In our recent ward survey, a number of residents asked us why anyone would want to build on the Headington car park, and to publish this on our website.
Cllr Darke wrote a comment piece in the Oxford Mail in answer to the question ” Should Headington Car Park be built on?” We have been unable to find any other rationale.
Click on the link below to read those comments.
THANK YOU!
WITH YOUR HELP WE’RE GOING TO WIN THE BATTLE TO SAVE THE CAR PARK!
The city council has announced that Oxford in Bloom may fold after a lack of competition entries this year. There have been fewer than 100 registered entries and without a significant increase in numbers the competition may not continue. Over recent years the numbers of entrants has dropped, and Oxford City Council is urging people to show their commitment to next year’s competition.
To help retain the competition for 2012 and beyond, register your interest or support by contacting Oxford City Councils Parks & Open Spaces team on 01865 252240 or email parks@oxford.gov.uk
The Oxford in Bloom competition is open to all people in the city and the categories include most florally attractive gardens, containers, commercial properties as well as the junior oxford in bloom, for individuals or schools and community groups.
Trophies are awarded in each category, and prizes valuing £100, £50 and £25 are handed out to the top three winners in each residential and community group categories. Certificates of merits are presented to all entrants who attain marks over 65 points. Business Headington & Partners entered for the first time this year with their hanging baskets along the London Road and collected a bronze award for their efforts. The group raised money from local businesses to fund the project.
The Thames Valley Police new non-emergency number 101 goes live today 14th November 2011. This will replace the 0845 8 505 505 number in time.
Both numbers will run side by side until the end of March, but if demand for the 0845 8 505 505 number drops it may be discontinued earlier.
Calls to 101 (from both landlines and mobile networks) cost 15 pence per call, no matter what time of day the call is made, or the duration of the call.
Everyone calling the police for non-emergency matters will now know exactly how much a call will cost them, and can be assured of equal access whether they are on a pay-as-you-go mobile or a home landline.
December 7 sees the launch of an ‘Oxford Work Club’ by the City Council in partnership with Jobcentre Plus, OCVC and external volunteers. Look out for the Press Release shortly. There will be support from the Council’s Customer Services staff who will provide general advice on benefits
Residents have contacted us because they are so concerned about the perceived ‘damage’ caused to Rock Edge Site of Special Scientific Interest by the County Council’s Old Road traffic management scheme works. The boundary has been dug into in order to make the footway wider with permission by Natural England.
The topsoiled bank is currently fenced off in order to let new grass seed bed in. This is to avoid the topsoil being trampled down the slope and spreading across the footway. Let’s hope it doesn’t rain too hard!
Parks Officers, Community Wardens, the Dog Warden, Environmental Enforcement officers, PCSOs and Neighbourhood Police Officers can now issue fixed penalty notices of £80 for a variety of offences.
New powers include:
Get involved with this year’s Light Night Lantern Parade
Come along to a free Lantern Making workshop on 12 November at the T-Building, BMW Mini Plant Oxford between 10am and 4pm. Help create a large lantern which will form one of the Twelve Days of Christmas in this year’s magical Lantern Procession.
There will be a workshop for families with younger children to make some smaller lanterns.
The workshop is free, thanks to Mini Plant Oxford, but you will need to pre-book your place here.
The Lantern Procession will take place on Friday 2 December at 6pm from The Old Fire Station in Gloucester Green as part of the Christmas Light Night celebrations.
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A new website, launched last week, aims to help people reduce, reuse and recycle almost anything in Oxfordshire.
Produced by Oxfordshire Waste Partnership (OWP) the Recycling A-Z website enables people to select an unwanted item and find out all the things they can do to keep it out of landfill.
It’s rather good! Click here to visit
A further planning application has been received this week for a property in Brookside. Please click on the Planning Applications tab on the top toolbar for details
There have been three planning decisions made under delegated powers this week, two were permitted and one was refused. They are on properties in London Road, Old High Street and Windmill Road. Please see Latest Planning Decisions on the top toolbar for more details