Here is my round-up of local news for the week 5 – 11 December —
Like them or loathe them, the Christmas lights in Headington sparked a big debate on the e-democracy forum this week.
Sobell House Hospice (by the Churchill Hospital) benefited from £200 raised by @OxTwitChoir (the Oxford Twitter Choir), organised by @Ox_Bex of Bayswater/Sandhills.
@TVP_Marston hosted a Coffee With Cops meeting at Café Bonjour on Wednesday, giving local people an opportunity to meet their local police team and raise any matters of concern. They report it went well.
The Masons Arms (@TheMasonsArmsHQ) made it to second place in CAMRA’s Oxford City Pub-of-the-Year competition. Far From The Madding Crowd was top.
Oxford City Council granted permission for The Bricklayers Arms in Church Lane, Old Marston, to become a four-bedroom house, with five new homes in the grounds. Oxford Car Audio on Cherwell Drive closed.
Costa Coffee have submitted a planning application (11/03106/FUL) to change the frontage of what was Cartridge World on the London Road. To open a coffee shop they’ll have to get a change of use agreed, which might not be easy.
The Barton Area Action Plan Proposed Submission goes to the City Council 0n 19 Dec. Download it here: http://bit.ly/uqjNek
My favorite Headington-related tweet this week:
Active topics on the Headington & Marston e-democracy forum this week:
- Christmas lights in Headington
- Londis corner shop in receivership
- Library
- Church Bells in Ferry Rd, Marston
- Blocked drain/leak on corner of Headley Way and Staunton Road
- Oxford Car Audio