Author Archives: Iain Nicholson

HWBIDCo has thrown down the gauntlet to ambitious entrepreneurs looking to market test their business on the high street. The new Enterprise HQ space, created in Church Street, High Wycombe has been set up as a high profile commercial space to … Continue reading →

Work to revitalise Wantage has received a national seal of approval after the town won a Great British High Street Award. Wantage has won the Town Centre Category in the awards which recognise innovative town centres where projects bring more … Continue reading →

Traders in Banbury’s Parsons Street have welcomed the latest business to join them – as it takes on a unit there that’s thought to have been empty for more than six years. Simon Hammans is opening his specialist outdoor clothing … Continue reading →

Schemes to revitalise Wantage town centre have received a major seal of approval after the town was short listed for a national award. Wantage has made it to the finals of the Great British High Street Awards, which recognises innovative … Continue reading →

Summer Saturday visitors and shoppers in Wantage will get an extra special musical welcome to the town centre, thanks to a free public performance initiative.

Oxfordshire landlords Jennings have announced a £10m expansion plan for their flagship business park, which could bring up to 300 new jobs to the area.

Paintings of Wantage and Grove landmarks by some of the district’s youngest artists have gone on display, as part of a new public art and performance initiative. Ten paintings by children aged two to four have gone up in the … Continue reading →

Representatives of fifty businesses and organisations talked careers and job opportunities to Oxfordshire students at the 2014 OCL ‘Have a Go’ Careers Fest. Two thousand students aged 14-18 from 18 Oxfordshire schools attended the two day event, hosted by MINI … Continue reading →

A new community space for Wantage has opened following the refurbishment of an empty shop on the town’s Mill Street. Called ‘The Mix’, it’s being run by the non-profit cooperative group, Sustainable Wantage, and is available for local groups and … Continue reading →

The first two businesses to use Wantage’s Flashop pop-up shop are back in town, for a longer stint. Baby & children’s boutique, Cotswold Kids, and independent ladies footwear specialist, Valentina’s Shoe Box, have taken on the adjoining unit – 18 … Continue reading →