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  • History: A vanished Wantage terrace

    These photos will bring back memories for many readers of my page in this newspaper. They show Wharf Terrace at the bottom of Mill Street, Wantage, which was demolished in 1972. These houses fronted onto the the former wharf basin of the Wantage

  • 'Fracking ban is only temporary – the debate rumbles on'

    SIGHS of relief all round when the Government announced last week that they were putting a moratorium on fracking in England. Already banned in Scotland, the Oil and Gas Authority has raised concerns about the practice saying it is not possible

  • What can I recycle in the Vale of White Horse district?

    LAST week’s Herald included a feature article about the level of confusion around what can be recycled. Apparently we try to recycle as much as possible but sometimes don’t know exactly what the rules are. So what can go into a Vale of the White

  • Right on Track: A musical history of GWR

    There have been a lot of films lately about rock stars and their music. This got me thinking about how people entertained themselves in pre television days. Our collection at Didcot Railway Centre has some lovely Great Western Railway concert programmes