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Headington Headlines #380

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The City Council’s Executive Board will consider a proposal to introduce parking charges at Court Place Farm, Marston. This is the site of parking for OXSRAD, Oxford City FC and for the Council itself. It’s said to be used currently by commuters, probably working at the JR. The report to the Exec Board is here. If approved, the proposal will have to go to the County Council as Highways Authority, when it will be opened to public consultation.

Bury Knowle Park was again awarded a Green Flag, one of six Oxford parks to receive this recognition.

Cyclists beware! @quarry_cycles spotted this cut-through cycle stand in Headington. The cut, covered with tape, lets a padlock cable be forced through so the bike plus padlock can be lifted and carried away.

The Headington Shark was in the news this week, being cleaned and repainted to mark its 32nd birthday.

And from @HeadingtonNews again, my favourite Headington-related tweet:

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

  • Beech House

Headington Headlines #348

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Your weekly round-up of local news for 11 – 17 December.

The butcher’s and grocer’s shop in the place next to Posh Fish that used to be a pet shop opened on Monday. It sells South Asian food and halal meat.

Bollards have been placed next to the car park at the bottom of Headington Hill Park to prevent selfish parking on the grass beyond the logs.

before and after the bollards

Intruders broke into a house in Sandhills on the afternooon of 5 December but ran off after one of the residents, a man in his 80s, fought them off with a chair. The three intruders escaped by car.

It’s no surprise to report that OX3’s Labour MP @AnnelieseDodds and OxWAb’s LibDem MP @LaylaMoran both voted against the government in Wednesday’s ‘take back control’ Brexit vote.

After the exhibition of the latest Access to Headington plans, here’s a summary of what’s going to happen on Headley Way and Cherwell Drive starting in January.

My favourite Headington-related tweet:

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

  • Beech Houses
  • Lorry Sat nav
  • Osler Road/St Andrews
  • New Chinese Language Courses for January 2018
  • Are you a car club user in Oxford? The Transport Studies Unit would love to talk to you

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