Local news: Wantage
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Planning permission secured for 192 new homes at major site in Grove
Persimmon Homes secured the approval this week for the next phase of development at its Wellington Gate site, situated on the old airfield between Wantage and Grove.
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Roll-out of new 20mph speed limits begins in East Challow near Wantage
East Challow, which is just a mile from the market town of Wantage, is “taking part” in the 20mph scheme approved by Oxfordshire County Council in April of last year.
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Plans to build new traditional homes in East Hanney near Wantage
There are plans to build five new “traditional” homes in East Hanney near Wantage in the hope they will blend in with other “low-key” rural dwellings in the area.
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Fun for all the family in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse this Easter break
Fun activities and community days, family exercise, a museum of marvellous things, and a cartoon circus are just some of the free and low-cost activities available for children and their families to enjoy during the Easter holidays.
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Wellington Gate developer Persimmon Homes Wessex attends Wantage career fair
The developer behind the Wellington Gate development in Grove marked Apprenticeship Week with a visit to a career fair in Wantage.
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Carter Jonas Achieves Planning Consent for St Modwen in Wantage
National property consultancy Carter Jonas has secured outline planning consent on behalf of property developer St Modwen for a further component of the residential development at Kingsgrove, northeast Wantage.
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Bicester-based EZ-Charge reveals its most popular public EV charging sites in Oxfordshire
The data is taken from 250 chargers across the 20 sites of Park & Charge Oxfordshire, the largest public network in the county, operated by EZ-Charge and delivered in collaboration with Oxfordshire County Council and four district councils.
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Steve Robins appointed Managing Director of Hyperbat
Hyperbat, the leading manufacturer of high-performance electric vehicle batteries in the UK, has appointed Steve Robins as its new Managing Director.
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Kingsgrove has celebrated its third Community Fun Day in 2023
Kingsgrove community gathered for its third annual Community Fun Day in Kingsgrove’s public square on Saturday, 30 September 2023.
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Local developer Persimmon Homes supports Wantage Literary Festival
Local councillors were present as a leading housebuilder Persimmon Homes donated £1,000 to the upcoming Wantage Literary Festival, which runs from 21 October until 04 November.
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Wantage-based community action group benefits from developer’s Community Champions scheme
A Wantage-based community action group with sustainability at the core is the latest beneficiary of Persimmon Homes’ Community Champions scheme.
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National Trust plans to fatten up Bronze Age White Horse chalk figure
Investigations by archaeologists from the National Trust and Oxford Archaeology discovered that the important chalk figure at Uffington, Oxfordshire, has shrunk over time.