1. College courses get a road test

2. Hamer signs deal then leaves town

Ben Hamer has signed a new one-year contract at Reading – and will immediately join
Brentford on a season-long loan deal.

3. Make or break for Bennett

Alan Bennett is determined to force his way into Steve Coppell’s plans and prove he has a future at Reading.

4. New manager at recruitment firm

Recruitment firm Blue Arrow has appointed Tony Virgo-Harris to spearhead its Reading team.

5. Firms not using training budget

Money set aside by the Government to help firms improve the skills of their workers has been transferred to other budgets because it was not all taken up, it has been revealed.

6. Paralympics equestrian call-up for rider Sophie

Ascot horse rider Sophie Christiansen has been selected for the Great Britain dressage squad for the  Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.

7. Five-star Licourinos fires Manor top

8. Rail staff are set to strike

More than 100 Network Rail managers and supervisors at some of the UK’s biggest stations are to stage a one-day strike in a long-running row over pay and conditions.

9. New name in corporate team

Boyes Turner has appointed senior lawyer Evelyn Adfield to join its growing corporate group.

10. Duberry signs new contract

Michael Duberry was today signing a one-year extension on his contract with Reading.