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Jabs for vulnerable under-65s  ); ADULTS in the Henley area under the age of 65 who are vulnerable due to a medical condition are now being offered a coronavirus vaccination. Those between 65 and 70 are also being called up for the first of their two jabs, which are administered up to 12 weeks apart, as most aged over 70 have had theirs. The former will attend their GP surgeries while the over-65s will be asked to visit clinics at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford as part of a national programme. ...

Case numbers down again  ); CORONAVIRUS cases in South Oxfordshire have declined for the fifth week in a row. Laboratory or lateral flow device tests have confirmed 237 new cases of covid-19 within the past seven days compared with 348 cases the week before and a peak of 713 cases in the first week of the year. The infection rate is also down from last week’s figure of 245 cases per 100,000 of the population to 166. The total number of reported cases since the start of the outbreak ...

Cases still decreasing CORONAVIRUS cases in South Oxfordshire have been declining for almost a month. Laboratory or lateral flow device tests have confirmed 348 new cases of covid-19 within the past seven days compared with 432 cases the week before that and a peak of 713 cases in the seven days from the beginning of January. The infection rate is down from last week’s figure of 304.1 cases per 100,000 of the population to 245. The total number of cases since the start of the outbreak is now...

During the previous order that was in place, 32 stops were carried out. No arrests were made, however a quantity of cannabis was seized during one stop. Superintendent Nick John, Reading LPA Commander, said: “Over the past week we have authorised a number of Section 60 orders to ensure we are doing all we can to keep our communities safe. “Another order has been authorised today and I recognise that this may leave some in our community feeling concerned. Several vehicles have been s...

A WEAPON has been seized, cannabis found, and two arrests made under the latest section 60 search order.

A man in his 40s, was approached by a group of four men in Church Street who then assaulted him before running away. The victim sustained stab wounds to his head and abdomen. He was taken to hospital for treatment and has since been discharged. As such, a new Section 60 order has since been authorised to run from 4pm this afternoon until 9am tomorrow (January 21). This order covers the areas in the map above, which includes Oxford Road, Tilehurst Road, Bath Road, the A3290 boundary to t...

TVP A NEW Section 60 order has been authorised following a stabbing in Reading. Previously, a Section 60 order was put in place yesterday evening (January 18) until 9.30am today (January 19) following an incident in Church Street in which a man was stabbed. A new Section 60 order has since been authorised to run from 4pm this afternoon until 9am tomorrow (January 20). The order applies to the area as defined by the map and including Oxford Road, Tilehurst Road, Bath Road, the A3290 boun...

TWO men have been arrested following a stabbing which left a man in a serious condition on Thursday (January 14).

Updated Section 60 order in Reading after stabbing POLICE have been given more stop and search powers in Reading after a man was stabbed this week. The force initially launched a 24-hour section 60 order over fears of further serious violence taking place. This has since been extended. It means officers are able to stop and search anyone without suspicion in a particular area. It comes after the victim - a man in his twenties - was stabbed in Battle Square near Oxford Road on January 14...