Wantage news, sport, what’s on, travel, and information from the Oxford Times.

The headache for pubs of being 'tied'

9:54am Thursday 11th April 2013

THERE has been precious little for Oxfordshire’s landlords to raise a glass to during the past few years.

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‘We’ve got the sewing revival all stitched up’

9:30am Thursday 11th April 2013

THREAD your needles, thimbles and fabric at the ready.

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Youth club teenagers to star on TV

5:09pm Wednesday 10th April 2013

FIFTEEN teenagers who help to run their Wantage youth club will become TV stars this weekend.

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Faringdon 'tough cookie' turns 100

10:30am Wednesday 10th April 2013

SELF-CONFESSED ‘tough cookie’ Vera Della Bilbe, who has lived through two world wars and travelled the world, has turned 100.

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Baby born in the front seat of Vauxhall Astra

9:30am Wednesday 10th April 2013

WHEN dad-to-be Robert Locke was told to drive his pregnant girlfriend Sarah Willson to the hospital that’s exactly what he did.

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Geography teacher maps out plan for failing school

2:00pm Friday 5th April 2013

A SECONDARY school geography teacher has revealed how he is helping to turn around a failing primary.

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Wakey, wakey – a Polo’s just hit your home

9:40am Thursday 4th April 2013

FOUR children slept like logs...as a car ploughed into the front of their house.

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Wantage CE Primary School pupils explore family origins through tapestry

7:00pm Wednesday 3rd April 2013

THIS little felt world is populated with everything from penguins to parrots, as well as children from more than 45 countries.

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Boundary changes to save councils £173k as 36 councillors will go

1:00pm Wednesday 3rd April 2013

BOUNDARY Commission bosses have agreed to axe 25 district councillors in southern Oxfordshire and 11 county councillors.

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Free charge leads to 71 per cent rise in town centre car parks use

11:00am Wednesday 3rd April 2013

FREE parking in some of Oxfordshire’s car parks has led to a mammoth 71 per cent rise in their use in the first year of the scheme.

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Website that shows how 'green' you are

2:00pm Monday 1st April 2013

COMMUNITY groups will be able to work out their impact on the environment thanks to a unique new website launched in Oxfordshire.

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Gospel choir sings praises of Easter time

10:00am Monday 1st April 2013

GOSPEL singers in Wantage Market Square performed to hundreds of people on Good Friday.

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Vale hands out grants to tackle flooding

5:00pm Thursday 28th March 2013

COMMUNITY flood groups have been given small grants to help their fight against flooding in southern Oxfordshire.

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School head speaks out on teaching methods

1:00pm Wednesday 27th March 2013

A MUCH-LOVED primary school head who steps down this week after 30 years has spoken out against standardised testing and classroom-centred learning.

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Cameron cartoons on sale to boost hospice

9:30am Tuesday 26th March 2013

CARTOON images of David Cameron dressed as a punk, rapper and cowboy are being sold to raise money for charity.

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