1. Trains and buses giant's profits up

2. Royal salute to the man from Yell

AN EMPLOYEE at a Reading company received a royal seal of approval for his efforts to help people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

3. Will Gordon Brown have the economy in the palm of his hand?

READING’S businesses are viewing Gordon Brown’s coronation as Prime Minister with trepidation, according to the outgoing president of the town’s Chamber of Commerce.

4. Pub group confident despite smoking ban

Punch Taverns has said it is well prepared for the UK-wide smoking ban as the country’s largest pub group braced itself for what is expected to be one of the sector’s biggest challenges yet.

5. New store drums up business

A TOP Japanese fashion store opened to rave reviews.

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7. Plans on display for pet food factory

LOCAL businesses and residents turned out in force to see the plans for a proposed pet food factory in Ascot.

8. Somebody told me

Killers frontman Brandon Flowers is set to be a dad, with his wife Tana expecting their first child.

9. A night out at Bar Blue

As myself and Shehnoor chilled early Friday evening with a bottle of brandy, we renamed ourselves ‘Dumped’ and ‘Desperate’.

10. Cutting costs on vital service

A FLEET of volunteers who have been delivering meals on wheels to the elderly in Sandhurst for more than 40 years have been told they are no longer required.