Oxford Ecology Newswire Archive

19-01-2008 16:18 | 7 comment(s)

Trees 'spiked' in Oxford

The campaign against the felling of 42 mature London Planes clearly isn't over... Read more >>

15-01-2008 12:53 | 1 comment(s)

Bonn Square evicted; fight against Westgate continues; Radley Lakes setback

Yesterday the Bonn Square tree protest was evicted and the tree cut down. Several protesters were arrested. Read more >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

03-12-2007 17:17 | 0 comment(s)

Veg*n Climate March update

Be part of history in London this Saturday! Be part of the biggest ever mobilisation of vegetarians and vegans on environmental grounds!! Veg*nism is the solution to many of the catastrophies facing the planet - it`s time to tell the world!! Read more >>

16-11-2007 21:25 | 1 comment(s)

New UK Nuclear Warhead Facility Rubber-Stamped, Despite Safety Concerns

Anti-nuclear campaigners raise concerns as the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) site at Burghfield is granted planning permission for factory

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16-11-2007 20:14 | 1 comment(s)

Atomic Weapons Establishment emergency rehearsals inadequate to protect public

A report by the independent research group Nuclear Information Service (NIS), released the same week that Britain’s nuclear bomb factory at Aldermaston prepares for a major test of its emergency procedures, highlights a series of flaws in previous emergency exercises at the site which the authors believe would leave members of the public and personnel working at the site at risk in the event of an accident.
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13-11-2007 16:31 | 5 comment(s)

Nuclear Warhead Convoy Blockaded in Scotland

Activists from Faslane Peace Camp stopped a nuclear convoy near Balloch for half an hour whilst it was en route from RNAD Coulport to AWE Burghfield.
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09-11-2007 09:08 | 5 comment(s)

save pinsey wood from paintballers

save pinsey wood from paintballers ending public access and threatening ecology Read more >>

06-11-2007 21:26 | 0 comment(s)

New warhead facility at AWE Burghfield: just three days left to object

DEADLINE for planning objections to new warhead components facility at Atomic Weapons Establishment Burghfield, Berkshire is **FRIDAY 9 NOVEMBER**. Please don't miss this opportunity to put a spanner in the works of Britain's WMD renewal programme (sample email/letter provided).
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