Oxford Newswire Archive

Your support is needed to show Oxford City Council that Temple Cowley Swimming Pool should not be closed. You can now sign the petition on-line - click on the website address at the end of this article. Read more >>

American anti war activist Anthony Arnove will talk about his new book Iraq-the logic of Withdrawal Weds 14th June, 7.30pm The Vaults, St Mary's Church, High Street, Oxford Read more >>

cctv sprung up over night.... Read more >>

Animal Rights protesters and Pro-Test founder “clash” at Glaxo AGM. (17.05.06) Read more >>

On Sunday May 14th Oxford residents gathered to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (Arabic for Catastrophe) Read more >>

The following is an open email to all academics regarding the participation of the publishing house Reed-Elsevier in the arms trade. An academic boycott is being started; for more information and to sign up to the boycott go to:
http://cage.ugent.be/~npg/elsevier/

Read more >>

Save Temple Cowley Swimming Pool!

Oxford City Council is planning to close Temple Cowley Swimming Pool, Gym and sauna suite, the only facility in the Oxford area with capacity for holding swimming galas.

This petition is sponsored by an ever-increasing group of residents who object to the proposed changes to their local swimming pool.

The views expressed in this petition are solely those of the petition's sponsor and do not in any way reflect the views of iPetitions. iPetitions is solely a provider of technical services to the petition sponsor and cannot be held liable for any damages or injury or other harm arising from this petition. In the event no adequate sponsor is named, iPetitions will consider the individual account holder with which the petition was created as the lawful sponsor. Read more >>

City Council threatening to close or dramatically change our local pool againgt the wishes of the pool users. Read more >>

Oxford Campaign Against Climate Change Open Organising Meeting Read more >>

Oxford narrow boaters have craned their boats out in protest against British Waterways plans to develop their boatyard into housing as eviction looms on Monday 15th May Read more >>

COIN's Speaker Series returns with an event on climate justice - 'will climate change destroy any hope of equality for the worlds poorest people?'. Andrew Simms of NEF and Maria Adebowale of Capacity Global speak at Ruskin College, Thursday 18th May, 7-9 pm. Entry £3/£2. Read more >>

8 boats have been put on the land at the threatened boatyard in Jericho. Essential maintenance work is being carried out on them. Eviction may be on monday.
see www.portmeadow.com Read more >>

On Sunday May 14th there will be a vigil in Cornmarket from 8-9pm to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (Arabic for Catastrophe) Read more >>

The next Block the Builders blockade  to disrupt construction work on the new Orion laser facility at the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston will be on Monday 15th May. Read more >>

hers a photo of the latest mural to hit cowley road... Read more >>

Very beutifull and intresting ehibition at Woodstock Museum. Read more >>

Council threat to close or substantially change local swimming pool in a way which pool users do NOT want - petition. Read more >>

Charlie Steel, Tory candidate for Hollywell, arrested for electoral fraud Read more >>

Submissions are wanted for Corporate Watch's 10th Anniversary Special poetry collection.
See Call for Submissions below

Read more >>

The Vanunu Freedom Ride from Faslane to Oxford arrived in Oxford on Wednesday 21st April. Read more >>