Local news: Wantage
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Esquires Coffee opens new café at Kingsgrove in Wantage
Esquires Coffee has opened a new café at Kingsgrove in Wantage, adding a new food and drink venue to the growing neighbourhood centre serving residents and the wider community.
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84 affordable homes handed over at Wellington Gate in Grove
84 affordable homes at the Wellington Gate development in Grove are being transferred to a local housing provider, as construction continues on a major scheme planned to deliver up to 1,500 homes.
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Solar farm nearly 1.5 times the size of Blenheim Palace estate proposed across Vale of White Horse
A 2,800-acre solar farm nearly one and a half times the size of the Blenheim Palace estate has been proposed across the Vale of White Horse, with capacity to power up to 143,000 homes.
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Study finds potential for new £29m railway station at Ardley
A new study commissioned by Oxfordshire County Council has found a credible basis for developing a passenger railway station at Ardley, with an indicative cost of £24m to £29m and a potential site at the former station.
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Grove rider Eva Reichardt selected for England endurance squad at Home Internationals
Grove-based endurance rider Eva Maria Reichardt has earned selection for England at the Home Internationals, following two years of building a successful partnership with her Arabian horse JT Roulette.
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Persimmon Homes Wessex is hosting events to help first-time buyers onto the property ladder
Persimmon Homes Wessex is hosting events across Oxfordshire and the wider region to help first-time buyers onto the property ladder and families move into larger homes.
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New shared ownership homes launched in Wantage as property prices remain a barrier for buyers
New two, three and four-bedroom shared ownership homes have gone on sale at The Orchards in Wantage, offering local buyers an alternative route into home ownership as property prices remain high across Oxfordshire.
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Cross-party MPs call for stronger protection of Oxfordshire’s rare chalk streams
MPs and wildlife organisations have joined forces to call for greater legal protection for England’s rare chalk streams, including Letcombe Brook and Chalgrove Brook in Oxfordshire.
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County Council approves plans for major investment in three Oxfordshire schools
Three Oxfordshire schools are set to benefit from major investment plans, including the expansion of Oxford’s Mabel Prichard Special School, a new teaching block at Grove CE Primary School and permanent classrooms for Faringdon Community College.
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Grove CE Primary School set for £9.5m expansion to create new pupil places
The expansion of Grove CE Primary School is set to create space for 105 additional pupils and a new 39-place nursery, helping meet growing demand for school places driven by housing development in north Grove.
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The Rivus in Wantage to celebrate links with Charles Dickens with evening of immersive storytelling
Gerald Dickens, the author’s great-great-great grandson, will present his acclaimed one-man show The Signalman!, bringing one of Dickens’ most haunting ghost stories vividly to life.
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Grove & Wantage Extravaganza returns through new charity and rugby club partnership
A new partnership will bring the Grove & Wantage Extravaganza back in 2026 with free family entertainment and fundraising.