Barton

Headington Headlines #13

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Here is my weekly round-up of news for the week 16 – 22 May.

It’s not surprising that the West Barton development contiues to make the news. Under the headline “Oxford ring road junction plan ‘recipe for disaster'” The Oxford Times website on Tuesday quoted “some motorists” opposing the idea of reduced speed limits and a traffic light controlled crossing on the Ring Road north of the Headington roundabout. “Some motorists” were in fact the Secretary of the City of Oxford Licensed Taxi Association and a driving instructor.

Oxford City Council released the results of its consultation exercise on future building development in the City. The document is 414 pages long. The preferred option for Headington car park is to build over, retaining (some) parking beneath. The H&M e-democracy forum has more.

The OXSRAD sports centre closure was averted after an outstanding debt was settled.

A firefighter was injured when the service was called out to a suspected arson fire at West Hill Farm, The Ridings, Shotover, at about 5.45pm on Sunday. The house was boarded up which meant access was difficult. Four fire engines and the water carrier from Wheatley attended the scene.

The campaigners who wanted to preserve the pedestrian subway in Headington made the news this week, one year on from its closure. Despite there having been no accidents at the light-controlled, 20mph-restricted, surface-level crossing with a traffic island halfway across protected by bollards they still regret the loss of the smelly, poorly-lit and potentially dangerous subway.

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

  • Londis corner shop in receivership
  • Unemptied bins: complain!
  • Headley Way public conveniences
  • Bricklayers Arms, Marston
  • Development in All Saints Road and around 73 Lime Walk
  • A long shot..
  • Headington Car Park site
  • minibus for sale

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.

Headington Headlines #12

TonyOX3

Here is my weekly round-up of news for the week 9 – 15 May.

The 1st Barton Guide Unit and the 7th Headington Brownies each received grants of £500 from the Red Nose Day Community Fund.

A public meeting to discuss traffic and other problems in Osler Road was held on Monday. Cllr. @RuthWilk reports.

Oxford City Council began the consultation process on the Barton West redevelopment. A new twitter account @BartonOxford has been set up to help communications. The Council’s Barton page is here and to comment you can sign in or register here.

@BrookesTV reported that the closed Londis on the Windmill Road junction is to become a KFC. He/she later admitted “I heard it from someone who works in another local business and they seemed pretty sure”. I think it might be a troll, though discussion on the H&M e-democracy forum seems to think it’s likely to be true. (See latest posts on the forum near the bottom of the linked page.)

Fusion Hairdressing (newbie @Fusionhairoxf) in Headington has opened its new nail bar doing manicures, pedicures, threading.

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

  • Rosemarys Restaurant
  • AV
  • Bus Users’ Forum 10th March
  • Planning applications: new arrangements
  • Brookes sells Cotuit Hall
  • Reclaiming the Ring Road, Connecting communities
  • Agenda for last-ever Area Committee meeting (Tuesday)
  • Headley Way public conveniences
  • Londis corner shop in receivership
  • Friends Of Warneford Meadow AGM

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.

Headington Headlines #9

TonyOX3

Here is my weekly round-up of news for the week 18 – 24 April.

Strictly speaking it was last week, but the Save Headington Library campaign organised an Easter Bonnet competition and Palm Sunday parade. Shauna Wood won first prize. There is talk of making it an annual event.

Four saplings planted by Windmill Primary School and members of the Low Carbon Headington group at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre were badly damaged by vandals.

It was confirmed that work is set to start on the new Barton Pavilion over the next few weeks. The £350k building will be ready for the new football season.

Oxford City Council’s North-east Area Committee approved plans to build 35 student flats and a ‘retail unit’ on the site of the old Cavalier pub on Copse Lane, Marston. The pub closed in 2008.

The Headington Farmers’ Market on Friday gave people normally at work a chance to see it for themselves and buy local produce.

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

  • Where does Headington’s water come from?
  • Road Works in Headington
  • Emergency closure of Dunstan Road
  • Unemptied bins: complain!
  • Re build of Barton pavillion gets go ahead
  • Abolition of Area Commitees

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.