1. Ahoy thar for a day of fun!

Christmas spirit took over Wokingham town centre on Sunday, with Father Christmas and a pantomime theme bringing festive fun to the annual winter carnival.

2. Meat cleaver menace jailed for two years

3. Crunch delays new primary school building

The opening date of a new school has been put back a year because of the slowdown in house-building on a new estate.

4. School fights off Broadmoor slur

Broadmoor Primary School is changing its name because it fears negative associations with the neighbouring high security psychiatric hospital have hit pupil numbers.

5. Church bid to run new estate school

An education trust and a Christian diocese are battling it out to provide a new primary school at Jennett’s Park.

6. Uptake of school cervical cancer jabs ‘good’ – head

Girls of 12 and 13 are being urged to have the cervical cancer vaccination a month after it was introduced to secondary schools.

7. Ice rink melts before Bees’ biggest fixture

The Bracknell Bees have been forced to cancel their money-spinning match against Slough Jets this weekend after a technical fault caused the ice to melt.

8. Only church left in bid to run new primary school

Just one interested party remains in the running to open the proposed primary school on a new development after an application was withdrawn because of the credit crunch.

9. Sejwix branches out with local food stall in the market

A gap in the market has been filled up with delicious local produce thanks to an enterprising town centre trader.

10. Youngsters quiz politicians on litter and books

Budding politicians of the future got the chance to quiz some local councillors during Local Democracy Week.