WE'VE rounded up some of this week's most read stories, just in case you may have missed them.

1. Reading's St Martin's School perform Nativity with real life donkey.

With Christmas just around the corner, what better way to get into the festive spirit than by watching a Nativity Play! This one had a very special guest...

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READ all about it here.

2. Reading Football Club visit Royal Berkshire Hospital patients during annual Christmas visit.

Earlier this week, players from Reading Football Club visited patients at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. We created a gallery of pictures from the visit.

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Have a look at the gallery here.

3. Three teenagers accused of murdering PC Andrew Harper to enter pleas.

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4. “Bog standard” hotel plan in Crowne Plaza car park refused.

Plans for a five storey hotel were rejected by the council who called the design "horrendous".

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Read all about the plans here.

5. The Abbey School, Reading appoints William le Fleming as new executive head.

Mr William le Fleming was educated at Eton and Clare College, Cambridge and succeeds Mrs Rachel Dent.

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Read more here.