1. Competition time! - Do you have F-factor?

Have you looked longingly at food magazines and thought how great it would be to be a food writer sharing your passion with the readers? Well now’s your chance says SHARON COOK

2. Touching and insightful

Written and directed by former Brat-Packer Emilio Estevez, Bobby is a surprisingly ambitious and competently made piece of cinema.

3. A must for oriental cuisine

This year there is no excuse not to celebrate The Chinese New Year, as Reading now has one of the best Chinese supermarkets around.

4. Simon gets telling off from Church

You can always rely on Charlotte Church for a catty comment or two.

5. Also in the latest issue of Food Monthly...

So you've read everything we have online and submitted a couple of recipe's, but your still hungry for more?

Click here to find out what else is going on in Februarys issue of Food Monthly available in this weeks Reading Post and Wokingham Times.

6. A night out at Bar Mango

We girlies love getting in the pink and so it seems do plenty of you guys. But before we did we fancied spicing things up with an Indian. Chilli ‘n’ Spice is only around the corner from Mango and with a high recommendation from a friend we descended on them.

7. Aldridge wants to be part of winning party

RYAN ALDRIDGE is hoping to get permission to join in Bracknell Bees’ English Premier League title-winning celebrations – despite being banned for their final game of the regular season, writes Alan Manicom.

8. Bees on the brink as backer pulls out

BRACKNELL BEES fans were today (Wednesday) desperately trying to save their ice hockey club from folding following David Taylor’s decision to step down as their financial backer, writes Alan Manicom.