Headington Headlines #32

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Here is my round-up of local news for the week 26 September – 2 October —

Dr Yenugula Srinivas, who worked as a locum at Bury Knowle surgery (among other places), appeared in court to face 11 charges of sexual assault.

A 90-year old man was robbed of £700 by a team of distraction burglars in Marston Road on Tuesday. Police are appealing for witnesses or sightings, and warning others to be on their guard.

After developing a bamboo-framed road bike, @oxford_brookes in collaboration with Yorkshire-based RAW Bamboo Bikes have developed a bamboo mountain bike.

The Friends of Warneford Meadow held their annual Apple Day on Sunday. Pictures, Friends’ website, history.

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

  • Whats wrong with Oxford to London express buses?
  • Oxford Half Marathon – September 25th

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.

Warneford Meadow Apple Day – 1 Oct 2011

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The weather this afternoon was perfect for the annual Apple Day organised by the Friends of Warneford Meadow. I went along and took some photos (click to enlarge).


Start with these …


Chop them …


Keep chopping them …


Then press them …


… and you get this.


There was jam for sale, made in Headington from locally grown fruit


Plenty of people enjoying the day


The band turned up. They are "Horns of Plenty"


And the band played on.

Horns of Plenty are a local street band originally formed for the Cowley Festival. For more about Warneford Meadow see the website of the Friends of Warneford Meadow, and the comprehensive article on headington.org.

Headington Headlines #31

TonyOX3

Here is my round-up of local news for the week 19 – 25 September. Sorry if I’ve missed any stories while I was away.

There was a big mains burst in Old Road on the Shotover side of the junction with Quarry Road.

An outline planning application was submitted to demolish the derelict house at 29 Old High Street and replace it with 5 three-storey terraced houses.

The new Bury Knowle Park play area was oficially opened on Friday.

The first Oxford half-marathon on Sunday attracted around 2000 runners. It passed through Headington Quarry and along Quarry Road, Old Road, Warneford Lane and Morrell Avenue before diving off to the Iffley Road. Here’s a map of the route.

A proposal to link the Barton West development to Northway with a new bus service triggered opposition from Northway residents.

@Oxford_brookes Freshers’ Fair took place this week.

A man was beaten up outside the Shell garage in Headington.

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

  • Oxford Half Marathon – September 25th
  • Headington Shark
  • Dunstan Road speed bumps
  • Book Clubs in Headington
  • potential rioting and advised closing
  • Londis corner shop in receivership

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.