Oxford Health Newswire Archive

06-02-2008 10:33 | 1 comment(s)

Can YOU Scupper this Unjust Deportation in Just Three Clicks ?

Now the inquest has decided his wife was killed unlawfully by the NHS hospital which employed her, Arnel Cabrera is to be deported. Naughty man, he's foreign and was only allowed to live and work in England because his wife, the one the NHS killed, was a theatre nurse. You can protest -- right now -- without leaving your comfortable chair. Unless of course you know different. Read more >>

26-01-2008 15:23 | 0 comment(s)

Billboards Subverted + Vehicles Trashed at Oxford Uni Supplier

January 24, 2008 - Canada
BILLBOARD SUBVERTED

January 25, 2008 - UK
VEHICLES TRASHED AT OXFORD UNI SUPPLIER Read more >>

22-01-2008 22:30 | 0 comment(s)

Palestinian Demo Wales

A doctor speaks out about the problems Israel’s ongoing siege of the Gaza Strip is coursing the health system there. 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 >>

07-12-2007 20:48 | 3 comment(s)

SPEAK demo and fundraiser Sat 8th Dec

On Sat 8th December SPEAK will be holding a demonstration in Oxford to remember Felix and to highlight the plight of the other nine Macaque monkeys who are destined to suffer the same fate as him in the next four years. This will be followed by a fundraiser at Oxford Rugby Club in North Hinksey from 7pm Read more >>

07-12-2007 11:58 | 0 comment(s)

IWW Launches Second Phase of National Campaign

IWW launches second phase of fight against blood service centralisation plans. Read more >>

12-11-2007 13:38 | 0 comment(s)

"What is Choice?" A report from Pro Choice Oxford

On Saturday 10th November, the Pro Choice Oxford group held a one day conference asking: "What is Choice?". It featured: a talk from the Abortion Rights campaign group, a discussion on 'sexuality on display' by a pole dancer, a self-defence taster session, scrumptious vegan food, and a debate led by the wonderfully outspoken Kat Stark, NUS Women's Officer. Read more >>

06-08-2007 11:19 | 1 comment(s)

FREE FELIX, Demo report + Banner drop pictures

Gloucestershire animal action FREE FELIX day of solidarity. Read more >>

01-06-2007 21:15 | 0 comment(s)

Oxford's Pro Choice Group Launched

A new group has been formed in Oxford to facilitate and promote a pro-choice presence in the city. Read more >>

08-05-2007 15:27 | 1 comment(s)

Lincoln bin revolt

Lincoln was a rock solid Labour stronghold. The Tories captured Lincoln when they promised a return to weekly refuse collection. Read more >>

30-04-2007 15:20 | 6 comment(s)

Bin revolution gathers pace

It takes a lot to get people to do more than moan and groan, and yet axing bin collections seems to have galvanised the masses into action. Read more >>

24-04-2007 15:36 | 4 comment(s)

Local elections bin backlash

There is expected to be a major bin backlash in the May local elections, with councillors who backed fortnightly waste collection kicked out of office. Read more >>

13-04-2007 15:25 | 3 comment(s)

Council to be referred to Ombudsman for failing to collect rubbish

The Rotten Borough of Rushmoor is to be referred to the Local Authority Ombudsman for its failure to collect rubbish. Read more >>

13-04-2007 12:27 | 0 comment(s)

Support Blood Service workers! - IWW leaflet

Here's the link for a leaflet from the IWW in support of NBS staff in dispute with management over service cuts + 600 looming job losses. Read more >>

10-04-2007 15:07 | 1 comment(s)

Fortnightly refuse collection

Fortnightly refuse collections, aside from the implications for public health, are proving highly unpopular with local residents. The Council elections in May, provide the opportunity to kick out the arrogant councillors who are pushing fortnightly waste collection and putting at risk public health. Read more >>

27-03-2007 10:48 | 16 comment(s)

Anti-abortion organisation in High Street

A crissie-front organisation posing as a pregnancy counselling service has premises in Oxford High Street and advertises on Fox FM as offering unbiased counselling. Read more >>

26-03-2007 16:19 | 4 comment(s)

Fortnightly collection of rubbish an unmitigated disaster

Across the country, fortnightly collection of rubbish has proved to be an unmitigated disaster. Read more >>

13-02-2007 13:47 | 13 comment(s)

Collect Refuse in Oxford Weekly

"CROW", a campaign to restore weekly collections
of waste from properties within Oxford City.

Read more >>

19-12-2006 12:08 | 10 comment(s)

Organic needs defending, join the campaign

One of London's most fashionable restaurants, used by film stars and members of the Royal family, has become the first in the country to be fined for falsely claiming that meat used in a number of its dishes was organically farmed. Read more >>