1. Awards haul for Reading firms

READING reaffirmed its position as the business capital of the region by stealing the show at the 2007 Thames Valley Business Awards.

2. Adorable trio will rock your world

THIS is definitely one for excited youngsters eagerly awaiting a visit from Father Christmas.

3. Blooming hard job for Renee Zellweger

OSCAR-winning actress Renee Zellweger was surprised to find that her second animation ‘voice job’ – Bee Movie, currently at Reading cinemas, was harder than her first.

4. Sharp fall in crime figures

CRIME in Bracknell Forest has plummetted by 18.3 per cent in the last year.

5. Sharp fall in crime in Bracknell

6. It’s that time of year again, oh yes it is!

THE season of thigh-slapping and cross dressing is with us again as soap stars and TV presenters find gainful employment over the Christmas holidays. Linda Fort looks at the pantomimes across the region and discovers there’s nothing like a dame.

7. MD Simon after Green Issues founder becomes CEO

GREEN Issues Communications, the political planning and consultation specialist, has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Simon Miller as managing director.

8. Community TV screens plan to help beat crime

9. Fundraisers bank £15,000 for charity

A READING bank helped raise more than £15,000 for local good causes at a charity ball.

10. Beam me up, I can play young Scotty

SIMON PEGG’S career has gone stellar since Shaun of the Dead shot him to fame.