Good news; the section of Lye Valley fen boardwalk destroyed by arson in the summer has been repaired by Oxford City Council Parks staff- thanks! @friendlyevalley.bsky.social

The English Indices of Deprivation 2025 show that one area in Headington is in the 1% least deprived in England, and other parts in the 2% least deprived. There are no longer any areas of Barton that are in the 10% or 20% most deprived areas www.oxford.gov.uk/news/article...

The agenda for the Planning Committee meeting on 18 November 2025 includes three Headington items: 15 Halliday Hill, 11 Glebelands, and 8 Dunstan Road: mycouncil.oxford.gov.uk/ieListDocume...

Remembrance: This panel in St Andrew’s Church lists five men of Old Headington who fell in the Second World War. It includes George Coggins, who lived at 9 The Croft and died at the age of 21 in an Italian prisoner of war camp from gunshot wounds sustained during the Anzio Campaign.

Weather vanes at Headington School Oxford ("HSO"), Holy Trinity Church in Headington Quarry, and St Andrew's Church in Old Headington today. Are there any more in Headington?

Roads are for cars Driveways are for cars Pavements are for cars Where do the people go? #pavementsareforpeople #banpavementparking #antisocialparking Mattock Close @headingtonnews.bsky.social

This Friday (7 November 2025)

Bhoomi Kitchen says goodbye to Headington

New staff accommodation at the John Radcliffe is a step closer to completion as a 'topping out' ceremony marks completion of the roof on units on Ivy Lane. This is part of the Trust's project to provide new staff with high-quality homes at rents more affordable than Oxfordshire’s private market.

The planning application to convert the house in Franklin Road that was badly damaged by fire into a large HMO with a new extension at the side and back and a loft conversion has been approved: public.oxford.gov.uk/online-appli...

15 new affordable homes in Westlands Drive, Northway, have been given the go-ahead. City Council housing arm Ox Place is building them as a “low car development”, with just 3 car spaces (2 wheelchair users, 1 visiting carers) but bike spaces for each house plus communal storage.

The planning application for a block of seven HMO flats to replace the former Savvy and barber’s shop at 255 & 257 London Road (on the eastern corner of Barton Road) has been approved: public.oxford.gov.uk/online-appli...

Oxford’s Temporary Congestion Charge is now live. The charge will be at points on six roads in Oxford. Cars with permits & all other vehicles can pass through charge locations for free. Without a permit, £5 per day is payable. www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/transport-an...

Splendid Halloween postbox topper on the London Road at its junction with Ramsay Road

If you are in the Oxford area next Thursday, I’m giving a talk on the birds of the Lye Valley area. It’s a multimedia presentation (pictures and calls!) covering the resident and migratory birds recorded in this part of the city. See you there! @friendlyevalley.bsky.social #Oxonbirding #Oxford

Comet Lemmon was visible between the clouds over Headington, Oxford this evening. Pictures taken on my phone, through my birding ‘scope. #CometLemmon #Oxford @headingtonnews.bsky.social

An appeal has been launched against the city council’s refusal of planning permission for a first-floor side extension at 1 Derwent Avenue (25/01657/FUL): acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewCase.asp...

Thomas Merrifield is advertising the sale of a limited company comprising eight properties, including Posh Fish in Headington: www.thomasmerrifield.co.uk/properties/w...

Improvements to bus services in Barton (and consequentially the rest of Headington) from 30 November 2025. Also some new Park & Ride connections

The Oxford Health Charity and partners have announced “Warneford 200” (funded by the National Lottery) to celebrate 200 years of Headington’s Warneford Hospital with exhibitions, talks, creative projects, and digital storytelling. Details here: warneford200.co.uk

Pullens Lane is closed to cars etc today (Wed 22 October 2025) in order to keep its status as a private road

The former Bhoomi restaurant at 70 London Road is now the Dhamroo: www.dhamroo.co.uk

"Buckingham New University in Oxford" is at Ruskin College (aka the University of West London)

Changes to the Central Headington Controlled Parking Zone: read the consultation results and fill in a survey here: letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxford_headi...

PCSOs Tedstone and Bishop will be at Headington Market today (Saturday 18 October 2025) from 11am to 12 noon where they will be offering advice, discussing local issues, and answering any questions you may have.

Notice in today’s Oxford Times that the Cuckoo Lane footpath between Pullens Lane and Marston Road will be closed from 22 October 2025 to about 30 March 2026

I made an infographic map. Oxford's Congestion Charge scheme (from 29th Oct) is not like most congestion charge schemes, because you can get to most streets in the city without being charged. My impression is a lot of people haven't realised this.

Once again a motorist has crashed into a Headington traffic light, this time near Gipsy Lane on the Headington Road. A single 'crumpled' car was spotted here at 1.30am

Savill’s are advertising the lease of the Aspen Building, currently being built at the Wood Centre for Innovation in Quarry Road, from 1 March 2027: search.savills.com/property-det...

The planning application for a three-storey building with six flats at Willow Corner in Quarry was refused today: public.oxford.gov.uk/online-appli...

The full draft minutes for last week’s Planning Committee meeting are now online, and you can see the details of the decision on the Co-op site here: mycouncil.oxford.gov.uk/mgAi.aspx?ID...

It looks as though buses from Headington to Oxford will not be too badly affected by the Oxford Half Marathon tomorrow (Sunday 12 October 2024), except for the No. 14 between Northway and the rail station: www.stagecoachbus.com/service-upda...

Chancellor’s are advertising the Shark House to rent (furnished) from next year as “a unique opportunity to reside in a living piece of art history”. Rent: £4,000 per month: www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

A great concert for Headington locals! @headingtonnews.bsky.social @oxfordclarion.bsky.social

The latest planning application for the site of Headington Co-op was approved by Oxford City Planning Committee last night (7 October 2025). You can see the discussion here on You-Tube, starting at 46:32 minutes and ending over an hour later at 1:50 minutes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol1V...

Park & Ride bus journeys will be free when Oxford’s congestion charge comes into effect on 29 October. Holders of P&R parking tickets will be entitled to catch any Stagecoach or Oxford Bus Co service from the sites, not just the P&R-branded ones. news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/free-park-an...

Here's a photo of the latest flags taken this morning.

The Oxford Mail reported on 29 September 2025 that the “Stand Up to Racism” group took down 36 flags in Headington over the weekend, but apparently the “Operation Raise the Colours” group put up another batch last night

The Planning Committee agenda for Tuesday 7 October 2025 includes the application to replace Headington Co-op with a building for research & development and offices. It is recommended for approval: mycouncil.oxford.gov.uk/ieListDocume...

Mesopotamia Walk will be closed all next week (29 September - 3 October 2025) for tree work

Another flattened bike stand in the Headington shopping centre

County Council consultation on new on-street pedal cycle parking locations includes two in Headington (St Andrew’s Road and Wilberforce Street): letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxford_cycle...

The city council proposes to charge for parking at Bury Knowle and Headington Hill. Details of the proposals can be found in the draft Orders here: www.oxford.gov.uk/downloads/do...

The planning application details relating to contamination on the Quarry Gate pub site has been approved after 16 tonnes of contaminated soil were removed on 6 August 2025 and replaced with 30 tonnes of new topsoil public.oxford.gov.uk/online-appli...

Oxford’s congestion charge will come into effect on 29 October. Oxfordshire County Council announced the start date this morning as well as opening up the online portal to apply for permits. www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/transport-an...

The Oxford Mail reports that the young man found dead at the C.S. Lewis Nature Reserve in Risinghurst on Friday (19 Sep 2025) was an American studying motorsport engineering at Oxford Brookes University: www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2548994...

There are about 25 flags flying high on the lampposts at the Headington roundabout, including England, Scotland, Wales, the Union Jack, the Red Ensign, Veterans Day, Royal Navy, and Victory over Japan

Meet at the Manor Surgery in Osler Road at 2pm to join a feeder group for today's Kidical Mass cycle ride in Oxford for families

A reminder that Cherwell Drive and Marston Ferry Road will be closed at night next week from Monday 22 to Saturday 27 September 2025 (7.30pm-6am) for resurfacing and the installation of traffic islands and signs: feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/article...

Suppliers and businesses owed around £2m by Blanchford’s will probably only receive 3.8 pence back for every pound owed www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2547504...