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Headington Headlines #396

TonyOX3

Your weekly round-up of local news for 26 November – 2 December.

One of the four young people arrested over last week’s stabbing in Wood Farm Road [link] is from Windmill Road. The four are charged with attempted murder and have been remanded to the Crown Court next month.

Headington Singers joined Twitter @HeadingtonSing1

Lord Mayor Colin Cook switched on Headington’s Christmas lights on Friday evening. There was a good crowd of people listening to a small choir and later singing along to old favourite carols. Thanks go to @HeadingtonA for organising the event and to several local companies who sponsored it by providing food and drinks.

A good crowd for the lights and carols 30 Nov 2018
A good crowd for the lights and carols

More Christmas lights for my favourite Headington-related tweet this week:

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

  • Massive student development proposed by Brooke [sic] in Headington Conservation Area

Headington Headlines #345

TonyOX3

Your weekly round-up of local news for 20 – 26 November.

One of the most prestigious houses in Oxford, let alone Headington, is on the market for a mere £5.25m. High Wall in Pullen’s lane has been up for sale since the summer but it’s popped up again on my news feed. Here’s a description of it on Prime Resi (‘Journal of Luxury Property’), and here’s Savills listing. The garden, but not the house, is Grade II listed. As always, headington.org.uk has all the history.

Headington’s Christmas lights will be switched on next Friday (1 December). I’m told there will be carol singing and mince pies!

The shop that was Electric Aids in Windmill Road has opened as Homewood Funeral Directors – Headington’s fourth undertakers.

In a rare example of a communnity pub making a comeback from closure, the Ampleforth Arms in Risinghurst opened on Saturday. All those concerned deserve hearty congratulations. Here are their opening hours for the rest of the week. Which leads me onto …

My favourite Headington-related tweet:

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

  • Nielsen House