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• Work to renew 300-year-old bridge
  Maintenance work, including the resurfacing of the carriageway, is to start on a 300-year-old Grade 1 listed bridge in Berkshire.
  
  
• Medal honours Holocaust 'heroes'
  A new medal to honour the courage of ordinary people who helped others escape the Nazis has been given to two men at Downing Street by Gordon Brown.
  
  
• First class - what's the point?
  MPs may no longer be allowed to claim first class rail journeys on expenses. And one But are the wider seats and free nibbles a luxury or necessity for those who like to travel in premium class?
  
  
• Worcester v Hampton & Richmond
  Worcester City boss Carl Heeley believes beating Hampton and Richmond will give them breathing space in the fight for survival.
  
  
• Warning of bin microchips 'rise'
  Privacy campaigners say councils are gearing up for "pay as you throw" rubbish charges by installing bin microchips.
  
  
• 'Loss' felt as Michael Foot dies
  Tributes are paid to the former Ebbw Vale MP and Labour leader Michael Foot who has died at the age of 96.
  
  
• Cash for reducing waste proposal
  Residents in Bristol could get cash incentives for reducing the amount of rubbish they throw away under a government-backed scheme.
  
  
• Barrow can repeat history - Keen
  Barrow director Tony Keen calls on the current squad to replicate the success of the 1990 FA Trophy winning team this season.
  
  
• Councils try innovative ways to cut spending
  Councils are facing hard times as they prepare for budget cuts. But while thousands of jobs are at risk, some local authorities are also trying more innovative ways of saving cash.
  
  
• Worcester City 1-0 Maidenhead Utd
  A first-half strike from Craig Wilding gives Worcester City three vital points in the Blue Square South relegation battle.
  
  
• Olympic torch found in Maidenhead
  An Olympic torch, which passed through Berkshire in 1948, is discovered at Maidenhead Athletic Club.
  
  
• Boy charged over station shooting
  A 16-year-old boy is charged after a shotgun is fired at a bus station in Slough in Berkshire on Saturday night.
  
  
• Councils face 'axing 1,000 jobs'
  Councils in Berkshire will have to shed up to 10% of their workforce over the next five years as they face the public spending freeze, a BBC survey finds.
  
  
• Crossrail's cost burden 'unfair'
  London businesses are "unfairly burdened" with half the cost of the £16bn Crossrail even though areas outside the city will benefit, a London Assembly report says.
  
  
• Runners set off on half marathon
  More than 2,500 runners brave the rain for the 25th Wokingham Half Marathon.
  
  
• Kent football results and summary
  Welling hit Woking for five as they sneak towards the Conference South play-offs
  
  
• Death tax on social care: Your views
  The government is under pressure to back a compulsory fee to pay for social care in England. BBC News website readers sent their views.
  
  
• When I grow up I'll be a.
  Do you remember what you wanted to be when you grew up - and have you achieved it? A study run over the past 50 years has tested what helps childhood aspirations become reality.
  
  
• Driver sought after death crash
  Police want to speak to a 4x4 driver who may have witnessed a crash in Reading in which a 64-year-old pedestrian died.
  
  
• Council buys land for travellers
  A council trying to evict illegal travellers from a village buys 13-acre (5.26 hectares) piece of land nearby to tackle the problem.