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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 ...

Fish move completed  ); THE relocation of the Fish volunteer centre in Sonning Common was completed this week after almost two years of planning.  The charity has moved from Kennylands Road to the old police station in Lea Road after raising £150,000 to fund it. It was hoping to have moved by the end of December but this was delayed by bad weather. The third coronavirus lockdown caused a further delay.  The lease at its old site, which is owned by former village GP Dr Peter Hemphill, ha...

‘I was glad to help injured walker’ );  ); A MAN who came to the aid of a walker who had broken his ankle says he was pleased to be able to help. Shane Renders was one of a number of people who helped Philip Stott (pictured), as the Henley Standard reported last week. Mr Stott, 50, was enjoying a stroll in the fields above Remenham when he slipped on a wet slope and twisted his right ankle so he was unable to walk. He was helped by an older couple and their adult son as well as Mr Renders...

BYGONES: 1970s IDR plans thrown out over route near Forbury THE Mayor and Mayoress of Reading posed for a photocall on the new second section of the IDR in 1971, but, even as they did so, controversial plans were unveiled for the third. A section of the Inner Distribution Road was to swing round from London Street, under the Prudential building and clash ‘head-on’ with the western side of the Forbury Gardens. How this monumental problem would be solved was displayed in model form, com...

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...

Construction firm sponsors darts player ); A REFURBISHMENT and construction company in Sonning Common is sponsoring a darts player in his bid to qualify for the professional darts world championship. 360 is supporting Royal Berkshire Hospital worker James “Bish” Bishop, who will be competing at the Professional Darts Corporation qualifying group 1B next month in Milton Keynes. Bishop has won many local competitions and leagues and has played at many British Darts Organisation and Englan...

A NEW running club is due to start in Sonning Common when restrictions allow. Sonning Common FIT will meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings for l...

Praise for mystery ‘miracle’ plumber ); A MYSTERY plumber has been praised after fixing an elderly woman’s tap. He came to the rescue when the Fish volunteer centre in Sonning Common was contacted by parish councillor Dirk Jones. Mr Jones, of Kennylands Road, had been trying for a week to find a plumber to fix his 91-year-old mother’s kitchen tap. He then contacted the charity to see if any of its volunteers could help and the tap was repaired within 12 hours. Mr Jones, 69, a former par...

Fun activities keep children physically and mentally fit ); CHILDREN in Sonning Common are being helped to keep active during the third coronavirus lockdown. Active Leaders, a leadership course for young people, has devised walking routes, challenges and games, which it has uploaded to its Facebook page to help children stay occupied and fit while abiding by the government guidelines. The lockdown restrictions allow people to leave their homes once a day for exercise. Penny Snowden, who founded...

Walker who broke ankle appeals to find helpers );  ); A MAN who broke his ankle on a walk wants to find the people who helped him to say thank-you. Philip Stott was enjoying a stroll in Remenham last month when he slipped on a wet slope and twisted his right ankle so he was unable to walk. He was helped by an older couple and their adult son and three other men who carried him back to his car and covered him in blankets and foil to help him recover from shock. They then helped him into a ca...