Progress on many of the town's building works slowed during the last two weeks of December as the holiday period encroached. The scaffolding came off the new bright orange central portion of the new Rednock School, revealing it in all its glory. The new fire station also moved on and with the addition of the three red doors is now clearly advertising its purpose as it nears completion.

On the Castle Street site which will soon be occupied by Sainsbury's, preparatory clearance works have begun with some trees being felled. The long-term car parking on the nearby Rack Field is also to be moved to the old Gazette print-works site as a temporary measure.

In Cam, the redevelopment of the garage forecourt at Draycott is progressing at a very fast pace and it won't be too long before it is back in action.