1. Paul Clerehugh's perfect Christmas cake

Making a Christmas cake can be a disaster but it doesn’t need to be that way.

If you want to make the perfect cake here’s the answer.

2. Local football round-up

Bracknell Town suffered a second consecutive 2-0 away defeat, this time at the hands of Abingdon United, but Binfield posted a win, albeit after extra-time.

3. Friday business profile - Bravanark

Philip VandenBerg has gone from treating injuries in the Army to endeavouring to prevent them happening in the workplace.

He gave Paul Robins the lowdown on his health and safety consultancy

4. Take a butchers at new shop for Twyford

5. Thorpe: These are exciting times at Irish

High-flying London Irish expect to welcome back Pacific Islanders Seilala Mapusua and Sailosi Tagicakibau for Sunday’s Guinness Premiership trip to bottom club Bristol (3pm).

6. M&S opens ninth store

7. Goal fest ends in fine victory for Wokingham 2nd string

Wokingham 2nd secured a fine win in a seven-goal thriller at home to Newbury & Thatcham 2nd in the Open Middx, Berks, Bucks & Oxon (MBBO) Division 1.

8. North Leigh 2 Bracknell Town 0

Bracknell Town fell to another away defeat as Byron Walton’s misfiring side failed to find the back of the net once again.

9. Station work still in the early stages

A facelift for Wokingham railway station is on the cards, but talks are still in the early stages.

10. Local Rugby Round-Up

Reading's lively scrum-half Simon Dyson is expected to return from a six-week absence for the short South West Division 2 East trip to league newcomers Wallingford (2pm).