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Headington Headlines #228

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Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 17 – 23 August.

A report in @TheOxfordMail says – unsurprisingly – that the two Oxford bus companies support the Access to Headington scheme.

“Badgers set to get their own home” @BartonPark_. Do you see what @TheOxfordMail did there? Read story.

A small start-up company based in Headington, SwitchIT UK, has launched a crowdfunding appeal to raise funds for a classroom and equipment. They are on twitter as @SwitchITuk.

The Ampleforth Arms in Risinghurst, currently closed but hoping to re-open has established itself as an Asset of Community Value. It has a twitter account @TheAmpRevival.

The plans to refurbish and extend Quarry Village Hall have been approved. All that’s needed now is the money – £70,000 is the estimated cost. Perhaps they need a Justgiving page!

The threatened strike by hospital porters at the JR may be averted if union members agree to the new proposals emerging from “productive” discussions on Friday. However it has also been reported that the GMB Union has joined Unison and announced it will ballot for industrial action.

My favourite Headington-related tweet of the week:

Calling all jam makers! Our plum tree is bearing fruit – please feel free to bring a pot and take some away! pic.twitter.com/wAJpCr4tWp

— Butchers Arms (@ButchersArmsOxf) August 17, 2015

Only one active topic on the Headington & Marston e-democracy forum this week:

  • Mobility scooters
I 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 #225

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

Plans to develop alongside C S Lewis’s old house in Holyoake Road have resurfaced, this time in the shape of two 5-bedroom houses. See Ref: 15/02096/FUL.

@BartonPark_ has been chosen as one of five experimental “healthy towns” for a trial by the NHS of ideas for encouraging people to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

With the support of Cherwell Drive residents, independent councillor Mick Haines has launched a petition against the County’s Access to Headington transport plan.

The now weekly Farmers’ Market on Saturday had live animals (not for sale, I believe).

Children will love the Headington Farmers' Market today as there are live animals in New High Street pic.twitter.com/FobRxKXfQ8

— Headington News (@HeadingtonNews) August 1, 2015

A woman was the victim of a flasher in Bury Knowle Park on Friday.

My favourite Headington-related tweet of the week:

An entrepreneur in #Headington pic.twitter.com/GNeD0oBqCe

— Nick Swarbrick ن (@nickswarb) August 2, 2015

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

  • The Headington Plan – whats next? (August 2015)
  • Noise in Quarry
I 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 #223

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Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 13 – 19 July.

A job fair in Barton on Wednesday attracted over 300 people.

The hospital porters’ strike I mentioned last week is going ahead on Tuesday this week (21 July). They are striking against FTSE100 outsourcing company Carillion plc, which proposes to cut their pay and jobs.

Headington’s LibDem councillors have arranged three more chances for people to find out about the Access to Headington scheme being put forward by the County Council. Details here. If you still don’t know what this is about, start here.

If you couldn’t go to the exhibition last week, the artist’s impressions* of the first phase of @BartonPark_ housing have been released. Comments reported in the paper are generally favourable.
* = architects’ computer graphics images

Remember @QuarryVelo‘s Quarry-Roubaix ride a month ago? Here are some photos by @Howard_S.

There’s been a very lively discussion about the @HeadingtonPlan and in particular about long-distance buses on the e-democracy forum this week.

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

  • Headington Plan: TCS5
  • My Comments on the New Headington Plan
  • Oxford Keyworker Housing Policy
  • £12.m transport improvements for Headington: exhibitions and consultation
I 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.