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THE number of coronavirus cases in South Oxfordshire has risen sharply. In the past week, the total went from 460 to 673, an increase of 46 per cent, putting th...

CORONAVIRUS cases have gone up slightly in South Oxfordshire in the last week. The total went from 362 to 367, putting the infection rate at 255.2 per 100,...

DOZENS of postcode areas across Berkshire have recorded excess deaths during the pandemic with some neighbourhoods seeing more than twice as many…

Opening of new school delayed after discovery of subsidence );  ); THE opening of a new primary school building has been delayed after the discovery of subsidence at the site. The Heights Primary School was due to move into its new home at Mapledurham Playing Fields, off Upper Woodcote Road, Caversham, on June 8 during the final weeks of the summer term. However, the Department for Education has delayed the opening until the new academic year in September. The decision was taken following the ...

Readings new councillors Three new councillors have been elected to Reading Borough Council (RBC) last week, including a former Zimbabwean diplomat and a former advisor to the McCann family. There were 17 councillors in total elected in Reading last week at the local elections, with voting taking place on Thursday, May 6, and the winners confirmed at the count on Friday. Just three of the 17 are new councillors, however, with each of the new members winning after a councillor had stood do...

Richard Davies Labour Caversham “Councillor Richard Davies is the Labour candidate for Caversham ward, where he is currently councillor.  Cllr Davies is chair of the Housing, Neighbourhoods and Leisure committee and a dedicated campaigner for the residents of Caversham.  If re-elected he pledges to promote healthier and more sustainable travel in Caversham and to support local businesses to recover from the effects of the pandemic.” Ian Binge (Conservative) Ian Binge Conservativ...

The Covid-19 vaccines have not yet been authorised in the UK for under 16s. Last week, 30,865 people in Reading had received at least one dose of one of the Covid vaccines, which include Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford AstraZeneca. Comparing areas within Reading This table shows how many people have received the vaccine in each zone in Reading. Southcote is now the area where the most people have received a dose, with Tilehurst North just behind. Leighton Park, Lower Caversham, and Wokingh...

Vaccinations up and cases down ); THE coronavirus vaccination programme continues to gather pace. The Bell Surgery in York Road, Henley, has given 2,889 vaccinations, representing just over a third of all its patients, while 277 have received a second dose. The Hart Surgery next door has given more than 3,000 jabs. Goring and Woodcote’s joint medical practice has given 3,133 patients their first dose, with a 95 per cent uptake in the first four cohorts. Patients in group 6 are still bein...

TODAYS talk of the town has most noticeably about the graffiti artwork which sprung up on the side of the former Reading Jail, which is widely…

Police horses patrolling Lower Caversham. Picture: TVP Reading POLICE horse and officers were out patrolling the area yesterday (February 18). Thames Valley Police Reading said its police horses, Aurora and Luna, were in Lower Caversham with officers. A tweet posted by the force said the horses were "clip clopping through the roads in Lower Caversham". The horses and officers were carrying out reassurance patrols in the area. It comes following the death of 24-year-old Yannick Cupido ...