11. Head to Palmer Park for East Reading Festival

Palmer Park will be ablaze with colour on Sunday when a fun day takes place – the highlight of this year’s popular East Reading Festival.

12. Seussical the Musical at the Hexagon

The Hexagon has been transformed into Whoville, a magical place no bigger than a speck of dust, lovingly looked after by an elephant and introduced by a titfer-loving puss.

13. DVD Review: My Sister’s Keeper (12)

My Sister’s Keeper, based on a novel by Jodi Picoult, stars Hollywood glamour girl Cameron Diaz and child-star Abigail Breslin.

14. DVD: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (12)

The problem with Harry Potter films is they all blur into one. There have been so many now – never as good as the books – so one becomes two, or is that three? And so on.

15. 'I was nearly blinded by ketchup pranksters'

16. Another round for The Lower Ship?

A historic Reading pub is rumoured to be reopening more than two decades after last orders were called at the bar.

17. DVD Review: Orphan (15)

Horror fans beware – Orphan is not that scary. Wimps beware – it is too frightening for you.

18. Nottingham has an 'edge'

Lincoln girl ANNA ROBERTS rolled back the years on a weekend break with her mum in Nottingham

19. Hundreds queue up to be bus drivers

The waiting list of people wanting  to become Reading bus drivers has spiralled to hundreds since the start of the credit crunch.

20. Farewell to a loyal Royal