Headington Headlines #367

TonyOX3

Your weekly round-up of local news for 23 – 29 April.

And so it (almost) finally begins! The much-delayed Access to Headington work on Headley Way and Cherwell Drive will start on 14 May. The work is forecast to run until March 2019. Here’s what the Oxford Mail had to say about it. Some people are upset that several trees have been felled in preparation for the work. The County Council has said they will replace all the trees that will have to go, but of course any new planting will take some years to grow to youthful maturity.

Congratulations to @TheMasonsArmsHQ. They are champions of the Oxford & District Bar Billiards League Division One.

Well done too to La Croissanterie café on Old High Street, which earned a maximum score of 5 in the latest Scores on the Doors hygiene ratings.

Gardens in Old Headington will be open for the National Gardens Scheme on Sunday 13 May.

Construction work has started on the new neurological research centre at the JR. See where it is on the plan in HH 346.

It’s now 18 months since a controvesial planning application was submitted to build housing in Wychwood Lane, Risinghurst, adjacent to the C S Lewis Nature Reserve. Nothing seems to have happened since; the papers for the last East Area Planning Committee show it as “still awaiting additional information”.

I couldn’t resist this one. Headington School is advertising for a Head of Strings.

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

    • Old Headington Gardens 13 May 2018

Headington Headlines #366

TonyOX3

It’s been a bit quiet in OX3 this week. Here’s a rather sparse round-up of local news for 16 – 22 April.

Oxford High Street will be closed to traffic from The Plain to King Edward Street from 0200 to 0900 on May morning (Tuesday 1 May). The ban includes bicycles, both ridden and pushed.

@RuthWilk reports that a roadworks alert database indicates the Access to Headington work on Headley Way may start this week.

A full planning application to build one 3-bed and two 4-bed houses on the site of The Quarry Gate has been submitted and is on the City Council website (ref: 18/00939/FUL).

My favourite Headington-related tweet:

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

  • Gas man again
  • Child’s lost toy

Headington Headlines #365

TonyOX3

Your weekly round-up of local news for 9 – 15 April.

The candidates standing for election in the City on 3 May have been announced. My post covering the OX3 wards is here and you can download the full list for the city here.

There’s also an election for Old Marston Parish Councillors the same day. Thirteen candidates are standing for twelve places, which for whoever comes last is rather reminiscent of being the last to be picked for the class rounders team. The official list of candidates is here.

The three 1-hour parking bays in Lime Walk outside the Britannia are going to be suspended from 17 April to 15 June in connection with Access to Headington work.

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

  • Bury knowle park, stealth closure/reduction of facilities
  • Family search help – Lavin at The Fox