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Headington Headlines #42

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It was a very quiet week for news in Headington and surrounding areas and what little I found mostly related to planning. But anyway, here’s my round-up for 12 – 18 December —

Rosemary Restaurant got a scathing review on the e-democracy forum (scroll to the end of the page). The forum also carried an extended debate over the absence of Sainsbury’s and Tesco from Headington and the merits of internet shopping, intermingled with reaction to Costa’s application to open a coffee shop in the old Cartridge World. The required change of use will go before the Area Planning Committee.

In other planning matters, both an application for a smoking shelter at The Six Bells and plans for 29 Old High Street were refused.

More significantly, two major planning documents go to the City Council today (Monday) – the Barton Area Action Plan which sets out the framework for the Barton East development, and the Housing Policy and Sites book with the Headington car park not preferred for residential development. Neither document includes the Ruskin Fields development favoured by Ruskin College. The Council will debate, possibly amend, and approve versions of these before they come back for further consultation in the New Year. Meanwhile Headington Ward councillors David Rundle and Ruth Wilkinson (@RuthWilk) will report back at their Ward Focus meeting at the Baptist Church on Old High Street at 6pm on Tuesday.

Not one but TWO Headington-related tweets this week, both on the subject of Costa:

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

  • No Sainsburys and No Tescos?
  • Planners holding the line
  • West Barton plan likely to go ahead?
  • Library

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 #22

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

It was a weekend of varied events in Headington. A C.S.Lewis walk, a public open afternoon at Magdalen Quarry and an organised picnic in Bury Knowle Park on Saturday, and the Oxford Family Olympic Event in South Park on Sunday. @HeadingtonNews reports on Magdalen Quarry.

And while we’re on the subject of three or four things all coming at once, the new joint-ticketing bus timetables started on Sunday. We’ll have to wait and see if it’s a success, though @Ox_Bex wasn’t happy with her experience.

Headington Ward LibDems held their first Focus Meeting on Tuesday. Reports by @RuthWilk here and me here. Ruth has published the action points from the meeting.

The City Council has told the White Hart in Old Headington that the pub’s bins must only be on the highway on collection days.

The Rosemary restaurant leafleted many streets with a menu. @AlisonHogarth ordered a takeaway and wasn’t very impressed.

My favorite Headington-related tweet this week:

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

  • Should the Dorset House planning application get planning permission?
  • Heavy Trucks using the Residential streets
  • Joint Bus Ticketing Starts 24 July
  • Events in Headington this weekend (23/24 July 2011)

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.