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Headington Headlines #158

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Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 7 – 13 April.

The main obstacles to the Haboakus developments in Northway seem to have been removed with Thames Water agreeing what needs to be done about the sewerage system.

Dr Mark Crowley, a Consultant Anaesthetist from the JR Hospital, has been selected to play for the England over-40s Masters hockey team. England currently hold the World, European and Home Nations championships at this level.

Following the news of the retirement of Headteacher Keith Ponsford last week, it’s been announced that Bayards Hill primary school in Barton is to become an academy school from the start of the new term. It will be sponsored by Cheney School, the secondary school to which many Bayards Hill pupils progress.

New fitness equipment was installed in Headington Hill Park, some of it in the wrong place according to the newly-formed Friends. The Council has said it will move the offending apparatus.

The planning application for a change of use from retail to a restaurant/café at the ex-Trade Exchange shop on the London Road was withdrawn. It was unlikely to have been successful anyway.

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

  • London road from Hamburger roundabout to Headington
  • Bar Meze
  • Proposed Changes to Green Road Roundabout
  • Tree-felling on Oxford Bypass adjacent to Northway
  • Tree Felling on A40 By Pass
  • Barton / Northway bus link
  • Northway 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.

Headington Headlines #153

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Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 3 – 9 March.

The new management team at @VictoriaArms, Euan and Lizzie, have a combined 26 years in the licencing/hospitality trade.

The body of Dr Richard Barnett who worked at the Manor surgery before his retirement was recovered from the Thames at Shillingford.

A man from Saxon Way appeared in court charged with rape. The alleged incident took place in September 2012. He pleaded ‘not guilty’ and the trial continues.

The inaugural meeting of the Friends of Headington Hill Park will take place on Weds 26 March at 6pm in the East Oxford Community Centre.

More on the @BartonPark_ development – this time a suggestion from Councillors that existing Barton and Northway council tenants ‘might’ get priority in allocation of social housing.

Last week’s Walk of Protest made national TV, albeit on the Urdu channel GeoTV.

A friar who is also a former governor of @RyeStAntony school admitted at Southwark Crown Court possessing more than 5,000 child abuse images. He will be sentenced later.

The Oxford Mail reported on the new @JacobsChopHouse.

@Stagecoach_Ox announced they will be ordering 26 new buses to replace the current @Oxford_Tube fleet.

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

  • Northway Town Green application and Barton Park
  • Osler Road junction
  • Headington Hill Park Friends inaugural meeting
  • Activities for under 5s on Fridays
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 #147

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Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 20 – 26 January.

BT removed the unused phone box on the corner of Rock edge and Windmill Road.

Three armed men robbed Stan James bookmakers on Roundway on Monday evening.

A woman’s body was found hanging from a tree in Shotover Country Park last Sunday (19 January).

Homes in Sandhills and Barton suffered a power cut on Thursday afternoon, part of a much wider area including Stanton St John, Forest Hill and Wheatley. The power failure continued through the evening. It was caused by a tree falling on overhead power lines. Local power was restored in the early hours of Friday morning after a generator was shipped in from Bournemouth. And no, I don’t know why Bournemouth.

@RyeStAntony School’s play this year is Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” on 11, 12 and 13 February.

The dugout by the football pitches in Margaret Road Park will be removed at the end of the football season. Complaints of antisocial behaviour have been made, it seems. Elsewhere, Cllr @LaurencePBaxter announced that the City budget for 2014/5 includes a commitment to build a new sports pavilion and community facility there.

Headington’s LibDem Councillors launched a new facebook page.

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

  • Census 2011 statistics by city council ward
  • Quarry Gate pub
  • What did you see last week at the theatre or cinema?
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.