Thank you to our Headington OxClean stars!

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This was the sight in Kennett Road which faced the intrepid OxClean helpers from New Headington Residents’ Association on Saturday morning! Mary, Cicely, Stella, Kate, Helena, Stephanie and I clearly had a great deal of work to do!  Much of the rubbish was recyclable and we managed to find out that there had been a communications breakdown between one of the local shops and its refuse collection company, and hopefully we have been able to help sort this out

Friends of Bury Knowle Park turned up for their litter pick but in fact found very little to collect in the Park – the Park Rangers are clearly keeping the Park very clean and tidy. Thanks to Rosemary and Jill and Frank for helping out.

In the afternoon helpers from the Central and North Headington Resident’ Association in Sandfield Road did a sterling job to finish clearing Cuckoo Lane and help clear some of the rubbish from the JR site – we were pleasantly surprised that the Headington Hill end of the lane had already been cleared by helpers from Brookes. Many thanks to all, including Karen the organiser, Topsy, Michael, Hans, and Steve Goddard and the other delightful lady pictured here!

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Councillors get new licensing powers

A change in the law now means that ward councillors may call for reviews of existing licences on one or more of four grounds. These are:

  1. the prevention of crime and disorder
  2. the prevention of public nuisance
  3. public safety
  4. the protection of children from harm

If you have actual evidence as well as real concerns about nuisance or safety issues arising from any alcohol or entertainment licensed establishment within the Headington Ward – please get in touch with David and me, also the Neighbourhood team on 0845 850 5505 and your local Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator. It’s best to document dates and times of disturbances if you can as this will inform the licensing panel if the case comes to review.

Fill up on washing liquid at the new Fair Trade Shop!

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 It was a great privilege to attend the opening of the Fair Trade Shop in London Road this lunchtime and to thank all those concerned for their dogged hard work and enthusiasm in bringing us this exciting new venture.

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I was particularly interested in the Ecover containers of fabric softener, non bio laundry liquid, and washing up liquid available – at last, there is no need to buy plastic containers full of washing up liquid, just bring in your old ones and fill them up in the shop! What a great idea, and one that I know will appeal to many Headington residents who are concerned about their environment


 

 

 

Good news for Margaret Road/York Road residents

The corners of this junction are going to be tightened, so that pedestrians crossing York Road at the junction will have a shorter crossing, and vehicles turning left into York Road will go more slowly, reducing the risk of accidents.

Where pedestrians cross Margaret Road, the kerbs will be lowered and tactile paving will be laid. On the east corner, the existing footway will be rebuilt, and on the west corner the existing footway will be resurfaced.

The junction alterations are part of the “Better ways to school” initiative, its main aim is to encourage pupils to walk or cycle to school rather than to travel by car. Best of all, the efforts of Cllr Roz Smith and I in having a School Crossing Patrol have succeeded, and s/he will help school pupils and escorting adults to cross Margaret Road safely.

The work will start on 24 February and is expected to finish on 5 March

Refuse collection – update

Here is the latest bulletin from the City Council. If you have any remaining rubbish collection issues, please let David and me know

 

Thursday 21st January Today we have operated a normal collection service for Refuse, Recycling and Co-mingled for Blue week customers. 

Food Waste and Trade Waste collections have run to a normal schedule.  In addition, we have collected Co-mingled from Red week (Tuesday) customers in

North Oxford, Jericho and Norham Gardens. Our crews have supported each other throughout the day with the refuse crews, when they had finished their schedule of work and had tipped their loads, returning to assist their colleagues who were collecting Co-mingled waste in the Rosehill area. Some crews finished their work today at 17.45. We are now operating a normal residual waste collection service across the city. 

Friday 22nd January 

We will run a normal collection service for Refuse, Recycling and Co-mingled for both Red and Blue customers (Friday). There will be no green waste collection. Food Waste and Trade Waste collections will run as normal. 

We will also return to those areas that have missed their previous Co-mingled waste collections because of the bad weather. Our focus will be on Marston (Wednesday collection). Deliveries of bins/boxes/lilac and garden waste sacks will resume. 

Saturday 23rd January 

We will be collecting Co-mingled (Blue Box) from the Barton area.

We will be operating a Green Box service – area to be advised.

Sunday 24th January  

We will be running a limited green waste collection service in the

North Oxford area.

A Green Box waste collection service will also operate – area to be advised.

 

Find out if you’re entitled to the Cold Weather Payment

  Charity Age Concern Oxfordshire has joined forces with Oxfordshire County
Council to urge those who think they may be entitled to the central
government Cold Weather Payment to find out more and claim money that is
available to them. The £25 payments are automatically distributed when the
average temperature is, or is forecast to be, zero degrees Celsius or
below, for a period of seven consecutive days where a recipient lives to
those who fulfil certain criteria.

Click here for more information

City Council tackling more snow in the city

Latest bulletin from the City Council 13/1/10 at 17.23

Today’s recycling and refuse collection services were suspended today due to the adverse weather conditions.

However, Oxford City Council, did provide a limited trade collection service in the city centre. We also operated a limited clinical waste collection service to areas that were accessible.

Tomorrow, we hope to be able to collect residual waste, weather permitting. However, we will be reviewing the situation tomorrow morning. We would advise residents to check our website for further information.

Tonight we will continue with our gritting schedule and our gritters will cover major routes throughout the city.

Tomorrow we will be clearing access routes to a number of secondary schools throughout the city.

 

County council’s response to snow clearing

Here is today’s update regarding what Oxfordshire County Council is doing to deal with the effects of the recent heavy snowfall and ongoing planning for the freezing temperatures forecast for the coming days.

Snowploughs and gritters have again been in operation day and night, keeping clear 100 per cent of the county’s priority routes, which amounts to more than 800 miles of road. On top of this we continue to plough a large number of more minor roads and we have done our best to grit pavements where resources have permitted.

Many routes to Oxfordshire’s more rural locations have been cleared in recent days. In large part this is due to the kind assistance of local farmers who have been using their own equipment to supplement the county council’s work. The county council is very grateful for this and wishes to acknowledge their efforts.

The operation to grit Oxford’s five Park and ride sites continues and we have also had teams out in town centres clearing snow from pathways and other areas. The council has also been focusing on snowploughing and gritting routes around schools.

As you are aware, the council’s contracted supplier Salt Union had not delivered any salt to the county since December. However, we have now received a number of lorry loads of salt. The council will be continuing to grit and snowplough throughout the weekend.

Council adult social care officers are still using 4×4 vehicles to get through the snow and access vulnerable people. There have been no significant difficulties with service delivery and senior managers remain happy with the way that services have been able to continue despite the adverse weather.