Oxford Newswire Archive

14-01-2008 19:30 | 0 comment(s)

Photos: Last Bonn Square tree is felled

After 14 days of occupation, Gabriel came down from the Bonn Square tree this morning at around 11AM and the council moved in to fell it. The work was complete by about 2.30PM. (Photos are Copyright.) Read more >>

14-01-2008 18:47 | 0 comment(s)

More arrests today at Bonn Square Oxford

After Gabriel was arrested earlier today when he came down from his home. When the court case concerning Bonn Square had finished; council workers with chainsaws came to destroy the last remaining tree. Two activists were arrested for aggravated trespass when one climbed onto the wood shredder and the other attempted to free him from the security personnel. Read more >>

14-01-2008 18:29 | 0 comment(s)

Out of My Tree

An account of the Westgate Centre Tree Protest in Oxford drawing wider comparisons with the environmental and social problems we face in the world at large Read more >>

14-01-2008 16:09 | 11 comment(s)

Sunday 3pm - Loose Change Final Cut at Phoenix Picturehouse, Oxford

"A country that hides something is a country that's afraid of getting caught."
George W Bush Read more >>

13-01-2008 15:51 | 6 comment(s)

Activist arrested while trying to give tree protester water

An activist is arrested for "on suspicion of littering" while trying to throw Gabriel, the Bonn Square tree protester, some water. Read more >>

13-01-2008 15:40 | 1 comment(s)

Photos from Bonn Square protest

Photos from Bonn Square protest Read more >>

12-01-2008 18:34 | 5 comment(s)

Oxford Tree Protest Brings Fences Down

A demonstration in Oxford against the felling of trees and the building of a monstrous new shopping centre saw hundreds of people gather around Bonn Square. Many of them then took spontaneous direct action to stop the fencing-off of the square, and forced the Council to take the fences back down! Read more >>

11-01-2008 17:59 | 1 comment(s)

Oxford Tree Protest Tomorrow (plus more photos)

Protest at midday tomorrow (Saturday) in Bonn Square. The proposed expansion of Oxford's Westgate Centre doesn't just threaten a group of beautiful trees, it also threatens to turn yet more of our city centre into a nightmarish consumer wasteland. Thanks to the people who've been up the trees, the Council are now on the back foot and there's a chance we could force them to scrap the whole stupid scheme - but we need people there! Read more >>

10-01-2008 17:12 | 0 comment(s)

Save Radley Lakes Demo - 14th Jan

Save Radley Lakes Demo. Monday 14th January, 1pm Oxford County Hall Read more >>

10-01-2008 12:25 | 0 comment(s)

Polar Bears Populate Welsh Coal Mine

A video about a climate action that happened before xmus. Read more >>

10-01-2008 09:45 | 0 comment(s)

Video of Oxford tree protest

Tree-sitters in Bonn Square (Oxford) opposing the massive expansion of the nearby Westgate shopping center. Since last Thursday one of the large trees in Bonn Square has been occupied in an attempt to save it from the chainsaws. It is one of around 40 trees, including many large mature ones, in the Westgate area marked for destruction. Read more >>

09-01-2008 23:48 | 7 comment(s)

Video and pics of Oxford tree protest against shopping centre expansion

Pics from today's tree-defending action; video on YouTube (

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uXdLcAffXnE). Read more >>

09-01-2008 10:52 | 2 comment(s)

Sacrificial trees for the uber Westgate being cut down now!

10am - trees being cut down in Paradise Square. Read more >>

08-01-2008 23:55 | 1 comment(s)

Westgate protest continues; court on Monday

Tree-sitters in Bonn Square (Oxford) opposing the massive expansion of the nearby Westgate shopping centre were served with a court summons today for an eviction hearing on Monday. More action is sorely needed. Read more >>

07-01-2008 22:04 | 0 comment(s)

NHS kills theatre nurse, Husband to be deported after inquest

A FILIPINO man is being deported from Britain because his wife, who died following a hospital blunder, is no longer working here. Read more >>

05-01-2008 15:50 | 4 comment(s)

Save the animals and our moral sense

Two demonstrations coming up:-

Thursday 10 January, the weekly demo, and

Saturday 12 January, for the monthly demo Read more >>

05-01-2008 02:29 | 1 comment(s)

Anti-Incinerator Petition and Protest

Oxford County Council are having a crucial debate on whether to build an incinerator in Oxfordshire. Oxford Brookes People & Planet & Oxford FoE have put together an online petition and will be protesting outside. Read more >>

03-01-2008 23:54 | 1 comment(s)

last tree in Bonn square Oxford occupied, eviction expected at dawn, friday

The last tree left in Bonn square is being occupied in attempt to save it - please get support down there Read more >>

19-12-2007 22:34 | 3 comment(s)

Elderly Welsh Councillor Convicted for Peace Protest at Nuclear Weapons Site

AN ELDERLY male councillor from south Wales received a two-year conditional discharge at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 11 December for a recent protest action at AWE Burghfield, a nuclear weapons facility in Berkshire, England [1].
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14-12-2007 13:23 | 8 comment(s)

SPEAK founder charged with arson.

Mel Broughton, founder of SPEAK charged over Oxford university arson attempts. Read more >>