Wantage News

Wantage becomes the frozen kingdom of Wantonia in The Beacon's Christmas pantomime, The Snow Queen, running from 18 to 21 December 2026. Jack Frost persuades...

Vehicle restrictions on Cornhill Lane in East Challow, near Wantage, have been overturned after a High Court challenge by the Green Lane Association. Oxfordshire County...

A new railway station serving Wantage and Grove could attract up to around 1,400 passengers a day, according to a study announced by Oxfordshire...

A new coffee shop serving cooked breakfasts, pastries and hot and cold drinks has opened at Kingsgrove in Wantage. Esquires Coffee began trading on Wednesday...

The Wantage & Grove Scout Christmas Post returns this December, keeping the price at just 40p per card. The volunteer-run service has served the...

Wantage will once again celebrate its most famous son, King Alfred the Great, with Alfred Fest 2025. The free family-friendly event is filled with...

The Vale & Downland Museum in Wantage will celebrate a unique chapter in Britain’s transport history this autumn with a new exhibition on the...

Oxfordshire County Council’s adult social care service has been rated ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following a planned inspection earlier this year. The...

An amber warning for thunderstorms and flooding has been issued across Oxfordshire, with the Met Office warning of intense rainfall, lightning strikes, and surface...

A temporary hosepipe ban will come into effect from midnight on Tuesday, 22 July, for residents across Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire, as Thames...

This Saturday, the Wantage Silver Band (WSB) is set to host a very special guest: internationally renowned tenor horn soloist Sheona White. Known as...

If you think running events are just for super-athletes or club regulars, let me introduce you to parkrun in Oxfordshire, a free, friendly, and...

Oxfordshire’s Green Party is now the fourth-largest political force on Oxfordshire County Council, with a newly confirmed group of seven councillors forming a strengthened...

Oxfordshire is fast becoming ground zero in the national conversation around how, and whether, local communities should benefit from the clean energy revolution. At...

A Didcot-based charity is celebrating a record-breaking year after collecting a cracking 1,720 Easter eggs in its fifth annual Easter appeal, the most generous...

Emily Connally, founder of the sustainability-focused Cherwell Collective, is among the first to join The Big Lunch Recipe Search, a UK-wide campaign to celebrate...

The day Nikki Penrice was shouted at for using a disabled toilet, she was left devastated. Having recently undergone major surgery for bowel cancer, Nikki,...

Time is running out for Oxfordshire charities and community organisations to enter the Brand The Bus 2025 competition, with the deadline just one day...

Oxfordshire County Council has secured £3,518,360 in funding from the Government Agency Active Travel England (ATE) to develop new cycle tracks, footpaths, and safer...

For Oxford’s commuters, students, and occasional travellers, multi-trip tickets offer a cost-effective and flexible way to get around the city and beyond. Available through...