Here are just some of the issues David and I chased with City Council staff last Thursday on your behalf.

• Poor condition of paving slabs next to Headington toilets
• Missing toilet paper in Headington toilets to Streetscene  and query re type of toilet roll holders
• Refurbishment update on Headington Toilets – disabled facilities must  be prioritised in the refurb plan
• Crab apple tree on Stephen Road needs attention
• Norton Close Litter bin abuse – monitor this in response to resident concerns
• New High Street Flats,  lilac sack versus bin issues – residents need reassurance that the lilac sack service will continue
• Kennett Road flyposting on telephone box to be taken up separately, Kennett Road rubbish on street is being monitored
• Emptying of Osler Road overflowing bus stop bin (near entrance to Hospital) and  protruding bolts out of pavement
• Latimer Road tree base suckers obstruct pavement
• London Road (opposite Horwood close) receding grass – ward councillors to meet a member of Council staff on site to discuss options
• Blackburn Close flats (off Beech Road),  residents require food waste recycling collections . Councillors already in correspondence with Board Member on this
• Dunstan Road Cemetery wire style bins missing
• Cuckoo Lane alleyway  surface imperfections – need repair
• North Place ( opp no. 5) silver birch excessive height
• Natural light restriction in North Place due to excessive tree canopies
• Stapleton / Bickerton (Nr top of road) root damage to pavement
• Bin configuration / mis-represented waste at Headington Car park Recycling Bells – too many? would there be less untidiness if they were arranged in a straight line?
• North Place replacement doors – what is the timescale for these as they were priority after those completed after Blackbird Leys?
• Garden scheme – your councillors have emailed the member of Council staff who deals with this for updated information
• North Place communal paths – are they due for resurfacing?

Some of the above are phrased in Councilspeak – please get in touch if you want it translated! “Mis-represented waste” in this instance means people are chucking it down on the ground instead of posting it through the slots

We’ll let you know progress in our Focus leaflets and Ward Focus meetings – don’t forget the next Ward Focus meeting is on Tuesday 10 September. See details of our meetings and surgeries on the tab at the top of the screen.