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Headington Headlines #87

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After last week’s sparse Headington Headlines some more news for that week, all criminal, came to light.

Burglars stole identification cards, a large quantity of gold including chains, rings and bracelets and £2,500 from a house in Cherwell Drive on Tuesday 13 Nov. Police are appealing for any information.

A woman had her bag stolen by a man who attacked her on Friday 16 Nov. The incident happened at about 10:50pm on the corner of Gladstone Road and Trafford Road.

Sub-postmaster Shiv Singhal was attacked in Atkyns Road, Wood Farm near his home early in the morning of Saturday 17 Nov. The attackers threatened to kill his wife if he didn’t hand over his money, keys and phone then went to his house and stole his car.

And after a much more active week in OX3 here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 19 – 25 November.

Bill McCarthy, Baron McCarthy of Headington, who won a scholarship to Ruskin College before moving on to Merton and Nuffield, died on Sunday 18 November. He was a prominent part of the trade union movement and lived in Headington.

C S Lewis, who lived in Headington and is buried in Holy Trinity Churchyard in Quarry is to be commemorated with a plaque in Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey.

Meanwhile the dispute over proposals to alter the interior of Holy Trinity and build over part of the churchyard rumbles on in the e-democracy forum.

A significant step towards the realisation of the Barton West development was taken when the Inspector’s report was published, concluding that the Barton Area Action Plan provides an appropriate basis for the planning of the area. The report will go to the Council Meeting on 17th December with a recommendation that Members adopt the Action Plan. Oxford Mail report | Download the Inspector’s report in full.

Children at three schools in Headington – @WindmillOxford, St Andrew’s Primary and Headington Quarry Nursery dressed up as zebras on Tuesday as part of a campaign to get more zebra crossings installed. @greenoakoxford posted this picture and The Oxford Mail reported.

Concillors @RuthWilk and @DavidRundle held another Headington Ward Focus Meeting on Tuesday. Report here.

A Marston-based blog has started – @MarstonBlog run by @TimDavies. Among other things there’s a summary report of the Marston Community-Led Planning workshop held in Mortimer Hall, Old Marston on Tuesday.

Despite strong opposition expressed during public consultation, County officers are recommending that Windmill School should be expanded to be three-form entry. Documentation here.

A plaque was unveiled outside the library in Bury Knowle Park on Saturday, commemorating the planting of an oak tree as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

High water levels in the Cherwell flooded the gardens of the Victoria Arms @VictoriaArms in Marston. This picture was taken at 11.30 on Saturday morning.

Heads up, Highfield Residents’ Association! Someone’s claiming your ground! My favorite Headington-related tweet this week:

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

  • Proposed Changes To Holy Trinity Church
  • Hit and run on Headley Way
  • Thornhill Park & Ride: proposed charges for 11+ hours
  • Long-stay charging to begin at Park and Ride
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 #66

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Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 18 – 24 June —

The Sikh community’s application to establish a Temple on the London Road was approved by the City’s Planning Officers despite local residents’ concerns over parking congestion.

Headington Co-op has submitted an application (12/02373/PREM) to extend its licensing hours for the sale of alcohol on Sundays from 0600 to 2300, starting Sunday 22 July. This is in line with the government’s decision to relax Sunday trading restrictions for 8 weeks from that date so traders can cash in on the Olympics and Paralympics.

The @ACECentre charity based in Windmill Road has been saved from closure by joining forces with a similar operation in Oldham. The charity supports young people and adults who have communication problems. The closure threat was reported in April, attracting interest from Andrew Smith MP and PM David Cameron.

Pickwick’s Guest House sign has been re-erected after being blown down in the recent storm, so we’ll all know where to turn into Sandfield Road again.

There is now a pink bank for recycling small electrical items in the Waitrose car park. Having raised the query I can confirm that although energy-saving bulbs should be recycled because they contain mercury they should NOT be put in the pink bin (because they’ll probably break, apparently). Instead you should take them to Homebase, Robert Dyas (in the city centre) or Sainsbury’s at Heyford Hill who all collect them for recycling. Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) which are the commonest of the new low-energy bulbs should not be put in domestic waste disposal bins of any colour. More info here and my blog post attempting to clear up the confusion here.

The new road in the development between Manor Hospital and the London Road is to be named Blackburn Close in memory of Barbara Woodhouse’s mother.

Two boys aged 17-yrs and 15-yrs were sentenced to 3 years in a young offenders’ institute, and a six-month youth referral order and a three-month 7am-to-7pm curfew respectively for stabbing a man on his own doorstep in Valentia Road last November.

@TVP_Oxford appeals for information after a burglary at the Jack Russell pub, Salford Road, Marston early on Wednesday morning.

There was a burglary in Dunstan Road sometime during Thursday evening. The Police are appealing for information.

@106jackfm was in Headington on Tuesday and gave away £600 in their “Runaway” promotion.

Friends of Old Headington (and that’s all of us surely) held their Gardens Open day yesterday (Sunday).

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

  • Begging outside Budgens/Greggs
  • Headington to Wheatley Cycle Path
  • Sikh temple in Cherwell Drive
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 #56

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Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 26 March – 1 April —

Sewage spills from a manhole in Osler Road near the junction with St Andrews Road were causing problems at the start of the week but were eventually fixed by Thames Water.

Bob Ford, owner of Headington Homewares, was on BBC Oxford radio on Tuesday afternoon talking about home brewing. Posh Fish re-opened after their recent fire and Café Noir is being redecorated.

Local people were welcomed with free refreshments by the proprietor, Sunder Sandher, at Headington Londis from 12pm on Friday 30 March. @HeadingtonNews posted this picture of Sunder with Andrew Smith MP (notably not eating a pasty).

Last Wednesday night (28 March) a burglar tried to break into homes in Bickerton Road and Beech Road, but was disturbed each time. Shortly afterwards in Woodlands Road a patrolling Police officer noticed a security light come on at a property. He was able to alert the occupiers and shortly afterwards Police detained the intruder and an accomplice nearby. Both are now in custody. (Report via @RuthWilk.)

Oxford University’s plans to buy the Park Hospital site moved forward.

The Lime Walk Players performed Oliver! at the Lime Walk Methodist Hall in New High Street this weekend. They desperately need more men to join their group.

There was a report of criminal damage to two vehicles parked in OXSRAD car park on Saturday.

My favorite Headington-related tweet this week:

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

  • Area Forums – do they work for you?
  • Charity shops – creating specialist outlets
  • Posh Fish

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.