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Headington Headlines #347

TonyOX3

Your weekly round-up of local news for 4 – 10 December.

There’s a chance to see the latest plans for the Access to Headington work on Headley Way which will start next month. 1430 – 1830 at Headington Prep School, London Road, on Thursday 14 December (this week).

Headington Singers’ seasonal concert ‘Northern Lights’ is at All Saints’ Church, Lime Walk, on Friday 15 December at 7.30pm.

A butcher’s shop is coming to Headington!

The tree planted last week in Headington Hill Park was a monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana).

A man from Foresters Tower, Wood Farm was jailed for threatening a building contractor with a knife. The man was upset about having his shed demolished by the contractors working on the tower’s cladding; the incident happened at another tower block, Windrush Tower in Cowley.

Marston Saints FC celebrated the opening of their new pavilion by Martin Keown. Martin played for the club as a teenager before signing for Arsenal. The pavilion and ground is in Boults Lane, Old Marston.

The new development by @CalaHomes – Bayswater Fields, off Waynflete Road, Barton – joins the ‘Don’t Mention Barton’ club founded by @Mosaics_Oxford. Nor does the marketing mention cycling as a way of getting around Headington and Oxford. Blog post:bayswater-fields-by-cala-homes

Sunday’s snowfall caused widespread power cuts including parts of Barton and Headington. Some properties are still without power this morning.

In other snow news, most local schools and Oxford Brookes campuses are closed today. A large branch fell off a tree and partially blocked the ‘Coffin Path’ by the side of Waitrose.

Someone found a yellow canary in the snow – details here twitter.com/ShiftyShuf/status/939782385947815936. It turns out six birds escaped from an aviary with a faulty latch – @HeadingtonNews has the contact details.

My favourite Headington-related tweet:

Active posts on the Headington & Marston e-democracy forum this week (yes, the first one is genuine!):

  • Yahoo.com Email Users – Please search Spam folder and mark any “forums.e-democracy.org” mail as not spam
  • Beech House

Headington Headlines #333

TonyOX3

Your weekly round-up of local news for 28 August – 3 September.

The Headington Fairtrade shop celebrated its new look on Friday with drinks and nibbles and a 10% discount.

The latest Access to Headington work to start is to Churchill Drive and its junction with Old Road. It begins on 11 September and will last approximately 15 weeks. Part of Lime Walk will be closed and some on-road parking will be suspended. The County Council says residents on Lime Walk are being notified directly. The Oxford Mail’s report is here, and there are detailed drawings on the County’s Access to Headington pages (click the ‘Map’ tab).

The offices above Caffè Nero are advertised for rent. It’s not clear what this means for the future of current occupiers Abacus College / Oxford Language Centre. Hat-tip to @headingtonnews and @LeonardoLoredan for spotting and chasing this story.

The recent planning application for 29 Old High Street was turned down because of “excessive size and bulk” and because it would be “prominent and intrusive”. Expect an appeal.

As everyone took a last break before the end of the summer, there were no new posts on the Headington & Marston e-democracy forum this week.

Headington Headlines #323

TonyOX3

Your weekly round-up of local news for 19 – 25 June.

As predicted last week, the start of the Access to Headington work on Headley Way which was due today has been postponed to 24 July to allow Thames Water to carry out sewer replacement work in St Clements first. The St Clements work means traffic lights and closures for two months.

Judy Webb, naturalist, conservationist and leading light of the Friends of Lye Valley @FriendLyeValley received an Oxford City Certificate of Honour “for 16 years of service as a volunteer promoting nature conservation within Oxford”. She was presented with her certificate by Oxfordshire Deputy Lieutenant Lady Helen Baker.

Judy Webb receiving her Certificate of Honour
Judy Webb receiving her Certificate of Honour

Oxford City’s Executive Board ‘made’ (i.e. approved) the Headington Plan. To complete the process it still needs confirmation by the full City Council, which will happen next month.

The Oxford Mail reports that the OU Hospitals Trust is considering installing number plate recognition controls at the hospital car parks.

The day before the new parliament started, Oxford East’s new MP @anneliesedodds was tipped by the Huffington Post as one of ‘nine MPs tipped to shine‘ in the new parliament. They predict a significant role in Labour’s Brexit team.

I was one of a group of 14 locals who enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour of the Energy Project at the JR Hospital on Thursday. After a short presentation giving an overview of the project we were shown the new boilers and the 4.5MW CHP engine. They’ve managed to fit some impressive equipment and miles of pipes into the existing hospital structure without losing any of the hospital’s working time.

The man who pleaded guilty to the murder in Windmill Road in February (see HH319 and HH305) was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 20 years 10 months. Egidio Da Silva Alves murdered his brother-in-law Domingos Ramalho in a family feud.

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

  • Strimmer found