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“It's hugely exciting to hear this. I will get together all the MPs along the Cotswold Line to write to the Rail Minister and push the case before June.”

PROPOSALS to reinstate double track on the Cotswold Line through west Oxfordshire are so important they have been highlighted in Network Rail's strategic business plan, one of the company's top managers told ... via Evesham Journal

“I have to sentence you for a catalogue of offences that are so serious only a custodial sentence is appropriate.”

A knife-wielding drinker with a history of launching unprovoked attacks on members of the public has been jailed for 18 months. via Get Reading

“We would say this is a step in the right direction. Improved infrastructure is the only way to get over the current reliability problems”

MOVES to improve the Cotswold Line rail route between Worcester and Oxford took a step forward yesterday, when Network Rail indicated its preferred option for the project. via Droitwich Spa Advertiser

“You have to have good crossover with both the business side and technology.”

Working for a technology company is 'a little bit art, a little bit science,' says Andy Poulter.

Poulter is the chief technology officer at Runaware, a Fort Lauderdale software firm whose online try-before-you-buy demo platform lets companies audition their software to potential customers.

Poulter, who joined Runaware in 2003 as product manager, said his responsibilities include working with product technology, sharing the vision and steering the company's direction. His duties range from determining which products to build to how to interface with clients. Read more

The 20 top draws in South St. Pete. Events 1. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday. After the annual MLK parade that winds through downtown, Midtown residents begin their own celebration. via Creative Loafing Tampa

“I don't think we won ugly, I think it was beautiful”

The Washington Times reviews Joseph Caldwell's The Pig Did It, a book which has been featured previously on Bront Blog . via Bronte Blog

“I was born in England, but brought up in Poland until I was five years old when we returned to England. I understand the difficulties that a young child experiences not knowing any English.”

Third-year psychology student Emma is supporting a seven-year-old, who has limited English, at Emmbrook Infant School. via Get Wokingham

“He had a whale of a time. he even asked me to put by a GBP150 ($300) guitar for him and he said he would be back in later to pay for it.”

DOHERTY'S SHOP GIG Caption: Babyshambles performs at the Evening News Arena. Manchester, England - 22.11.07 BABYSHAMBLES frontman PETE DOHERTY treated shoppers in Reading, England, to an impromptu performance ... via ContactMusic.com

“The council has spent a lot of time making sure everyone in the borough who needs to comply with the legislation does so and has all the information they need.”

Four premises in Reading have been handed written warnings after flouting the national smoking ban since it came into force last July. via Get Reading

“Everybody wants to look younger but at the end of the day you automatically look younger if you are just maintaining”

Forrester's Hair and Beauty Salons in Reading are offering women in their 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond the chance to look 10 years younger. via Get Reading

“Ms Melville was an elderly lady, some 80 years of age, and told you she had received an inheritance. "She had little understanding of the real value of money and you took advantage of her.”

A callous odd job man who swiped thousands of pounds from a wealthy but vulnerable elderly lady for shoddy work worth less than A 2,000 has been jailed. via Get Reading

A priest who served at churches in Reading is facing jail for sexually abusing two teenagers in the 1980s. via Get Reading

“The children love dressing up and playing pirates and fairies and are really excited to be part of a world record attempt.”

YOUNGSTERS dressed up in their favourite story-time characters to mark World Book Day. via Ipswich Evening Star

“We are confident that the strengthened and enlarged firm will continue to offer clients excellent advice on all aspects of audit, accountancy, taxation, trust and finance.”

Two of Reading's long-established accountancy firms have merged. Vale & West has joined forces with family practice Cutts & Co to offer a broader range of professional services embracing all aspects of business ... via Get Reading

“This was a vicious and unnecessary attack, which has left the victim with very nasty injuries. We are appealing for anyone that was in the area at the time of the assault and has any information that could help us with our investigation.”

Thugs left this man battered, bruised and with a broken jaw after he asked them to stop throwing food around a town centre takeaway. via Get Reading

NEW YORK Atex, Reading, England, and Melbourne, Fla., said it has a contract with The Dispatch Printing Co., Columbus Ohio, for a 250-seat Atex Mactive advertising system to support the The Columbus Dispatch ... via Editor & Publisher

Revellers at Reading Festival warm themselves by a fire SMOKE levels soared to dramatic heights during last year's Reading Festival, a study has revealed. via Get Reading

“I was settling down to sleep when, although I'm now questioning myself, I felt the whole house shake. "The doors shook and so did my bed as well as my collection of vinyl hangings. I madly considered standing in the door frame.”

A man was hurt when a chimney fell into his bedroom in South Yorkshire The biggest earthquake in the UK for nearly 25 years was felt in Berkshire and Oxfordshire - more than 100 miles from its epicentre in ... via BBC

The launch of Fairtrade fortnight READING'S annual Fairtrade extravaganza kicked off in earnest at the weekend with a tasty breakfast. via Get Reading

“We didn't expect to make any finals, let alone come home with firsts, seconds and thirds”

Proud: Lauryn Greenaway with her trophy DISCO girl Lauryn Greenaway has endured two major operations on her heart, but it has not stopped the youngster winning a top prize at a dancing competition. via This is Oxfordshire