Headington Headlines #262

Your weekly round-up of local news for 11 – 17 April.

A rather quiet week this week, apart from a story that I suspect will become quite big ………

A major planning application came to light this week. It’s for 57 houses and apartments on two sites on the edge of Barton and Bayswater Farm in South Oxfordshire District. It involves demolishing two houses on Waynflete Road (in Oxford City) to provide access to one of the sites.

Plan of proposed Bayswater Farm development
Proposed Bayswater Farm development

A young woman suffered an attempted sexual assault in Headington Hill Park early on Wednesday morning. Police are linking the assault with two other recent incidents, one on Old Road and one on Pullen’s Lane, and are apppealing for witnesses and information. On Sunday <a href=”http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/14433029.Man_charged_after_woman_sexually_assaulted_in_park/”>a man was charged</a> with sexual assault in relation to the incident.

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

  • Has anyone got the contact details of the free Headington Business Directory?
  • Empty ground-floor premises in Headington centre
  • Tower block refurbishment
  • Tower Blocks
  • AC Nielen [sic] building and A40 surveying work
  • Proposed development of 52 homes on the other side of Barton

PCC elections May 2016 – Candidates

As well as local elections in Oxford City on 5 May there is also an election for Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Thames Valley. The first elections for this post were held in November 2012 (see under ‘Elections – PCC’ in this blog). Here are the candidates.
Anthony Stansfeld is the current PCC and is standing for re-election. The official twitter account for the Office of the PCC is @TV_PCC.

Thames Valley PCC

Name Party twitter
Laetisia Catherine CARTER Lab @laetisiacarter
John Orrell HOWSON LibDem @John4PCC
Anthony Hamer Rennie STANSFELD Con @StansfeldPCC
Lea TRAINER UKIP @LeaTrainerUKIP

City Elections May 2016 – OX3 Candidates

Here are the candidates standing in the 6 city wards within the OX3 area. Current councillors standing for re-election are highlighted. The elections are on 5 May.

Barton & Sandhills

Name Party twitter
ARTWELL Independent
Frances BAXTER UKIP
Timothy Stephen HAMER Con
Ray HITCHENS Green
Barbara Leslie MALLINDER LibDem
Mike ROWLEY Lab & Co-op @redmikerowley

Churchill

Name Party twitter
Peter Charles COGGINS LibDem
Mark LYGO Lab  @MarkLygo
Kevin Nichols MCGLYNN Green
Allan John SELWAY Con

Headington

Name Party twitter
Ann Alice DUNCAN Green  @Ann4Oxfordeast
Anthony Ian GEARING Con
Marco PONTECORVI Lab @DrPontecorvi
Ruth Elaine WILKINSON LibDem @RuthWilk

Headington Hill & Northway

Name Party twitter
Mark BHAGWANDIN Con @markb_gt
Maria BOURBON LibDem
Nigel CHAPMAN Lab @Nigel_Chapman_
Oliver James FAIREY Green

Labour Councillor Roy Darke is standing down and not seeking re-election.

Marston

Name Party twitter
Mick HAINES [Independent]*
Charlie HAYNES Independent
Alasdair James MURRAY LibDem @alasdairjmurray
Tim PATMORE Con @Tim_Patmore
Miranda SHAW Green @misiss25
Nick WALKER Lab @satellite_nick

* The official document is blank, but Mick Haines is currently an Independent councillor.

Quarry & Risinghurst

Name Party twitter
Bill CLARE Con
Chewe Edgar MUNKONGE Lab @CheweMunkonge
Roz SMITH LibDem @RosalindRogers
Liz TAYLOR Green