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30 Most Recent News Stories
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Tue 26th Feb 2008
I've just received the latest update from Oxfordshire County Council on the current state of play with transport schemes in our area. I've listed them all below, together with the Council's assessment of what's happening, and what's been completed. Any questions, do please let me know: stephen[at]stephentall.org.uk
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Read "Headington & Marston Transport Strategy: where's it up to?" in full
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Wed 20th Feb 2008
I've just received an email from Charles Young, organiser of the Headington Farmers' Market - www.headingtonmarket.net - alerting me to the fact that this Friday, 22nd February, the market will be open for business once again. There's a terrific range of produce available, so if you haven't popped along yet, make sure you do this week...
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Read "Headington Farmers' Market THIS FRIDAY" in full
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Wed 20th Feb 2008
Rather unsurprisingly there's going to be some disruption to your normal shopping service if you're planning to use the Westgate Centre while it's being revamped. The Council press release below gives further details of changes to Shopmobility, the toilets and the parking machines...
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Read "New Westgate shopping centre - disruption during works" in full
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Wed 6th Feb 2008
My Headington ward colleague, Cllr David Rundle, has two unenviable tasks: being the City Council's deputy leader, and responsible for Oxford's leisure centres. He's written to The Oxford Times to address how the Lib Dems are dealing with the terrible legacy of two decades of Labour neglect of our leisure centres:
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Read "David Rundle: "radical change" ahead for Oxford's leisure centres" in full
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Sun 3rd Feb 2008
We all know what in iniquitous tax the Council Tax is. Introduced by the Tories, it has been kept by Labour - and the cost has doubled in the last decade under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. The average council tax per dwelling in England and Wales has increased by 96% since 1997/8, from £554 to over £1000 in 2007/08. The Liberal Democrats would, as I'm sure you know, scrap council tax and replace it with a fairer tax based on the ability to pay.
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Read "Lib Dems reveal Council Tax has doubled since Labour came to power in '97 " in full
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Fri 25th Jan 2008
A resident recently asked what exactly Oxford City Council does to tackle racism in our community. It was one of those questions which, slightly embarrassingly, stumped me: I know the Council has always taken a firm anti-racist line - and that councillors have made it a priority for the Council to enact anti-discrimination legislation - but that's a bit different from working out how you can change hearts and minds in the city at large. I asked one of the Council managers to brief me, and thought I'd share her bullet points with you...
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Read "Combating racism - how Oxford City does it" in full
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Wed 23rd Jan 2008
If it's the fourth Friday of the month that can mean only one thing: Headington farmer's market on Kennett Road, simply the best place to stock up on fresh meat, vegetables and other delicacies. Chares Young the market's organiser, brings us this month's highlights:
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Read "Don't forget Headington's farmers' market this Friday!" in full
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Sat 12th Jan 2008
New Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has hit 2008 running, delivering a major speech setting the tone for the party's approach to public services under his leadership - in short, making sure they are driven by local people's needs, not by bureaucrats in Whitehall. Here are some extracts from his speech, below:
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Read "Clegg: time for radical grassroots innovation in public services" in full
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Mon 24th Dec 2007
I'm talking a fortnight's break from this website (and politics), so this message is simply to wish all readers - and in particular those living in Headington - all the very best for the forthcoming festivities. I wish you and your families every happiness, and look forward to picking up old and new casework on residents' behalf in 2008.
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Read "A very merry Christmas and happy New Year to all readers"
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Fri 21st Dec 2007
The following planning applications in the North East area have been submitted to Oxford City Council. Plans may be inspected at the offices of the Head of Planning Control and Conservation, Ramsay House, 10 St Ebbes Street, Oxford OX1 1PT.
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Read "List of new planning applications" in full
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Mon 17th Dec 2007
Vince Cable's amazingly effective turn as acting Lib Dem leader comes to an end tomorrow when the new leader of the party is revealed following an all-member ballot. Vince has written to all party members to thank us for our support over the past couple of months, and I'm sure he wouldn't mind me sharing his tidings with you:
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Read "Vince Cable: Thank You for your support" in full
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Sat 15th Dec 2007
Most planning applications are not decided by city councillors; they are 'delegated' to the City Council's planning officers. Usually these are quite straightforward, and councillors get to hear about those which are controversial. One such was 33 Perrin Street, where a planning application was put in for the subdivision of the garden, and erection of a detached 2-storey 2-bed house, with access from New High Street.
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Read "33 Perrin Street: planning appeal dismissed" in full
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Tue 11th Dec 2007
The following planning applications in the North East area have been submitted to Oxford City Council. Plans may be inspected at the offices of the Head of Planning Control and Conservation, Ramsay House, 10 St Ebbes Street, Oxford OX1 1PT.
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Read "List of new planning applications" in full
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Fri 7th Dec 2007
One of the common myths about Council Tax is that it pays for the local services councils provide. In fact, Council Tax makes up a relatively small proportion of council spending: roughly half of the City Council's money comes in the form of a 'revenue support grant' from central government, while a further quarter comes from business rates. This means councils are highly dependent on what money they're given by central government.
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Read "Labour's bad news for Oxford's council taxpayers" in full
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Tue 4th Dec 2007
The following planning applications in the North East area have been submitted to Oxford City Council. Plans may be inspected at the offices of the Head of Planning Control and Conservation, Ramsay House, 10 St Ebbes Street, Oxford OX1 1PT.
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Read "List of new planning applications" in full
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Tue 27th Nov 2007
The following planning applications in the North East area have been submitted to Oxford City Council. Plans may be inspected at the offices of the Head of Planning Control and Conservation, Ramsay House, 10 St Ebbes Street, Oxford OX1 1PT.
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Read "List of new planning applications" in full
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Thu 22nd Nov 2007
Oxford City Council's arboricultural officer - responsible for checking the condition of the city's 32,000 trees - has been in touch to inform councillors of any trees in their ward which they view as needing felling - five fall in the Headington area.
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Read "Five Headington trees due for felling" in full
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Wed 21st Nov 2007
Which might sound like your idea of hell, or might be just your cup of tea... for those who would welcome occasional news updates on those issues in which they're interested, this sounds a really good idea. For instance, I find it a massive help to receive a weekly text message from the City Council telling me whether it's a green or blue box recycling week. Full details below.
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Read "Regular Email Updates from Oxford City Council" in full
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Tue 20th Nov 2007
How fortunate the Lib Dems are to have Vince Cable not only as our shadow chancellor, but also as our acting leader - few can speak more authoritatively than he can on economic affairs, and the Labour Government's current Treasury woes. Here's the email Vince has just sent me as a party member setting out how the Lib dems are responding to the current financial crises:
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Read "Vince Cable: Gordon Brown should come clean on Northern Rock" in full
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Tue 20th Nov 2007
The following planning applications in the North East area have been submitted to Oxford City Council. Plans may be inspected at the offices of the Head of Planning Control and Conservation, Ramsay House, 10 St Ebbes Street, Oxford OX1 1PT.
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Read "List of new planning applications" in full
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Sat 17th Nov 2007
Might there be a possible breakthrough in the long-running saga of the Warneford Hospital planning applications? That's the strong hint from Julie Waldron, chief executive of the local NHS Trust in a letter to local residents association chairs.
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Read "Warneford planning applications - a way forward?" in full
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