1. Thames Water's half-year profits rise to £323.2m

2. Local football round-up

Bracknell Town suffered a second consecutive 2-0 away defeat, this time at the hands of Abingdon United, but Binfield posted a win, albeit after extra-time.

3. SalesTipz It’s obvious - when you know how

Boyd Butler’s 19-year career has involved working with John Madejski at Reading Football Club, Anita Roddick at the Body Shop and Sir David Arculus at media giants Emap.

4. Join Dick as he goes for gold

The streets of London may be paved with gold, but you don’t have to go that far to see much-loved pantomime Dick Whittington.

5. Manufacturing Jobs to go as recession bites

Press Association Industrial Correspondent Manufacturing is heading for a recession as serious as the one which decimated the industry a decade ago after new research revealed that the outlook had taken a "significant" turn for the worse, a gloomy new report warned today.

6. Plumbers and Electricians 'happiest in their work'

Plumbers and electricians are most likely to find their jobs stimulating, while human resources staff are likely to be the unhappiest workers, according to a new study today.

7. Enjoy an evening with Handy Andy

A handy man with a difference will be taking to the stage at South Street arts centre this week.

8. Paul Clerehugh's perfect Christmas cake

Making a Christmas cake can be a disaster but it doesn’t need to be that way.

If you want to make the perfect cake here’s the answer.

9. Clamping leaves bad taste in diner’s mouth

A diner had to fork out £330 to free his friend’s car from clampers, who he claims said they were removing the car to protect it from drunken vandals.

10. Let’s get giving to Times’ charity gift appeal for children

Children from a Wokingham school have expressed their gratitude for the generous donations from people taking part in The Wokingham Times’ Giving Tree campaign.