The Local Newspaper

A YOUNG boy who was knocked down by a car yesterday has died in hospital.

A LANDMARK elephant statue has disappeared from outside a village hotel.

RUNNERS felt the heat of the kitchen in today's annual pancake race in Reading town centre.

A YOUNG boy has been taken to hospital with head injuries after he was knocked down by a car in King's Road, Reading, this afternoon.

POLICE have released CCTV footage of a man they believe is connected to dozens of frauds at DIY stores.

A MAN who tried to stop yobs hurling abuse at a woman in the street was left with a fractured cheekbone when the gang turned on him.

FURIOUS neighbours are drawing up battle plans after developers unveiled proposals for nearly 200 homes on the grounds of a former independent school.

A LABOUR local election hopeful is kicking up a stink over rogue landlords failing to clean up overgrown and rubbish-strewn gardens in one of Reading's most historical neighbourhoods.

TEARS rolled down their cheeks as they stood at the spot where millions of families had been ripped apart.

A FORMER Reading photography student's head is spinning after a mesmerising rise to internet stardom.

A FORMER Reading photography student's head is spinning after a mesmerising rise to internet stardom.

A BRAVE mother who battled back from cancer a decade after her husband died from the devastating disease insists improving new lifesaving technology is crucial in beating the illness.

A CAR was gutted by flames when arsonists struck in the early hours of today (Saturday).

CONTROVERSIAL plans to approve nearly 90 new homes in Earley were met with shouts, jeers and cries of outrage.

A YOUNG family narrowly avoided disaster when a faulty cooker burst into flames.

MOTORISTS can expect severe delays in Newbury as thousands of people return from a major horseracing event.

THE main phase of work to repair the Kennetside retaining wall will begin on Monday. It involves placing piles in the river bed to form the foundation, and is expected to take 10 weeks before new sections of wall can be put in place.

THE main phase of work to repair the Kennetside retaining wall will begin on Monday. It involves placing piles in the river bed to form the foundation, and is expected to take 10 weeks before new sections of wall can be put in place.

THE borough's legal chief had to leap to the rescue of the new leader of Reading's Tory councillors when he put his foot in his mouth by 'advertising' his company during a council meeting.

REGENERATION plans for Station Hill will be on public display at Reading Town Hall's 3Bs Cafe tomorrow from noon-7pm and Saturday from 10am-4pm.