Headington Headlines

Headington Headlines #57

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Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for a very quiet week 2 – 8 April —

The @OxfordBusCo joined twitter.

The John Radcliffe Hospital became a Major Trauma Centre.

Plans for the expansion of Headington Prep School were approved.

Posh Fish has submitted an application 12/00809/ADV for advertisement consent for “the display of a fibreglass shark model”. It needs your support – see this post in the e-democracy forum and click the link on the reference above to go to the Council’s website to comment.

Waitrose applied to extend their licence to sell alcohol from 07:00 every day.

What used to be the flower shop on London Road opposite Gladstone Road is now Headington Barbers.

Active topics on the Headington & Marston e-democracy forum this week:

  • City Council election on Thursday 3 May 2012
  • Easter 2012
  • Nasty looking Shark
I try to cover news from the OX3 postcode in Headington and out as far as Barton, Sandhills and Risinghurst (see map). To feed into next week’s summary you can comment on this article, or tweet either with the hashtag #ox3 or @mentioning @TonyOX3.

Headington Headlines #56

TonyOX3

Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 26 March – 1 April —

Sewage spills from a manhole in Osler Road near the junction with St Andrews Road were causing problems at the start of the week but were eventually fixed by Thames Water.

Bob Ford, owner of Headington Homewares, was on BBC Oxford radio on Tuesday afternoon talking about home brewing. Posh Fish re-opened after their recent fire and Café Noir is being redecorated.

Local people were welcomed with free refreshments by the proprietor, Sunder Sandher, at Headington Londis from 12pm on Friday 30 March. @HeadingtonNews posted this picture of Sunder with Andrew Smith MP (notably not eating a pasty).

Last Wednesday night (28 March) a burglar tried to break into homes in Bickerton Road and Beech Road, but was disturbed each time. Shortly afterwards in Woodlands Road a patrolling Police officer noticed a security light come on at a property. He was able to alert the occupiers and shortly afterwards Police detained the intruder and an accomplice nearby. Both are now in custody. (Report via @RuthWilk.)

Oxford University’s plans to buy the Park Hospital site moved forward.

The Lime Walk Players performed Oliver! at the Lime Walk Methodist Hall in New High Street this weekend. They desperately need more men to join their group.

There was a report of criminal damage to two vehicles parked in OXSRAD car park on Saturday.

My favorite Headington-related tweet this week:

Active topics on the Headington & Marston e-democracy forum this week:

  • Area Forums – do they work for you?
  • Charity shops – creating specialist outlets
  • Posh Fish

I try to cover news from the OX3 postcode in Headington and out as far as Barton, Sandhills and Risinghurst (see map). To feed into next week’s summary you can comment on this article, or tweet either with the hashtag #ox3 or @mentioning @TonyOX3.

Headington Headlines #55

TonyOX3

Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 19 – 25 March —

I was away yesterday and Saturday so apologies if I’m not up to date. Remember you can always tweet me or leave a comment if you want to make sure your bit of news gets recorded here.

A man from Palmer Road, Wood Farm was one of 6 people charged and remanded in custody in connection with the Operation Bullfinch child sex abuse investigation.

A major electrical fault meant Café Noir on Osler Road is (was?) closed until further notice.

The Union Jack, sorry, Union Flag was flying upside down on St Andrew’s Church, Old Headington on Monday.

The Croft Road recreation ground in Marston looks set to get lighting at last. The cycle path from Fairfax Avenue to Edgeway Road is also going to be improved. Story from @TheOxfordMail.

The JR West Wing hosted two days of Chinese culture on Wednesday and Thursday.

Three eco-renovated homes in Headington (Holyoake, St Leonard’s & Stapleton Roads) opened on Saturday.

The information leaflet display tables have been removed from Headington Library foyer because of health and safety concerns: the fire exit must be clear.

The deadline for Martin Young to start restoring 29 Old High Street came and went with no sign of anything happening. Full update from @RuthWilk here.

My favorite Headington-related tweet this week:

And I wasn’t sure what to make of this one. In the end I decided to award it my “Most Condescending Tweet By A Young Person” award for the month of March.

Active topics on the Headington & Marston e-democracy forum this week:

  • Antisocial behaviour in Headington
  • Costa Coffee
  • FP 74; upgrade of footpath from Edgeway Road to Fairfax Avenue, Marston
  • scam
  • Two important consultations close on Friday
  • Headington & Barton bus service
  • New High Street – One Way Traffic
  • Area Forums – do they work for you?
  • Headington’s worst eyesore
  • Barton, final consultation, look at what is in store but don’t use a bike.
I try to cover news from the OX3 postcode in Headington and out as far as Barton, Sandhills and Risinghurst (see map). To feed into next week’s summary you can comment on this article, or tweet either with the hashtag #ox3 or @mentioning @TonyOX3.