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Police hunt 'good samaritan' after bus stop attack

POLICE want to trace a 'good samaritan' who stepped in to help a 31-year-old man attacked at a bus stop.

Man arrested in murder probe

MURDER detectives are quizzing a Katesgrove man in connection with the death of a man whose body was found lying on a riverside footpath.

Leader: What is the traffic idea behind a new IKEA?

WHEN it comes to headline-making development in this area, the elephant never stays in the corner for long.

Coroner attacks Facebook claims

A CORONER has hit out at rumours spread on Facebook blaming an innocent man for the death of one of his friends.

Leader: Pre-school has no reason to be cheerful

AN ACCUSATION levelled at newspapers - and by no means always fairly - concerns their use of hyperbole.

BBC Introducing Stage line-up announced

Four of Reading's favourite bands will be lighting up the BBC Introducing Stage at this year's Reading Festival.

Leader: Cycle of life is a bit of give-and-take

CYCLING is a commendable pastime, especially when those in the saddle have chosen pedal-power as an alternative to gas guzzling cars (although the unfortunate person who has to sit next to a sweaty, Lycra-clad work colleague might not agree).

Leader: Only one way for this crazy road idea

WITH millions of pounds being sliced off budgets right, left and centre it is astonishing that when it comes to Reading's roads there are still ways to flush our cash down the drain.

Leader: Shattered dreams and broken promises

TALL talk may win hearts and minds but in the cold light of day actions speak louder than words.

Motorway closure tonight

PART of a busy motorway will be shut overnight.

Leader: Looking for leadership in a sea of cutbacks

HOWEVER tough it became for the economy in other parts of the country, we have always seemed capable of riding out the crisis.

Leader: Cheer on our best pubs

LAST year a total of 2,365 British pubs closed with the loss of 24,000 jobs.

Leader: Papering over the cracks?

IT WOULD appear that in the course of the last week the nation has entered a new era of compromise with the historic deal which brings the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats together in coalition at Westminster.

Leader: The right thing to do

FOUR years ago the Institute for Public Policy Research suggested that making voting compulsory would be one of the answers to the nation's political apathy.

The big crime debate - Reading East

Here the candidates running in Reading East give their views on crime issues in the town and what their party plans to do.

The big crime debate - Reading West

Here the candidates running in Reading West give their views on crime issues in the town and what their party plans to do.

A young perspective on the election

Young people have been taking part in hustings and mock elections across town.

Leader: Back to schools debate

THE anguish of parents whose children miss out on the school place of their choice has become as regular as daffodils in springtime.

The big health debate - Reading East

Here the candidates running in Reading East give their views on health issues in the town and what their party plans to do.

Harman - "We're the underdogs"

HARRIET Harman visited Reading yesterday and said Labour were the "underdogs" in the election battle.