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1. Truant figures on the slide
Get Wokingham, Monday 14 June 2010Children in Bracknell are clearly keen to learn as new figures reveal numbers of youngsters skipping school are lower than the national average, and dropping.
2. Man dies following Swallowfield house fire
Get Wokingham, Sunday 04 July 2010A man has died following a house fire in Sandpit Lane in Swallowfield yesterday.
3. Schools ‘nod’ to academy status
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 20 July 2010Two “outstanding” local schools have registered an interest in becoming specialist academies but a political party has cited research which says there is no proof such a move would have a positive effect on performance.
4. £60m drug smuggler jailed
Get Wokingham, Thursday 29 July 2010A Woosehill man has been jailed for his role in a £60 million drugs smuggling gang.
5. Wild West fun at Eustace Crescent street party
Get Wokingham, Friday 30 July 2010Community spirit was the name of the game on Saturday as around 100 people had a yee-hawsome day at a Wild West Street Party.
6. Ofsted praises council’s work with children
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 15 September 2010A snap inspection found services for children at Bracknell Forest Council are “well managed” and staff morale is “high”.
7. Gap between rich and poor pupils needs
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 21 September 2010More than £3,000 per pupil is needed to close an “unacceptable” gap in education standards between rich and poor children in Bracknell Forest, according to new research.
8. Claire Sweeney in one-woman show Tell Me On A Sunday
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 22 September 2010A classic play comes to Camberley Theatre tomorrow with Scouse superwoman Claire Sweeney taking the lead – and only – part.
9. School reopens after sickness bug
Get Wokingham, Friday 19 November 2010A Bracknell school has re-opened this morning after an outbreak of a virus led to 62 pupils and staff going sick.
10. Wokingham launches Giving Tree appeal
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 24 November 2010People in Wokingham can shake off their recession woes and dig deep to buy Christmas presents for children who may get none at all in The Wokingham Times Giving Tree Appeal.
