Surviving the storm: Celina continues growth amid turbulent 2008 (The Celina Record)

The nation’s lackluster economy finally made its way into Collin County. The county ranks second in the United States in growth, but the recession found a way to shackle its economy.

Time runs out for the parking meter (Daily Telegraph)

The council that introduced parking meters to the UK has sounded their death knell but however much we hate them we'll miss them when they're gone says the creator of a new Radio 4 documentary

Three points, Michael Owen and a broken fax machine: Your guide to the Premier League Christmas wish list (Daily Mail)

It's that time of year again. The good boys of the Premier League will be scribbling their Christmas lists, dizzy with excitement at the thought of what Santa might bring them in 2008.