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Firefighters rush to tackle field fire in Oxfordshire village

The latest in a string of summer field fires has occurred at a farm in Goosey, between Faringdon and Wantage.

24 August 2026
Oxford Mail

Oxford MP visits ‘better than net zero’ homes at Milton Heights

Didcot and Wantage MP Olly Glover visited a new affordable housing estate in Milton Heights, Abingdon.

3 August 2026
Oxford Mail

Didcot MP welcomes ‘step forward’ on long-delayed GP surgery

Olly Glover, MP for Didcot and Wantage, welcomed the update on a health centre for Didcot’s Great Western Park.

3 August 2026
Oxford Mail

Top priorities for Wantage and Grove neighbourhood policing team revealed

After gathering feedback from the 2026 Community Survey, Wantage & Grove Neighbourhood Policing Team has revealed their focus areas.

24 July 2026
Oxford Mail

Town splash pad reopened just in time for school summer holidays

Wantage splash pad was closed for 'urgent repairs' in May, but has just reopened.

17 July 2026
Oxford Mail

Young athletes celebrated at annual sports awards

The Cambrian Sports Awards showcased students from its schools in Wantage and Abingdon, recognising primary pupils for their talent.

17 July 2026
Oxford Mail

Police issue fresh warning as hare coursing season starts early

Wantage and Grove Neighbourhood Policing Team has raised concerns about hare coursing.

16 July 2026
Oxford Mail

Disabled residents criticise 'discriminatory' market place pedestrianisation plan

The pedestrianisation of Wantage market place has been called "egregious" and "discriminatory" by local disabled blue badge holders.

11 July 2026
Oxford Mail

Bug box workshop brings generations together at Charlton Lodge

Bug boxes and biodiversity brought generations together in a special garden workshop at a Wantage care home.

5 July 2026
Oxford Mail

Former F1 mechanic revisits Williams heritage centre

Alan Challis, a resident at Sanctuary Care’s Wantage Residential and Nursing Home, recently visited the Williams F1 Heritage Centre in Grove.

5 July 2026
Oxford Mail

Teen pleads guilty to making and distributing indecent images of children

A Wantage teenager has admitted making and distributing indecent images of children.

2 July 2026
Oxford Mail

Man, 32, killed in fatal motorcycle crash in Oxfordshire

A 32-year-old man has been killed in a fatal motorcycle crash near Wantage and Faringdon in Oxfordshire.

24 June 2026
Oxford Mail

Greggs forced to shut stores across UK due to extreme heat

Greggs has been forced to shut its stores across the UK due to the extreme heatwave, including one in Wantage, Oxfordshire.

24 June 2026
Oxford Mail

Rapist from Afghanistan blamed 'cultural norms' with 'no remorse' for victims

The convicted rapist who attacked three women in Grove and Wantage tried to blame 'cultural norms' for his horrific sexual offences.

23 June 2026
Oxford Mail

Afghan man jailed for sexual offences including kidnap and rape

The Afghan man was brought to the UK after being tortured by the Taliban, where he committed serious sexual offences against women and girls in Wantage.

19 June 2026
Oxford Mail

Police arrest man outside Oxfordshire theatre and charged

Thames Valley Police has arrested a man outside a theatre in Wantage, Oxfordshire, and subsequently charged him.

15 June 2026
Oxford Mail

Young child hit by car and man arrested in 'harrowing' incident

A young child has been hit by a car in Wantage, Oxfordshire, and a man has been arrested in an incident described as "harrowing".

13 June 2026
Oxford Mail

Charles Dickens' great-great-great-grandson to visit Wantage care home

The Rivus in Wantage, an age-exclusive estate, will host Charles Dickens' great-great-great-grandson, Gerald Dickens, on June 18 for an evening of drama and history.

10 June 2026
Oxford Mail

MP's anger as households hit by energy cap rise

The Liberal Democrat MP for Didcot and Wantage has criticised the Labour Government as energy price cap are set to rise during cost of living crisis.

3 June 2026
Oxford Mail

Police mission almost halves anti-social behaviour in Oxfordshire town

A Thames Valley Police mission has almost halved anti-social behaviour in the south Oxfordshire town of Wantage.

1 June 2026

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