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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 22h

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...

Aspen Building, Wood Centre for Innovation, Quarry Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8SB | Property to rent | Savills

Property details for Aspen Building, Wood Centre for Innovation. One of many properties to rent in Quarry Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8SB from Savills, world leading estate agents.

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 1d

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...

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry, that was meant to be 2016....

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 2d

This was Headington Post Office from 1942 to 1916

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 2d

It is ironic that Risinghurst and Wood Farm on the outskirts of Headington will each still have a post office while the central shopping centre doesn't, but no central business has offered to accommodate one

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 2d

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...

Agenda item - 25/00799/FUL 152 London Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9ED | Oxford City Council

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 3d

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...

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 4d

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...

Check out this 4 bedroom terraced house for rent on Rightmove

4 bedroom terraced house for rent in Headington, Headington, OX3 for £4,000 pcm. Marketed by Chancellors, Headington

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Carla Cohen @drcarlacohen.bsky.social · 4d

A great concert for Headington locals!
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The City of Oxford Choir @oxfordchoir.org · 5d

Come join us in Headington on Saturday 18 October for our next concert: Love's Philosophy.

The concert explores themes of love - human, mystic, and divine - with music by Holst, Ian Assersohn, Cecilia McDowall, Arvo Pärt, and Jake Runestad.

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Promotional poster for a musical event titled LOVE'S PHILOSOPHY, presented by The City of Oxford Choir and conducted by Duncan Aspden. The concert explores themes of love—human, mystic, and divine—with music by Holst (Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda), Ian Assersohn (Verses from Panthea), Cecilia McDowall, Arvo Pärt, and Jake Runestad. Scheduled for Saturday, 18 October 2025 at 19:30 at All Saints’ Church, Lime Walk, Headington. Ticket prices: £15 full, £12 concessions, free for students and under 18s. Includes QR code and website link (www.oxfordchoir.org). Background features green leaves with water droplets, evoking a serene, natural atmosphere.

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 6d

Floorspace for use for research & development, and offices. Planning application 25/00799/FUL: public.oxford.gov.uk/online-appli...

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 6d

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...

Planning Committee - 7 October 2025

YouTube video by Oxford City Council

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 7d

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...

Free park and ride bus travel with temporary congestion charge

Oxfordshire County Council is providing free park and ride bus journeys in Oxford for an initial period of three months from 29 October, when the city’s temporary congestion charge scheme starts. The ...

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Sharon Curtis @sharoncurtis.bsky.social · 13d

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

Headington (Green Rd) roundabout on a cloudy day, with a few cars using it. 9 of its lampposts are visible, almost all have two flags on them: a St George's flag, and a Union Jack. The nearest lamppost has its flags streaming in the wind.

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 14d

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

Sharon Curtis @sharoncurtis.bsky.social · 14d

These flags got removed a few days ago.

As of this evening, another batch of flags (round 4) has been hoisted onto the lampposts. Saw the group of men with their ladders at dusk today putting them up.

Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 21d

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

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 15d

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...

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 18d

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

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 18d

Another flattened bike stand in the Headington shopping centre

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 19d

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...

Oxford: Various locations - proposed on-street pedal cycle parking (September 2025)

We're asking for your views on the proposal to introduce new ‘on-carriageway’ cycle parking places at various locations within Oxford. The proposals will provide additional cycle parking capacity for ...

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 19d

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...

Downloads for City of Oxford Off-street Parking Places Orders 2025 – Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council; building a world class city for everyone

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 20d

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...

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 20d

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...

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 20d

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...

Young man found dead in nature reserve named as American Oxford Brookes student

Following the discovery of the young man in the CS Lewis Nature Reserve in Oxford tributes have been made and his inquest is due to begin this week.

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 21d

The Oxford Mail report the witness as saying, “"It's a long way to come to put up a flag, but they said they wanted to put them up higher than they were before because they claimed 'foreign people' had taken them down.” They could have learnt about this on social media

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 21d

I imagine it is because the St George’s Cross flag put low down on the Headington Roundabout railings in August was amended to read “LOVE IMMIGRANTS”, as reported here by the Oxford Clarion: oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-week...

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 21d

According to the Oxford Mail, people travelled from Liverpool to put up these flags in Headington: www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2548665...

Scousers 'drive 175 miles to put England flags up' in Oxford

Scousers 'drove 175 miles from Liverpool to put up England flags', a resident of Oxford has said amid protests across the UK.

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