wokingham, Friday 2 June 2006DEVELOPERS buying expensive strips of Finchampstead countryside to make a quick profit could be left with a piece of greenery they cannot build on.
6. POLICE UNDER FIRE FOR BEING NOISY NEIGHBOURS
Get Wokingham, Friday 2 June 2006FED up Earley residents have temporarily halted a plan to expand cells at Loddon Valley Police Station after they lambasted the police for being noisy and inconsiderate neighbours.
7. TOWN MOVE WOULD ALLOW WINNERSH TO 'PUNCH ITS WEIGHT'
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 29 March 2006A MUCH-loved village is considering becoming a town after a leading councillor claimed it was too large to carry on as a parish.
8. COLOURFUL EASTER CELEBRATIONS FOR ALL
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 19 April 2006IT was a cracking good Easter in Wokingham with chocolate treats, Easter bonnets, Easter egg scrambles and hot cross buns galore delighting both youngsters and the young at heart.
9. PUBWATCH FORGES NEWS LINKS WITH LANDLORDS
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 10 May 2006WOKINGHAM landlords’ bid to be tough on boozy brawlers and drug takers has been boosted in the past six months since the new licensing laws kicked in.
10. 'GANG WARFARE' FEARS OVER NEW YOUTH SHELTERS
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 29 March 2006FEARS that gang warfare could break out in Woosehill have been raised after it was announced two youth shelters would be built in the area this summer.