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Headington Headlines #97

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Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 28 January – 3 February.

An unpleasant aggravated burglary involving an attack with petrol took place on Monday morning at the Corner House pub on the corner of Hollow Way and Horspath Driftway. @TVP_Oxford appeals for information.

There was a multi-vehicle collision on the eastbound A40 between Marston and Headington on Thursday morning.

New shelters were installed over the ticket machines in Headington car park.

Oxford Scribes’ calligraphy exhibition opened in Bury Knowle Library. It’s on until 11 February.

Holy Trinity Church (Headington Quarry) issued a press release announcing a decision not to proceed with the proposed extension and agreeing in principle to interior changes subject to further design work.

Tesco put up some fencing on the old Friar pub site on Marston Road and started a local row because it encroached on public land. Cllr Roy Darke took up the case and the offending fencing will be moved back (see this message and earlier posts).

@Ruskin_college has applied to extend the validity of its planning permission for new student accommodation blocks. Permission was granted three years ago but shortage of funds means no work has started. The extension appeal will be heard at the East Area Planning Committee meeting on Tuesday.

Headington Went Strictly on Saturday in a fund-raiser for @CLIC_Sargent.

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

  • power fluctuations
  • Long-stay charging to begin at Park and Ride
  • Empty shops in Headington
  • 2 new shops in Marston?
  • The Friar, Marston Road
  • Can anyone suggest a good window cleaner?
  • Pullen’s Lane due to be closed today
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 #51

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Here’s my weekly round-up of local news for 20 – 26 February —

Headington Headlines is one year old this week. My first round-up of local news covered the week 21 – 27 February 2011.

Starting with news from the retail sector, just over a year since it closed the Londis on the corner of Windmill Road re-opened under new ownership on Saturday. The same day @LazyGamerUK held a ‘pre-launch’ event prior to opening fully next week. There’s been some discussion of the shop’s prospects on the e-democracy forum under the ‘Costa Coffee‘ thread, oddly. Go down to the post dated Feb 21 09:09 for the first mention.

A shark to rival @Bill_Heine‘s has appeared outside Posh Fish as part of the redecorations after their fire. [Hooray! – Ed] Council planners are going to decide whether it needs planning permission. [Boo! – Ed]

Meanwhile, Marston residents are threatening to boycott Tesco when the new store opens on the site of the old Friar pub. Nearly 200 people attended a protest meeting.

Headington Action held an informal meeting on Monday to discuss how to encourage people to hold street parties this summer.

On Tuesday local Councillors for Headington Ward held a Ward Focus meeting at Headington School, focussing on cycling issues. You can read their report here.

Marston & Northway Neighbourhood Policing Team carried out an operation to enforce the ‘Access Only’ restrictions in Elms Drive, Marston on Thursday. One vehicle was given a ticket. @TVP_Marston reported bin fires in Stockleys Road on Saturday and asked for any information. Phone 101 if you can help.

Several groups are threatening to invoke the Town Green legislation to protect bits of land affected by the Barton West development plans. Northway Residents’ Group will try to protect land between Foxwell Drive and the A40 which would be affected by one of the access links, and Barton residents want to protect the Barton nature park. Technically separate but still tied in to the same development, Friends of Old Headington are campaigning to have Ruskin Fields declared a Town Green in an effort to thwart Ruskin College’s hopes of developing the site.

This map shows the location of some of the places mentioned in this report.

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

  • The Friar Pub Marston and Tesco
  • Costa Coffee
  • New Lime Walk and All Saints junction “improvements”
  • Peacocks

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 #18

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Here is my weekly round-up of news for the week 20 – 26 June.

Tesco denied any interest in the ex-Londis corner site but rumours persist.

A Nigerian national from Wood Farm Road was found guilty of attempting to organise sham marriages. He was also found guilty of assisting unlawful immigration and money laundering offences and will be sentenced in July.

A car and a cyclist collided near the Headington Roundabout on Monday.

A Summer Festival of Music organised by Oxfordshire County Council’s Music Service took place on Saturday at Bayards Hill School, Waynflete Road, Headington.

The Oxford Hindu Temple and Community Centre Project held a summer mela at Sandhills Primary School on Saturday. Lord Mayor Elise Benjamin attended.

Cllr @RuthWilk reported that the children’s nursey in Osler Road is to get safety barriers installed on the pavement outside.

@TheOxfordMail picked up the story of Barton Post Office. Just because you’re a Councillor doesn’t mean you get any better attention from the PO than ordinary people.

Property developers I & O Ltd have put in a new planning application for the Cavalier pub site, proposing to build 58 student rooms and a warden’s room on three floors. Their previous application was for a shop and 36 rooms. Discussion on the e-dem forum (see below).

My favorite Headington-related tweet this week (about satnav problems):

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

  • Londis corner shop in receivership
  • Tagging
  • Joint Bus Ticketing Starts 24 July
  • The Cavalier pub

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.