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  • RUGBY UNION: The numbers game

    Henley Hawks stuttered to a home win despite scoring five tries. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report. Competition: EDF Energy National Trophy 2nd round Score: Henley Hawks 32, Hertford 20 Henley Hawks

  • Police issue burglary alert

    Police are urging residents in Henley to be vigilant after an increasing number of burglaries that have happened this week. On Tuesday, between 10am and 5.30pm, burglars tried to get into a house in Periam Close by using a garden spade from the back

  • Histon 5, Oxford Utd 2

    UNITED were unable to stop Histon's remarkable march towards the top of the Blue Square Premier as they conceded five goals for only the second time since they dropped into the Conference. Struggling to cope with Histon's strong physical play

  • £75 payback for sewage flood

    Residents of a Botley estate have for the first time been compensated for a 37-year drainage problem which sees sewage wash up on to their properties. In the past year, six homes in Dean Field Road have had their driveways, garages and gardens awash

  • Woman in £43k fraud

    A WEST Oxfordshire woman who stole benefits worth more than £43,000 has been given a suspended jail sentence. Elizabeth Horton, who was living at Corner Cottage, Langford, near Carterton, was setenced at Oxford Crown court to 40 weeks in prison suspended

  • Firms fear gravel plans

    A group of small firms with 45 employees are fighting plans for a major new gravel pit on their doorstep because of fears over future flooding. The 10 companies at Park Farm business park in Northmoor, near Standlake, were under more than a

  • Joe Swash has warned against

    Joe Swash has warned against some members of the camp forming a clique. Joe voiced his concerns that some of the celebrity team - namely Timmy Mallett - aren't getting fair treatment and other members of the group aren't making them feel comfortable

  • Joe Swash is immune from eviction.

    Joe Swash is immune from eviction. The former 'EastEnders' actor - who is the current bookies' favourite to win the show at odds of 13/8 - beat fellow contestants Martina Navratilova and David Van Day in the first Bush Battle. The task saw the threesome

  • Histon boss in U's jibe

    Histon manager Steve Fallon says that his side are confident of victory over Oxford United today – even if the U’s produce a good display. Histon have won their last six Blue Square Premier matches, and in that time also knocked Swindon Town out of the

  • Action day for community

    Residents of Barton are encouraged to take part in a Community Action Day today. The event, which has been organised by the Barton Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG) and funded by Oxford Safer Communities Partnership, will take place in the Neighbourhood

  • Hundreds to lose jobs at Mini plant

    Almost 300 people are set to lose their jobs at the Mini factory in Cowley following a 40 per cent slump in its UK car sales, it emerged last night. Managers at the Cowley car production plant told staff that 290 agency workers would be laid