Headington Headlines #77

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Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 3 – 9 September —

The gold letterbox to commemorate former Headington School pupil Lily van den Broecke’s gold medal coxing the mixed coxed four at the Paralympics is at the top of Divinity Road. It’s in the OX4 postcode area.

The Headington Beer Festival was on over the weekend at @TheMasonsArmsHQ in Headington Quarry, ending on Sunday in the traditional way by running out of beer.

Dorset House student accommodation was officially opened at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday (picture c/o @HeadingtonNews).

Sheila Robinson of London Road, Headington has retired from her volunteering job at Clic Sargent after 19 years.

Local Councillors @RuthWilk and @DavidRundle posted a useful update on sewer and storm flooding in Headington.

@TVP_Oxford put out a warning about a series of thefts from cars in Headington.

My favorite Headington-related tweet this week:

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

  • Blue plaques
  • Thornhill Park & Ride: proposed charges for 11+ hours
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 #76

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Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 27 August – 2 September —

The future of the Three Horseshoes pub in Old Marston is in doubt. Landlady Jeanette Cadd who has run the pub for 30 years is retiring. She has planning permission to turn the Grade II listed building – an old smithy – into two dwellings but has said she has not finally decided what to do with the pub, which is a free house. There are two other pubs in Old Marston, the Red Lion and the Victoria Arms.

In the wake of Oxford University completing the purchase of the Park Hospital site to facilitate the University’s development of the Old Road campus, Headington Councillor @RuthWilk called for a Headington masterplan to guide development.

A book by Dawn Griffis covering the history of Headington Hill Hall over the years 1939 – 1958 has been published.

@RyeStAntony School has submitted a planning application (ref 12/02214/FUL) for the erection of single storey extension to provide a new science room and office.

A Headington page has appeared on facebook. It’s nothing to do with me.

A lorry overturned in collision with a car at the Headington roundabout on Friday.

The new Dorset House student accommodation is open for business.

Former Headington School pupil Lily van den Broecke won a gold medal coxing the mixed coxed four at the Paralympics.

My favorite Headington-related tweet this week:

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

  • When is a cycle lane not a cycle lane?
  • walking dogs in Bury Knowle Park
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 #75

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Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 20 – 26 August —

Oxfordshire County Council which runs Thornhill and Water Eaton park & ride car parks is proposing to introduce charges for parking longer than 11 hours (parking is currently free). The plan is to charge £3 for parking from 11hrs up to 24hrs and more thereafter. The move is intended to deter/raise revenue from people who use the car parks for commuting into London. The proposals are open for consultation: you can give your views here. Report from BBC Oxford.

New tenants have moved into @Bill_Heine‘s shark house in New High Street. The Oxford Times carried a profile piece. You might find the very last sentence surprising!

Teenager Abu Bakkar who had been missing from his home in Barton was found safe and well on Wednesday.

Twelve cyclists were each fined £30 for cycling on Headington pavements.

What seems to have become the annual Foodies’ Festival took place in South Park over this weekend.

I blogged about Thames Water’s plans to extend the reservoir on Old Road at the top of Shotover (Horspath reservoir). Wheatley folk are understandably concerned about the construction traffic and have registered their views on the planning application. Some balance from the areas of Oxford which will benefit (Headington/East Oxford) wouldn’t go amiss – links in the blog piece.

My favorite Headington-related tweet this week:

Headington and Wilk give voters a real choice. My story; hometownstation.com/index.php?opti…

— Mark Archuleta(@Mark_Archuleta) August 21, 2012

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

  • Thornhill Park & Ride: proposed charges for 11+ hours
  • walking dogs in Bury Knowle Park
  • It’s no fun visiting BKP Library if you are disabled!
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.