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1. Al Jazeera TV puts spotlight on Wokingham over Barack
Get Wokingham, Thursday 31 July 2008The national news focus turned to Wokingham last week in preparation for US presidential hopeful Barack Obama’s visit to the UK.
2. Swiss roll did not poison tots
Get Wokingham, Thursday 31 July 2008A £100,000 court battle over a chocolate Swiss roll ended with a judge ruling that it was not a potential killer.
3. Court hears ‘sad history’ of vagrant who stroked girl’s hair and touched her arm
Get Wokingham, Thursday 31 July 2008A well-known vagrant with a “sad history” has been warned by a judge to stay out of trouble after he admitted touching a 13-year-old girl’s arm and stroking her hair.
4. Mini-estate plan agreed
Get Wokingham, Thursday 31 July 2008A mini-estate of seven houses will be built in Winnersh after council bosses gave the green light to a plan.
5. Cancer drug trial patient: ‘I’m so lucky it’s not true’
Get Wokingham, Thursday 31 July 2008A cancer sufferer who has been taking part in a groundbreaking drug trial says it has made him feel “so lucky it’s untrue”.
6. Environment is suffering damage from torched cars
Get Wokingham, Thursday 31 July 2008A countryside officer has spoken out about long-term damage to the environment after a car was torched last week.
7. MP hits out at ‘unfair’ homes plan
Get Wokingham, Thursday 31 July 2008Government plans to have 623 homes built in Wokingham annually has been labelled as “unfair” by an MP.
8. 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.
9. Kidnapped dog will go blind without medicine
Get Wokingham, Thursday 31 July 2008A kidnapped dog will go blind unless it is given daily medication, its devastated owners have warned.
10. Suicide verdict on man who set himself on fire
Get Wokingham, Thursday 31 July 2008A Finchampstead carpenter who set himself on fire outside Yateley police station was conducting an act of “protest” and “self destruction in the most appalling way”, a coroner has said.