1. First birthday for miracle tot Jacob

A child reaching a first birthday is a proud moment for most parents, but it was especially touching for Jacob Thomas’s mum and dad after he survived being born four months prematurely.

2. Diabetes death figures weren’t accurate – PCT

Statistics that showed deaths from diabetes were higher in Berkshire East than in neighbouring areas were inaccurate, according to a primary care trust.

3. Bus stoned by 4 teenage girls

“Pure luck” prevented anyone being injured when a teenage girl lobbed a stone at a moving bus.

4. Garth Hill’s record A-level results!

Happy students poured out of secondary schools last Thursday as sixth formers discovered if all their hard work had paid off.

5. When will our house be built?

A couple who are forced to wait indefinitely for their home to be built are warning of the dangers of buying off-plan during the credit crunch.

6. House raid while dogs at groomer

Burglars stole jewellery worth more than £10,000 and a 10-year-old boy’s birthday money while the homeowner’s dogs were at the groomer’s.

7. 100% proof needed to get served

Every pub and bar in the borough has been issued with new training cards in the battle against underage drinking and anti-social behaviour.

8. Incredible dad flips car over in rescue

Brave Garry Payne shows the muscles he used when he single-handedly overturned a car to rescue a trapped motorist.

9. Beijing dreams

10. War of words over The Parks flats