The Oxford Times | Wantage

Mystery visitor gives town top marks

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:10:00 +0000

WANTAGE has been rated among Britain’s top market towns after a mystery visit from tourism experts.

Jubilee celebrations need memorabilia

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:40:00 +0000

Organisers of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June are calling for Wantage residents to send in their memories of how previous jubilees have been celebrated.

Anxious wait over for TV contestants

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000

THE waiting was finally over for five Oxfordshire contestants who appeared on reality TV show Come Dine With Me.

Shoppers in running for loyalty card bonus

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:10:00 +0000

Shoppers who hold a Wantage and Grove Loyalty Card will be entered into a prize draw once the 1,000th £2 card is sold.

Beauty queen finalist tells of bullying nightmare

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:30:00 +0000

FOR years other children taunted Danni Anns about her weight, calling her names in the playground and sending her insulting text messages.

Jury's out on plans to build on former courthouse site

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

WANTAGE’S former magistrates’ court and police station could be demolished for housing after the site was put up for sale.

'Use housing cash to improve our area'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:30:00 +0000

Plans for the first of 2,500 homes on the Grove Airfield site have prompted concerns about how infrastructure grants will be spent.

'Talking therapy changed my life'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:10:00 +0000

LAURA thought she had tried every type of therapy available to treat her anxiety and depression.

Privacy's pegged for hospital patients

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:10:00 +0000

THESE red pegs will soon be a common sight for hospital patients across Oxfordshire in a move to improve their dignity and privacy.

Mental health project helps war-scarred veterans

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000

A FORMER solider has welcomed the arrival in Oxford of a mental health project that “saved his life”.

Eccentric store inspires new pantomime

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:50:00 +0000

AN ECCENTRIC Faringdon supermarket has inspired a new village pantomime, 14 years after it closed.

Extra £200,000 needed for museum project

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

TRUSTEES are desperately trying to raise £200,000 in three months to help finish a building project that will keep Wantage’s museum open.

200 youngsters to attend club relaunch

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000

WANTAGE’S youth club is to reopen on Friday more than a year after it was threatened with closure.

Garden waste bills may never be paid

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:20:00 +0000

VALE of White Horse District Council may never recover thousands of pounds of unpaid bills for the use of its garden waste service, a scrutiny committee has been told.

County is bucking the economic trend

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000

BUSINESSES in Oxfordshire are bucking the trend in battling the toughest economic times in a generation, according to a major new survey.

County Hall offers hope to Wantage station

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:10:00 +0000

The chance to press ahead with reopening Wantage and Grove station could come as early as 2013, according to a new county council vision for the railways.

Rail blueprint wins support from cabinet

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:20:00 +0000

A Rail strategy which calls for major improvements to Oxford station and a new station to serve Wantage and Grove has been approved by county councillors.

Help track how light pollution obscures the stars

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:50:00 +0000

FAMILIES across Oxfordshire are being asked to crane their necks and gaze at the stars as part of a campaign to track light pollution.

Canons fired up by Cathedral honour

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:00:00 +0000

BETWEEN them they have faithfully served Oxfordshire’s Christian community for decades.

Emma's life-saving skills win cadet crown

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:50:00 +0000

WHILE many girls her age list their passions as make-up, mobile phones and Justin Bieber, Emma Farrington is on a mission to teach others how to save lives.