Headington Headlines #113

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Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 20 – 26 May.

A man was arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was discovered in a house in The Link, Risinghurst. Confusingly (well, it confused me) there’s also a road called The Link in Marston.

Headington area councillors Susan Brown (Lab, Churchill) and @redmikerowley (Lab, Barton & Sandhills) have joined @Oxfordcity‘s Executive Board. Van Coulter (Lab, Barton & Sandhills) has stood down from the Board.

Cllr @delia_sinclair (Lab, Quarry & Risinghurst) took office as Oxford City’s Lord Mayor. She holds the office for 1 year.

The Reverend James Cocke was ordained 60 years ago and is the Church of England’s longest-serving vicar. He has been at All Saints Church since 1957. Former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams paid tribute to Mr Cocke in a service at the church in his honour.

BBC Oxford’s Big Tour covered the story of Highfield residents being trained to use radar speed guns to discourage speeding in the 20mph zone. On Friday Roz Smith and Patrick Coulter were interviewed about the London Road potholes and there was live coverage from the Farmers’ Market.

Locals are concerned that The Fairview Inn in Glebelands (between the Churchill and The Slade) may close after news broke that it is being sold to an undisclosed buyer after being advertised as “having alternative use potential”. There’s a Save the Fairview website.

The Café Noir joined twitter @cafenoiroxford

An accident at the Headington roundabout in which two vehicles ended up ON the roundabout caused bad delays on Thursday morning.

The by now predictable and tedious story of Martin Young and 29 Old High Street continued with a report in the Oxford Mail. Elsewhere, Councillors have called in a planning application to replace a bungalow at 9 Osler Road with three houses. The application will be considered by the East Area Planning Committee.

Laptops, mobile phones and a camera were stolen from a house in New High Street in a break-in on Thursday.

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

  • Radio Oxford: Big Tour of Headington this week
  • Plumbing business application for private hire office in Marston Road
  • Headley Way public conveniences
  • Bury Knowle Park big swing on a pole thing
  • NDCN charity Concert
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 #112

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Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 13 – 19 May.

Chris Scanlan, city councillor for Barton & Sandhills ward from 2006 to 2010, has died. His funeral took place on Friday. An obituary is here.

The Oxfam shop re-opened on Wednesday after its major refurbishment.

Greene King have sold The Black Boy in Old Headington @TheBlackBoyFood to Everards.

Oxford City Council wants to improve facilities at city parks including Bury Knowle.

The ‘eyesore’ Marywood House in Wood Farm owned by Oxfordshire County Council looks likely to be sold for development. Marywood House was formerly used as a Social Services hostel but it has been vacant and derelict for a number of years. Oxford City’s Sites and Housing Plan (policy SP33) says “Planning permission will be granted for residential development at Marywood House. Planning permission will not be granted for any other uses.”

Starting today, BBC Radio Oxford is featuring Headington on its Big Tour. Timing is variable but there will be an item every morning on the @PhilGayle breakfast show. On Friday there will be live broadcasting from the Farmers’ Market.

My favorite Headington-related tweet this week:

And if you don’t know what a Bakfiets is ….

Don’t forget the next Neighbourhood Forum meeting is on Tuesday evening. Details on the Headington Plan website.

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

  • Sad news: Death of Chris Scanlan
  • Bedroom Tax Demonstration – Saturday 16th 1pm – Bonn Square Oxford
  • Oxford’s Lord Mayor Joins in Oxford Polish School 10th Anniversary
  • A Neighbourhood Plan for Headington
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 #111

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Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 6 – 12 May.

In Sir Alex Ferguson’s first match in charge, Manchester United lost 0-2 away to Oxford United at the Manor Ground in Headington on 8 November 1986.

A man from Weyland Road who waved a large kitchen knife in a street fight was given a six-month suspended sentence.

Consideration of the Haboakus developments in Northway and Cowley by the East Area Planning Committee today (13 May) has been deferred until 5 June “because of the large volume of third party responses that were received after the Committee report was published”. Thames Water have asked for the drainage system to be assessed before work starts.

A draft constitution for the @HeadingtonPlan Neighbourhood Forum is available for comment on the Plan website.

A school for children with autism and learning disabilities will open next year on the site of the former Ormerod School in Waynflete Road, Barton. It will be run by the MacIntyre charity in partnership with Oxfordshire County Council and will take 20 pupils. A full refurbishment is planned with a new 12-bed residential building set to open in September next year.

The C S Lewis Jubilee Festival in September @CSLewisJubilee is on twitter. Tickets for festival events are already on sale.

@Jacobsandfield are taking over the Red Lion in Wolvercote, planning to re-open in July as @JacobsInn.

@OxFurniture‘s mobile phone was stolen on London Road by two girls on Saturday.

Sources in Risinghurst tell me that @QGCafé whose opening I noted in March this year is no more. The twitter account is closed which seems to confirm it.

My favorite Headington-related tweet this week:

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

  • Bury Knowle Park big swing on a pole thing
  • Oxford’s 1st Polish Business Fair
  • Area Comittees and Public Engagement
  • Local historians what do you know about the history of Sandhills?
  • Redevelopment of Northway
  • Lack of traffic in Headington 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.