1. Fred Claus can't live up to Nick

FRED CLAUS (Vince Vaughn) has lived almost his entire life in the shadow of his little brother Nicholas’s very large shadow.

2. Just the one for the road

HUSBAND and wife thespians Nick Wilton and Lynette McMorrough are playing a married couple in One For The Road at The Mill at Sonning.

3. Hell bent on violent justice

With his latest film Outlaw, Nick Love, director of The Football Factory and The Business, gives us what we expect.

4. Fast lane to the top

READING car hire firm Provecta is on the up after winning a prestigious industry award.

5. Apathy reigned supreme in Hot Fuzz

HAVING sat through Shaun – or was that Yawn – Of The Dead and then scoffed at all of the critics slobbering all over it in praise, I wasn’t looking forward to Hot Fuzz.

6. Harrowing book highlights town’s drug underbelly

7. Children have the last laugh in contest

YOUNGSTERS in Reading will get to show how funny they think they are next week during a competition.

8. Here’s to the best of British

British Food Fortnight is due to kick off in just two days, and if you are inspired by tempting delicacies produced and cooked on our very own doorstep then there are plenty of opportunities to get stuck in.

9. Yell if you want a helping hand

HARDY staff from directories group Yell got out their spades and shovels to help spruce up a popular Berkshire wildlife park.

10. Wrap up in Cotton

FASHIONISTAS can revamp their wardrobes with a trip to a new clothes store in Winnersh.