Headington Headlines #408

Your weekly round-up of local news for 4 – 10 March.

As Frontier Estates are still in the local news, I have brought together all the mentions I have made of them on this blog in the form of a timeline. Use the ‘Frontier’ link in the main menu, or use this link to take you straight there.

Yesterday’s high winds brought down a tree on Headley Way at the crossing by Woodlands Road.

Thieves broke into a shed belonging to Old Marston Parish Council and one belonging to a neighbour. The same people cut a fence in a field with horses. One horse got onto the A40 and was killed.

Rather belatedly I note that Martin Young’s appeal against the City Council’s rejection of his latest planning application was rejected by the Planning Inspector in February. @RosalindRogers was much more alert!

Work has started on the refurbishment of The Somerset pub, Marston Road.

Police are appealing for information about an assault and robbery which happened on the Marston cycle path at around 9.20pm on Saturday 2 March. A man was stopped by three men close to Ferry Road. He was threatened with knives, pushed off his bike, kicked and punched, and his wallet, phone and bracelet stolen.

Laura Biron-Scott is to be the new vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Quarry. She takes up her appointment in June.

My favourite Headington-related tweet:

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

  • Exhibition of Student housing proposals at 1-7 Jack Straws Lane and Marston road Frontier ESTates