Wantage

Oxfordshire County Council’s tree service helped a group of volunteers plant an orchard in a day earlier this month.The tree service was answering a request from local environmental groups to help them plant trees on land to the north of the Wantage …

For 54 year old Sarah Rees, from Grove near Wantage, caring for strangers has become somewhat of a daily routine – but those she cares for think she’s “incredible” and does a “perfect job.”As a shared lives carer for Oxfordshire County Council, …

Robert Campbell, 59, of Tubbs Close, Grove was ordered to pay nearly £3000 in fines and costs when he appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Friday after action taken by Oxfordshire County Council’s trading standards team.The court heard that on …

Oxfordshire County Council has secured £520,415 from the government’s Active Travel Capability Fund to invest in improving access to active travel options across the county. This investment will be used to deliver projects that enable more people to …

The roll-out of hundreds of electric vehicle (EV) charging points in council-owned car parks in Oxfordshire has been completed.The final EV charging hub in the Park and Charge Oxfordshire project went live this month at Claremont short stay car park …

At Wantage Market Garden, it’s not just the plants that are flourishing. For Hannah Crabb (pictured here on the right), who’s from Didcot, spending time amongst the growing flowers with green fingered friends has given her the chance to feel …

Residents cheered on elite riders when this year’s Women’s Tour professional cycling race returned to Oxfordshire on Saturday 11 June.  Hosted for the third consecutive time by Oxfordshire County Council, and the county’s city and district councils, …

Residents across the county will be able to cheer on elite riders when this year’s Women’s Tour professional cycling race returns to Oxfordshire this Saturday 11 June.    Hosted for the third consecutive time by Oxfordshire County Council, and the …

Local dignitaries will be joining staff and residents on 14 March to celebrate the 50th birthday of Grove Library. To mark the occasion, the library is going back to 1972 with a nostalgic display of 70s memorabilia, including some of the bestselling …