The Reading Chronicle have rounded up some of the most important stories from the last week.

Here are a few of the most significant stories readers should be aware of.

1. Police name victim, 77, of latest fatal stabbing

Reading Chronicle: A police cordon in place at the scene of a murder investigation in Elgar Road, Reading on ThursdayA police cordon in place at the scene of a murder investigation in Elgar Road, Reading on Thursday

Police named a man who was found fatally stabbed in a Reading property this week prompting officers to launch a murder investigation.

The force said he died from shock and haemorrhage as a result of a stab wound to his chest, according to a post-mortem examination.

Read more here.

2. 'This is the start of my life' says rough sleeper among 40 rehomed in Reading 'pods'

Reading Chronicle: Jamie, who moved into a modular home in Reading on November 22, called the scheme for rough sleepers 'paradise'. Credit: Jo Lenny / St Mungo’sJamie, who moved into a modular home in Reading on November 22, called the scheme for rough sleepers 'paradise'. Credit: Jo Lenny / St Mungo’s

Dozens of rough sleepers will spend Christmas inside modular homes in Reading.

One of them was Jamie, 35, who lived on and off the streets for 20 years in London and Reading.

Read his story here.

3. 'I owe her my life': Jogger who collapsed defies odds waking up from six-week coma

Reading Chronicle: Guy Vickers-Jones as he lay in a coma which lasted for six-weeks, following a cardiac arrest in Tilehurst, ReadingGuy Vickers-Jones as he lay in a coma which lasted for six-weeks, following a cardiac arrest in Tilehurst, Reading

A teacher and jogging-enthusiast from Reading shocked doctors after waking up from a six-week coma.

Guy Vickers-Jones, 43, was running in Tilehurst when a blood clot stopped his heart.

Read the full story here.

4. Man charged following reported stabbing in Coley Park

Reading Chronicle: A police cordon on Wensley Road, Reading, where a woman was reportedly 'stabbed' on November 24A police cordon on Wensley Road, Reading, where a woman was reportedly 'stabbed' on November 24

A Hampshire man has been charged following the reported stabbing of an 18-year-old woman in Reading last week.

Air Ambulance crews and South Central Ambulance Service teams attended the scene, where the woman was treated before she was rushed to hospital.

Read more here.

Plans to build 4,500 homes south of Reading - what is involved? 

Reading Chronicle: Plans for thousands of homes near ReadingPlans for thousands of homes near Reading

Here are the details of plans revealed to create a 4,500 home new community in the Loddon Valley south of Reading.

It is predicted that a minimum of 2,200 houses will be built by 2037/38.