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Lorry crash closes A338
2:19pm Wednesday 3rd December 2008
A crash involving a lorry closed the A338 this afternoon.
Comments (0)Savings fund eye clinic trip
5:11pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
A miller has dipped into his own pocket and turned aid worker to try to help 1,500 people with eyesight problems in an Indian village.
Hundreds more homes on the way
3:06pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Hundreds more homes and a business park could be built in Wantage as part of a new plan for the Vale of White Horse.
Mill worker open's people's eyes with mercy trip to India
3:04pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
A mill worker has dipped into his own pocket and turned aid worker in a bid to help 1,500 people with eyesight problems in an Indian village.
Christmas thieves raid Farmer Gow's
9:07am Monday 1st December 2008
Thieves failed to steal Christmas trees from a popular activity farm near Faringdon last week, but made off with decorations and toys worth £200, and £100 in cash.
Vale's draft development masterplan unveiled
6:49pm Friday 28th November 2008
Plans have been published that recommend the construction of 11,560 new homes in the Vale of White Horse over the next 18 years.
Poppy tin thief jailed for a year
7:45pm Thursday 27th November 2008
A drug addict who stole three poppy tins was today given a maximum 12-month jail sentence as he admitted taking five others.
Free parking for a day
1:43pm Thursday 27th November 2008
Shoppers in the Vale of White Horse are being giving the gift of free parking this Christmas.
Poppy Appeal thief jailed
1:38pm Thursday 27th November 2008
A 29-year-old drug addict who stole from Poppy Day and Help for Heroes charity boxes has been given the maximum year’s jail sentenced by Didcot magistrates.
Burglars target Shrivenham home
5:31pm Tuesday 25th November 2008
Police are appealing for information after a house in Colton Road, Shrivenham, was burgled sometime between 11am on Friday and 9.30am on Saturday.
Players to deter trouble
3:46pm Tuesday 25th November 2008
Rugby players will be on the streets to deter ‘aggressive’ motorists at this year’s Dickensian Evening in Wantage following an appeal by the event’s volunteer stewards.
Footballers reckon council is offside
9:25am Monday 24th November 2008
Footballers are disappointed they will not receive financial backing from their local authority to help transform an overgrown field into two sports pitches.
Special school ranked 'outstanding'
4:43pm Sunday 23rd November 2008
Outstanding success is being celebrated at a Wantage special school for the second time in three years.
Five held on hare coursing charges
11:45am Wednesday 19th November 2008
Five more people have been arrested as part of Thames Valley Police’s clampdown on hare coursing As part of Operation Migrate, an operation running in Wantage, Faringdon and Hungerford, police arrested the men in Buscot on Saturday on suspicion of hare coursing, bringing the total number of arrests in the operation to 25.
More bobbies on at weekends
3:40pm Tuesday 18th November 2008
Residents have welcomed a significant boost to weekend police patrols in Wantage aimed at curbing late-night violence and anti-social behaviour.
Dickens of a night
12:10pm Friday 14th November 2008
Organisers of the Wantage Dickensian evening are gearing up to take a step back in time — to transform the town centre into a Victorian wonderland.
Police make more hare coursing arrests
4:40pm Thursday 13th November 2008
Police have made more arrests as part of Operation Migrate, a joint operation running Wantage, Faringdon and Hungerford to tackle hare coursing.
Addict admits Poppy Appeal thefts
1:15pm Thursday 13th November 2008
A drug addict has today admitted stealing cash from poppy collection tins in Wantage and Didcot.
Man charged with Poppy Appeal thefts
11:04am Thursday 13th November 2008
A man was appearing in Didcot Magistrates Court today charged with stealing cash from Poppy Appeal boxes.
Waitrose wants to expand
6:07pm Wednesday 12th November 2008
Waitrose is hoping to expand its Wantage store by a third by taking over the former WH Smith premises next door.
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Early taste of Christmas wine
This week is The Oxford Times Wine Club Christmas Tasting and, with just four weeks to go until Christmas Day, it is an excellent opportunity to sample a specially-selected range of wines for the festive season.
The Mole and Chicken, Easington, near Thame
One of the pictures on this page gives a good impression of the delights to be enjoyed at the Mole and Chicken on one of those sunny days that now seem as far as can be from our present situation.
Imagine This: New London Theatre
I had trouble shifting my +1 for the musical Imagine This, which opened last week at the New London Theatre. No-one was interested (one German friend would have come, but funnily enough I hadn’t thought to ask him), and while nobody actually said, “Sounds like a gas”, there were plenty of unprintable responses, averaging out at: “Holocaust – the musical? Um, no thanks . . . ”
Hansel and Gretel: Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company
Another winter rolls in and, to cheer our spirits, Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company travel hither and yon through the county with colour, music and fun trailing in their wake. For those of us who live in villages these harbingers of the festive season are a welcome sight.
Patto - I deserved more time
Sacked Oxford United boss Darren Patterson feels he was “so close” to bringing the club success.
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