Headington Headlines

Headington Headlines #173

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Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 21 – 27 July.

A cyclist suffered head and leg injuries and was taken to hospital after a collision outside the Shell petrol station early on Tuesday morning. His injuries were said to be serious but not life-threatening.

A police operation in Northway on Monday morning resulted in 50 drivers being stopped and one car confiscated. Some bizarre and worrying examples in the brief report.

There’s talk of forming a cricket team in Marston. Contact @OldMarstonPC if you’re interested.

Friends of Quarry are considering putting in a bid for the Stansfeld Outdoor Centre, although the property is not yet on the market.

There’s been a spate of burglaries in Headington and Marston.

The Co-Wheels car sharing club has been named a Social Innovation Pioneer by corporate consultants Deloitte.

My favourite Headington-related tweet of the week:

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

  • Smoking at JR Hospital
  • Carterton/Witney bus to JR Hospital
  • Fitness Classes in Piper St Scout Hall
  • Headington bike hire scheme
  • Satellite dish outside Tesco
I 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 #172

TonyOX3

Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 14 – 20 July.

Headington Library re-opened on Monday with a new children’s area but still no disabled access lift.

Labour announced their candidate for the Quarry & Risinghurst by-election. He is Chewe Munkonge @CheweMunkonge whose last public involvement in politics seems to have been in Abingdon South in last year’s County Council elections.

The Oxford Times carried a story about some Headington traders being unhappy about the mini-Waitrose that will be opening at the Shell petrol station. On the other hand, some aren’t unhappy.

The new Tesco Express store which opens on 29 July joined twitter as @Tesco6880.

Thames Valley Police mounted an operation on Wednesday to “educate” motorists about Elms Drive in Marston being access only rather than a way of avoiding the Cherwell Drive mini-roundabouts.

@DavidHenwood2, who stood for election in Headington Ward earlier this year, was elected Labour Councillor for Cowley Ward on Thursday with 39% of the vote and a majority of 243 over the Green candidate Hazel Dawe.

Oxford Archaeology @oatweet have published their report on the Barton Road cricket ground site, soon to be The Willows. They found nothing of interest.

The John Henry Brookes and Abercrombie buildings have attracted more recognition, this time by being nominated for the Concrete Society 2014 awards.

The Thames Water works in Wharton Road – and the road closure and diversions that go with it – are going to continue for about ten more days.

Sign of the times. Isis Hair in Windmill Road has changed its name to Ice Hair.

@UpandRunninguk‘s Headington shop is organising a social run tomorrow (Tuesday) starting from the shop at 6pm.

My favourite Headington-related tweet of the week:

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

  • Banks/building societies and the Local Plan for Headington
  • Tassimo – unwanted capsules
  • St.Clements car park no longer available
  • One-Stop shop for Headington
  • Smoking at JR Hospital (3 threads)
  • Carterton/Witney bus to JR Hospital
I 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 #171

TonyOX3

Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 7 – 13 July.

A County Council report has recommended that the yet-to-be-built Barton Park School should be run by Cheney Academy, as will be the case for Bayard’s Hill School in Barton from the start of the next term.

Risinghurst’s very own tattoo parlour @OxfordInk (on the Roundway) is opening a second operation in Summertown.

@Stagecoach_Ox announce a new service, the S7, starting on 28 July and connecting Carterton, Shilton Park, Minster Lovell, Witney, Eynsham and Cassington with the JR and Brookes. Scroll down this page to see a little more (no timetable yet).

Chinese take-away chain Hotcha is planning to open three outlets in Oxford – Headington, Cowely [sic] Road and Summertown. Any guesses which shop they’ll take?

Doric Properties, the developers of the controversial and generally unpopular Westway scheme in Botley, used Headington Farmers’ Market to promote their proposals on facebook. Headington Action @HeadingtonA, who organise the Headington market, quickly dissociated themselves from any connection.

My favourite Headington-related tweet of the week:

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

  • New Headington bus routes
  • 800/900 buses
  • St.Clements car park no longer available
I 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.