1. PARKING IS A KEY BY-ELECTION ISSUE

Get Bracknell, Wednesday 24 October 2001
CANDIDATES from all three major political parties are to battle it out in the Priestwood ward by-election.

2. HOMEOWNERS SUNK BY FLOOD PLANS DELAY

Get Bracknell, Wednesday 24 October 2001
RESIDENTS in flood risk areas of Wokingham district could be at risk again this winter after ‘red tape' temporarily sunk a council scheme to tackle the problem.

3. BARBIE COMES TO BRACKNELL

Get Bracknell, Wednesday 24 October 2001
George Bush's presidential rival was in Bracknell last Saturday.
No, not Al Gore, but Barbie - the doll that has had 80 different careers, one being a 2000 US presidential candidate standing for more opportunities for girls and animal rights.

4. FAMILY AND FRIENDS MOURN ICE SKATER JENNA

Get Bracknell, Wednesday 24 October 2001
THE mother of a talented Bracknell ice skater killed in a road accident in London has paid tribute to a daughter who "lived life to the full".
Jenna Matlay, 21, died on Sunday, October 7, after her Ford Fiesta was involved in a collision with a lamp-post in Walthamstow. She lived in nearby Manor Park.

5. OUTCRY OVER PLANS FOR HALFWAY HOUSE

Get Bracknell, Wednesday 24 October 2001
BRACKNELL'S social services and housing department has come under fire again, this time over plans for a "halfway house" just metres from Foxhill Primary School.
Residents have already collected scores of signatures for petitions and parents and school governors have added their voices to the mounting wave of protest.

6. COUNCIL CHIEF'S ANTHRAX SCARE

Get Bracknell, Wednesday 17 October 2001
THE threat of biological warfare moved closer to home yesterday (Tuesday) when Bracknell Forest Borough Council leader Paul Bettison was caught up in an anthrax scare.
Cllr Bettison had just walked inside Local Government House in Smith Square, Westminster, when police cordoned off the building at 10.18am.
The security alert was triggered after a cloud of white powder came out of a package opened in a sixth-floor office.

7. BRACKNELL FIREFIGHTERS AID FOR US TERROR VICTIMS

Get Bracknell, Wednesday 17 October 2001
BRACKNELL firefighters got into a lather last Saturday when they held a charity car wash in aid of the victims of the World Trade Center catastrophe.

8. POPULAR COUNCILLOR IS FORCED TO QUIT

Get Bracknell, Wednesday 17 October 2001
A BRACKNELL borough councillor has paid tribute to fellow Priestwood councillor Juliet Clifford and described her resignation on medical grounds as "a devastating blow".

9. HUNDREDS SUFFER RAIL CHAOS MISERY

Get Bracknell, Wednesday 17 October 2001
HUNDREDS of Bracknell commuters faced rail chaos on Monday morning after weekend track repairs overran.

10. DISABLED KINGSLEY'S PARKING NIGHTMARE

Get Bracknell, Wednesday 17 October 2001
A DISABLED teenager who has a weak heart and a pacemaker was left panic-stricken in Bracknell Town Centre after being issued with a parking ticket — despite parking legitimately.