1. Prices soaring at fastest rate for 16 years as sales dip

The delicate balancing act facing bank interest rate setters has been after data showed retail prices rising at their fastest rate for 16 years but activity continuing to slow.

2. The bucks start here

When the European Union decides to hand out cash to farmers, it is the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) which makes the payouts.

The executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is responsible for administering Common Agricultural Policy schemes, sometimes throughout the UK and sometimes just in England.

3. A job with community ties

People who work for NatWest at Theale are positively encouraged to get involved with the local community and support charities.

4. It’s fun to work at the YMCA

Jobs on offer in West Reading this week provide an opportunity to work for an organisation that is really good at what it does.