1. Wanklyn: Bland injury a blow, but Thorne will do the job

Wayne Wanklyn believes the loss of Richard Bland may not be so bad if his replacement Darren Thorne continues to progress as he has done in the last two games.

2. What's on in Berkshire

3. Hop to it

If you were given a kit to design your own traditional English pub, you couldn’t come up with much better than The Frog & Wicket.

4. No tickets – and very little chance of refund

One of the thousands of Reading Festival-goers whose tickets never turned up may not get a refund after an online ticket company went bust.

5. King of the Green

The Raj Tandoori in Emmer Green has been in business for 13 years now and it seems it’s something of a well-kept secret in the area – around 95 per cent of the restaurant’s custom comes from local residents, who return time and time again.

6. Abrahams jets in for Gensians

Redingensians, warming up for their second season of South West 1 rugby, make a late choice on their 20-man squad to travel to London 1 side Portsmouth in a friendly tomorrow (3pm).

7. Festival boss vows to make 2009 safer

A ‘spotter’ in the crowd to notice potential surges, increasing the spill-out area of the main stage and ensuring a one-way entry/exit system for the toilets are among safety issues Reading Festival boss Melvin Benn has vowed to address.

8. Mooney wants to light up Royals

Former electrician Dave Mooney is hoping he can give Reading even more of a spark up front.

9. Fizzers in seven-goal thriller

A bank holiday goal fest was the order of the day as the Fizzers returned to form in an exciting Combined Counties Premier League match.

10. Horrific shooting of kitten Simba

The owner of a kitten that was shot twice with an airgun has described the attack as “horrific”.