Headington Headlines

Headington Headlines #18

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Here is my weekly round-up of news for the week 20 – 26 June.

Tesco denied any interest in the ex-Londis corner site but rumours persist.

A Nigerian national from Wood Farm Road was found guilty of attempting to organise sham marriages. He was also found guilty of assisting unlawful immigration and money laundering offences and will be sentenced in July.

A car and a cyclist collided near the Headington Roundabout on Monday.

A Summer Festival of Music organised by Oxfordshire County Council’s Music Service took place on Saturday at Bayards Hill School, Waynflete Road, Headington.

The Oxford Hindu Temple and Community Centre Project held a summer mela at Sandhills Primary School on Saturday. Lord Mayor Elise Benjamin attended.

Cllr @RuthWilk reported that the children’s nursey in Osler Road is to get safety barriers installed on the pavement outside.

@TheOxfordMail picked up the story of Barton Post Office. Just because you’re a Councillor doesn’t mean you get any better attention from the PO than ordinary people.

Property developers I & O Ltd have put in a new planning application for the Cavalier pub site, proposing to build 58 student rooms and a warden’s room on three floors. Their previous application was for a shop and 36 rooms. Discussion on the e-dem forum (see below).

My favorite Headington-related tweet this week (about satnav problems):

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

  • Londis corner shop in receivership
  • Tagging
  • Joint Bus Ticketing Starts 24 July
  • The Cavalier pub

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 #17

TonyOX3

Here is my weekly round-up of news for the week 13 – 19 June.

The Londis saga continues. It now seems that it may be a Tesco Express, not a KFC. More information on the H&M e-democracy forum.

@headingtonnews reported a small fire in Headington Co-op on Saturday morning, and that the Quarry morris men were mentioned in the Guardian on Thursday.

A man was sentenced to two years in prison for a string of sexual offences against children in Headington in the 1980s.

The City Council has properties in Headington for sale, including the old dairy in Headington Hill Park.

Cuckoo Lane footpath between Osler Road and Old High Street is open again.

Retired pharmacist Ian Simpson from Old Marston was awarded an MBE for services to the College of Pharmacy Practice and the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists.

The City Council plans to bring in regulations restricting to four the number of dogs which can be taken for a walk at one time. Not surprisingly two dog-walking businesses in Headington, Pinny & Paws and Walkies, are upset. I’m surprised the Council feels it’s good use of its time to develop policies like this as presumably there’s already legislation in place which would let them deal with any actual problems that arise.

Water getting into phone cables left many homes and businesses in Wood Farm without BT phone services. The trouble started on Thursday and services were still not fully restored over the weekend.

The Headington & Marston e-democracy forum has been busy this week. The active topics were:

  • Headington on local radio this morning.
  • CPZ (or similar) along Sandfield Rd
  • Headington property offered for sale by city council
  • Restaurant application for former Tote betting shop in Marston Road
  • Tesco appeal on The Friar Site
  • Clover’s to close
  • Londis corner shop in receivership

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 #16

TonyOX3

Here slightly earlier than usual is my weekly round-up of news for the week 6 – 12 June.
Starting with commercial news, the Quarry Gate pub on Wharton Road was put on the market at an asking price of £899,000. Cartridge World on the London Road closed down (first reported by @nikkiloymusic). Local agents @scottfraseruk won Gold in the Best UK Small Agency category at The Sunday Times Letting Agency of the Year Awards, and Tesco won its appeal and will open a shop on the former Friar pub site in Marston.

The first of the drop-in sessions running as part of the consultation process for the proposed Barton West development took place on Thursday. @TheOxfordMail reported. The next session is on Monday 13 June at 4:30-7pm in the Northway Community Centre.

The Barton development was discussed on Radio Oxford on Sunday morning. Also in the programme presenter Bill Heine interviewed the Vice-Chancellor of Brookes about relations between the University and the local community.

The City Council announced that land at Hill View Farm, Old Marston, was one of four sites being considered for a new cemetery. Embarrassingly for them it was the wrong farm. The correct site is at the adjacent Almonds Farm, where the Council owns land. Discussion(s) on the e-dem forum (see below).

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

  • London-Paris Bike Ride; Training and Fundraising Update (and a Big Thank You)
  • Burial Grounds
  • New burial ground in Old Marston?
  • Tesco appeal on The Friar Site
  • The Chequers
  • Headington on local radio this morning

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.