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1. FSB proposes free parking scheme to boost local business
Get Wokingham, Thursday 31 July 2008Free parking for one or two-hour visits to Wokingham would help revitalise the town’s trade, according to a business group.
2. ‘No support’ for 2,000 homes at site of former golf course
Get Wokingham, Monday 21 July 2008A developer would not get council backing to transform an unfinished golf course in Finchampstead into a 2,000-home estate. it has emerged.
3. Pie and pint pub club to encourage retired men back in to the social loop
Get Wokingham, Thursday 17 July 2008Retitring from working life can be a difficult and isolating experience for some.
4. Clampers likened to Dick Turpin as victims come forward
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 29 July 2008A disgruntled motorist struck back at Rose Street car park’s clamping fines by taking the law into his own hands and removing a wheel clamp.
5. Flood victims just moving back to homes
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 30 July 2008A year on from the floods which caused devastation across the borough, victims, some of whom only returned home last week, have told of their 12 months of misery.
6. Not moving school a ‘huge mistake’ as flooding fears rise
Get Wokingham, Thursday 17 July 2008The headteacher of a school repeatedly hit by flooding says it was a “huge mistake” not to move the school after torrential downpours prompted flood warnings last week.
7. Trader seeks answers over night-time parking charge
Get Wokingham, Monday 21 July 2008A town centre trader says he is sick of “being given the runaround” by council bosses over questions he has about the rise in car parking charges.
8. Tributes to a ‘wise’ teacher
Get Wokingham, Friday 18 July 2008A popular Wokingham man who was “ahead of his time” with his views on organic farming has died after battling Parkinson’s disease.
9. Car parking charges to rise despite Lib Dem challenge
Get Wokingham, Monday 28 July 2008Car parking charges will increase in Wokingham despite a bid by the Liberal Democrats to stop the rise.
10. Council boss pledges action to help town’s small traders
Get Wokingham, Friday 18 July 2008Council bosses are being urged to stop Wokingham becoming a “clone town” and do more to support local shops.
