1. New mortgages at lowest level for 12½ years

THE number of new mortgages approved for people buying a house dived to its lowest level for 12-and-a-half years during December, according to latest figures.

2. Designer classics

IN A world of interior indulgence and extravagance, those wishing to take themselves back to basics may have found a home.

3. Crittenden deserved to go, says new boss

BYRON WALTON admitted Justin Amey had no choice but to dismiss Adam Crittenden after the midfielder “barged” into the referee which marred his first game in charge as manager of Bracknell Town in the Southern League Division One (South & West).

4. Jasik and Rocky give Bees edge

BRACKNELL BEES were indebted to Peter Jasik at one end and Gregg Rockman at the other for stretching their winning streak to four games, according to player-coach Dwight Parrish.

5. Sheasby: We're now looking the business

CHRIS SHEASBY believes Bracknell are starting to look like South West One champions after beating Weston-Super-Mare for the first time in five months on their home turf ahead of their biggest match of the season.

6. ‘It sounds like a Guy Ritchie film mixed with Shakespeare’

Rehearsals haven’t yet begun, but soon South Hill Park will receive the premiere of an intense and dramatic Steven Berkoff play based on a classic Greek tragedy. Will it be all right on the night?

7. Jones brings war closer to home

HOT on the heels of No Country for Old Men, Tommy Lee Jones once again shines in this offering from director and screenwriter Paul Haggis.

8. Bees: Rock-solid Gregg keeps Bees in race for the title

9. Children in house blaze

Two children were treated for smoke inhalation after a bedroom fire in Bracknell.

10. Helping to ‘escape the rat race’

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