The Guide

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  Published: 9th March, 2010 02:00pm

  Review: Iolanthe at Salvation Army, Castle Street

  

  THE Salvation Army generously made their splendid hall available to Reading Operatic Society for their production of Iolanthe.

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  Published: 6th March, 2010 09:00am

  You won't be left Hungary

  

  A GROF Feje. Or if you live in the village of Sunninghill, you may know it better as The Dukes Head, a pub in Upper Village Road that was taken over in September last year by Krisztina Jando, Andras Rajk and their...

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  Published: 3 Mar 2010 14:00

  Film of the week: The Lovely Bones (12A)

  HERE is life after death in Peter Jackson's visually stunning interpretation of the best-seller by Alice Sebold, which proves to be one adaptation too far for the Oscar-winning...

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  Published: 2 Mar 2010 09:00

  The Beat at Sub89, Reading

  ALTHOUGH I consider myself a Hendrix-obsessed guitar head, back in the early '80s the cardboard-covered tape album by The Beat was played to death in my old Mini (alas the...

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  Published: 1 Mar 2010 14:00

  Review: Journey's End at The Hexagon

  RC SHERRIFF'S classic account of soldiers coping with the trauma of life in the trenches has lost none of its extraordinary potency.

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  Published: 28 Feb 2010 09:00

  Get that midweek feeling!

  THE best meal of the week for me is at about 2.30pm on a Sunday. A nice roast with all the trimmings.

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  Published: 27 Feb 2010 14:00

  Review: Mixed Doubles at Pinewood Theatre

  THIS production, performed by students at The Rep College, was a clever entertainment portraying marriage at different stages of life, interspersed with a series of monologues...

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  Published: 22 Feb 2010 09:00

  Grassing on the lemon

  THE Lemon Grass is not another name for the lemon who snitched on the orange, but for Cymbopogon, a genus of about 55 species of grasses native to warm, temperate and tropical...

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  Published: 21 Feb 2010 09:00

  Film of the week: Valentine's Day (12a)

  SINGLETONS of the world unite.

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  Last updated: 11 Feb 2010 16:30 (1)

  The Quotes shake up The Oakford

  IT LOOKS like it's all change for The Quotes at the moment.

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  Published: 7th March, 2010 09:00am

  Levi Roots' spicy mackerel with green bananas

  

  THE Reggae Reggae Sauce creator shares a recipe with Chronicle readers.

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  Published: 10th February, 2010 09:00am

  The plight of the gluten-free

  by Sally Stevens

  IMAGINE a life without crumpets, tea cakes, chocolate fudge cake or raiding the biscuit tin.

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  Published: 16 Dec 2009 09:00

  Take one leek...

  IT can be tough finding locally-grown, seasonal produce during the British winter, but the flavoursome British leek is at its best during the coldest months of the year.

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  Published: 8 Dec 2009 09:19

  Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2

  I'll save you some time: Yes, it is as good as the first one, you can relax. Although, is it better than 2007's Modern Warfare? That question takes a little longer...

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  Published: 25 Nov 2009 15:57

  Cities XL

  The problem with city building sim games is - as a younger sibling will always be compared to their successful older brother - their achievements won't ever be considered...

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  Published: 25 Nov 2009 13:00

  Terrific Christmas recipes

  A fab Christmas truffle recipe - more in your 224-page Reading Chronicle tomorrow!

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  Published: 24 Nov 2009 17:25

  Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

  Christmas is coming (I'm sorry, but it is) and that means it's time to start thinking about ways to keep all the family amused while under one roof for the extended...

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  Published: 19 Nov 2009 17:23

  Ultimate I Spy

  If you are of a certain age you might remember the little pocket books (endorsed by David Bellamy if I remember correctly) encouraging you to search for different themed items...

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  Published: 17 Nov 2009 12:10

  Borderlands

  Gearbox Software's latest is a classy, good looking title that attempts to fuse elements of the Role Playing Game and the First Person Shooter. Is this the ultimate in hybrid...

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  Published: 15 Nov 2009 17:22

  Ninja Captains

  While party games are aimed at the entire family, younger members may still find your average Wii-fare a little too trying.