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Officers from the Wantage and Grove Neighbourhood Policing Team spent two days conducting dedicated rural crime patrols. Police targeted specific routes and areas as part of the operation.
Read more →Denchworth Road in Wantage will be closed to traffic from 22nd July until 1st September 2026. The closure affects the X35 bus service between Didcot and Wantage & Grove.
Read more →Questions are being raised about the future of Wantage town centre development plans. Retailers are calling on Oxfordshire County Council to clarify where matters stand with current proposals.
Read more →Wantage Town FC has launched a new Matchday6 fundraiser to support the club. Entry costs £5 and participants predict six Premier League scores.
Read more →Students across Wantage, Abingdon, Didcot and Wallingford celebrated GCSE results day. A total of 30.4 per cent of pupils in South Oxfordshire achieved grade 7 or above.
Read more →2026-08-19 · Vale and Downland Museum, Church Street
Aethelflaed Opera Express Luncheon
Opera Express luncheon event at the museum.
More →2026-09-25 · Wantage
Liane Moriarty: Big Little Truths
Hungerford Bookshop event featuring author Liane Moriarty from 7pm to 8:30pm.
More →2026-10-01 · The Beacon
People's Emergency Briefing Screening
Climate emergency film screening followed by discussion, hosted by Wantage Town Council at 7pm.
More →2026-10-09 to 2026-10-11 · The Sykes Hall
Wantage Silver Band Annual Festival Weekend
All eight bands perform across five concerts. Tickets £6.
More →2026-10-26 · Wantage Literary Festival
Jonathan Wilson: The Power and the Glory
Author presents his book exploring the untold history of the World Cup.
More →2027-01-09 · The Beacon
Southwest Collectibles Card Show
Collectors can hunt for rare cards and meet fellow enthusiasts, 9am to 5pm.
More →What cafes in Wantage allow remote work?
What cafes in Wantage allow remote work?
More →Is there someone to rescue a cat locked in a shed ...
Thanks everyone Looking for help from wantage and grove cricket club! I believe there is a cat locked in the shed and is quite distressed. Is there someone ...
More →Netball hoops in Wantage for practice shooting
Is there anywhere local to Wantage where there is a netball hoop? Wanting to practice my shooting.
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