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Carla Cohen @drcarlacohen.bsky.social · 13h

A great concert for Headington locals!
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The City of Oxford Choir @oxfordchoir.org · 1d

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.

www.oxfordchoir.org/event-detail...

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 3d

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 · 9d

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 · 9d

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 · 10d

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 · 17d

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 · 11d

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 · 14d

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 · 14d

Another flattened bike stand in the Headington shopping centre

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 15d

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 · 15d

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

www.oxford.gov.uk

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 15d

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 · 16d

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 · 16d

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.

www.oxfordmail.co.uk

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 17d

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 · 17d

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 · 17d

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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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 17d

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 · 19d

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

Cyclox @cycloxoxford.bsky.social · 23d

It's Kidical Mass time in Oxford. However old you are, ride into town in a joyful, safe, marshalled group this Sunday 21 September or just meet up with us in town.
Let's take back the streets!

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 21d

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...

Oxford road set for overnight closures ahead of traffic filter trial

Marston Ferry Road in Oxford will be closed overnight from 22 to 27 September.

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 23d

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...

Businesses to lose out significantly after builder's merchant collapse

Oxfordshire businesses will not receive the full amount of money back from a collapsed builder's merchant, administrators have said.

www.oxfordmail.co.uk

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 23d

Retail unit near Tesco at Barton Park advertised to let: www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

Check out this High street retail property to lease on Rightmove

High street retail property to lease in Barton Park, Oxford, OX3 9FX, OX3 for £2,279 pcm. Marketed by Vail Williams, Oxford

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 23d

Planning application to rebuild 29 Franklin Road (the house that burnt down in April 2024) as a large HMO: public.oxford.gov.uk/online-appli...

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Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 25d

Creation Theatre runs a children’s drama club at Headington Baptist Church on Wednesdays: ages 8–10 from 4.30 to 5.30pm and ages 11–13 from 5.30 to 6.30pm. See this poster for how to book for a free taster session

Headington News @headingtonnews.bsky.social · 26d

Condition 18 (Services and Deliveries) cannot be discharged as servicing for the commercial centre through the commercial block at Barton Park is seemed unacceptable

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