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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...

Wokingham Town recorded seven cases and Lower Earley North recorded five. There were five confirmed cases in Arborfield Garrison, four in Sonning and Woodley and another four in Woodley East. Confirmed cases in other areas of Wokingham:  Twyford East and Wargrave – 4 Crowthorne North – 3 Lower Earley South – 3 Barkham and Woosehill – 3 Spencers Wood and Swallowfield, Earley, Finchampstead, Wokingham North and Hurst and Wokingham East each recorded fewer than three cases. Publi...

FIRE DRAMA: The Duke Street Grill went up in flames To make it easier for Reading Corporation bus customers purchase their tickets, a new machine was being installed on services. The new-style contraptions, it was hoped, would speed the entry of passengers on to the “jumbo” buses by using a photographic-type process. A spokesperson for the corporation told the Chronicle: “Each device costs £300 to install, they should have come into operation when the new buses were introduced,...

Map shows how many people died of Covid in Reading last month The number of coronavirus-related deaths that occured last month in Reading has been revealed. An updated map created by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the number of deaths between March 2020 and January 2021 where Covid-19 was mentioned as a cause on the death certificate. It takes into account deaths which occured in hospitals, care homes, at home, communal settings and "elsewhere". January was a part...

Cecilia Bartoli and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo have a long-lasting love affair. Together they recently mesmerised audiences in the Garnier Hall with Rossinis final comic opera, “Le Comte Ory”. Bartolis busy schedule includes stage performances, pulling the strings behind the scenes and now preparing for a new role. In 2023, the legendary mezzo-soprano will become the Opera de Monte-Carlos new artistic director, the first woman to have this honour. On stage at the Opéra de Monte-CarloCecilia...

Council tax going up with leaders blaming effect of pandemic ); RESIDENTS of Henley face paying nearly £70 more in council tax from April 1. Oxfordshire County Council, which has by far the biggest share of the charge, has agreed a 2.99 per cent increase, including one per cent to help fund adult social care. This means that the average band D household will now pay £1,573.11 a year for the council’s services, an increase of £47 on the current financial year. South Oxfordshire District Cou...

Buildings placed for brand new school in Wokingham A BRAND new school in Wokingham has just had its first modules lifted into place, making a huge leap in construction progress. The Keys Academy Trust, which is currently still being built in Matthewsgreen, Wokingham, had its first phase of modules placed earlier this month, making up the majority of the primary school building. The 210-place school has had most of its construction take place off-site to cut carbon emissions in the buildin...

Man’s anger at police record of ‘hate crime’ );  ); AN elderly man is angry that police have kept a record of him being reported for an alleged hate crime. Douglas Kedge, of Lea Road, Sonning Common, says it is “insane” that he should be made to feel guilty when he is innocent. The 85-year-old was reported to the police by a woman in Northumberland whom he wrote to as he disagreed with a letter she wrote to the Times. Mr Kedge, a former chairman of Sonning Common Parish Council, was...

Spencers Wood and Swallowfield is the area of Wokingham that recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases last week.

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. ...