The Local Newspaper

Wasted medicines cost £20m a year - The NHS in the South Central region says wasted medicines cost it £20m a year. [BBC Berkshire]

Park and ride plan for Olympics - Four temporary park and ride sites are set up to get fans to Olympic 2012 rowing events. [BBC Berkshire]

Street light switch-off not such a bright idea - COSTCUTTING plans to turn off thousands of street lights after midnight have been dropped by Oxfordshire County Council. [Oxford Mail]

Jobless figures rise in Oxfordshire - THE number of people out of work and claiming benefit in Oxfordshire last month increased by 168 above the July figure to 8,058, or 1.9 per cent of the working population. [This is Oxfordshire]

Man charged over Facebook image - A man jailed for posting abusive messages online about a girl after she committed suicide is believed to have been charged with further "trolling" offences in Scotland. [BBC Berkshire]

Mystery death of woman found slumped on side of A420 - MYSTERY surrounds the death of an 81-year-old woman who was found collapsed on the side of the busy A420 near Faringdon. [This is Oxfordshire]

Watercress 'thieves' target river - Thieves are targeting a river where "commoners" have a right to gather watercress and fish, residents of a private estate in Hungerford say. [BBC Berkshire]

Small firms not convinced by high speed rail plans - SMALL businesses in Oxfordshire are unconvinced a high-speed rail line will bring economic benefit to their companies, says a business group. [Oxford Mail]

Cannabis factory shut down - POLICE shut down a cannabis factory in Hanworth last night. [Bracknell News]

'Unfair' charges for the elderly - A Berkshire couple criticise what they say are excessive management fees at some retirement developments. [BBC Berkshire]