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1. Restaurant trade booms but retailers urge action
Get Wokingham, Friday 20 June 2008Wokingham's dining out culture is booming with three new restaurants opening soon, but the retail community is being hit hard by low footfall and uncertainty over the future of the town’s £80 million revamp.
2. May Fayre cash bonanza!
Get Wokingham, Monday 23 June 2008Charities in Wokingham are set for a massive windfall after the organisers of the town’s popular May Fayre revealed the event had pulled in more than £10,000 – topping last year’s total.
3. Pumps run dry during Shell strike
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 18 June 2008Two garages in the area ran dry this week as a result of petrol strikes.
4. Have you seen this peahen?
Get Wokingham, Friday 20 June 2008Wokingham's most famous bird has been left pining for his other half after she decided she wanted to see the world and disappeared.
5. Future king given an ASBO by council
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 25 June 2008Wokingham Town Council seems to have more powers than people think after it inadvertently placed an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) on the future King.
6. Flood victims claim they knew nothing of aid cash
Get Wokingham, Thursday 12 June 2008A victim of last year’s floods has come forward to say she and her neighbours knew nothing of cash grants to help in the wake of the disaster.
7. Mini-town plan in the pipeline
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 25 June 2008Plans for a 500-home mini-town in Winnersh could be submitted before the end of the summer, says the developer.
8. ‘Greasy spoon’ beats top eateries in hygiene probe
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 25 June 2008The owner of the borough’s only Michelin-starred restaurant has lambasted a new rating scheme for local eateries after his business scored lower than a primary school, a garage and a ‘greasy spoon’.
9. Homes were built despite flood warning
Get Wokingham, Friday 05 December 2008The flood problems faced by homeowners in Winnersh can be traced back to a decision in 1988, when the potential for disaster was cast aside.
10. Let’s get giving to Times’ charity gift appeal for children
Get Wokingham, Monday 01 December 2008Children from a Wokingham school have expressed their gratitude for the generous donations from people taking part in The Wokingham Times’ Giving Tree campaign.
