Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 1 – 7 July.
Work on the long awaited Marston cycle track from Edgeway Road to Fairfax Avenue is due to start on 29th July.
The last of the currently-planned @Oxonbike stations opened at Oxford Brookes Gipsy Lane site on Monday. See my blog post for exact locations, pictures and links.
As expected, Crown News morphed into W H Smith Local. @HeadingtonNews has the history of the shop, which has been a W H Smith before.
Even more of an institution, Café Noir closed this week after 24 years’ trading. The owners cite rent increases as the last straw.
The planning application for housing on the Barton Road cricket ground was approved.
The County Council’s latest proposals for new bus lane arrangements at the Headington roundabout & London Road are out for consultation. There’s a drop-in session with County officers on 18 July, 4 to 8pm at Quarry Village Hall. More details in this blog post.
More consultation, this time on County proposals to introduce a £2 charge at Thornhill and Water Eaton P&R for stays up to 11 hours. The 11-24hr charge is set to go up from £3 to £4 with corresponding increases for even longer stays. The consultation period runs to 31 July.
The @TheMasonsArmsHQ launched their new website.
Paralympic gold medal winner rowing cox Lily van den Broecke is an ex-pupil of @HeadingtonSchool, which gives me an excuse to report the repainting of her gold post-box even though it’s not in OX3.
A complaint about a pot-bellied pig made at Risinghurst and Sandhills parish council will be referred to the City’s Environmental Services.
The local branch of CAMRA is pressing for a new pub to be included as part of the Barton West development.
A quiet week on the Headington & Marston e-democracy forum this week with only two active topics:
- Plans for resurfacing of London Road between Bury Knowle and Green Road roundabout
- Café Noir