NEWS ARCHIVE
| Title | Date |
|---|---|
| Activities needed for Jericho’s youth | May 04 1998 |
| Early learners | May 02 1998 |
| Across the ‘bridge to nowhere’ | May 01 1998 |
| Parking proposals | Feb 10 1998 |
| Spare a thought for Victorian Goths | Feb 04 1998 |
| Street Fair on the march | Feb 03 1998 |
| Bookbinders party | Feb 03 1998 |
| Fresh wave of vandalism | Feb 01 1998 |
| Brisk business at Street Fair | Oct 02 1997 |
| Jericho tenants organize | Oct 01 1997 |
| Petit Blanc saga continues | May 10 1997 |
| ‘Oxford’ | May 06 1997 |
| History notes | May 01 1997 |
| What was that? | May 01 1997 |
| More houses on the horizon | May 01 1997 |
| Question of swings and roundabouts | Dec 05 1996 |
| Welcome rejects | Dec 03 1996 |
| Skip in the street | Dec 02 1996 |
| Reverse on parking charges | Dec 01 1996 |
| Church Tower presents a fresh face | Oct 07 1996 |
Where the name Jericho comes from?
The name Jericho is probably taken from the parable of the Good Samaritan. Traditionally the name was given to places where travellers who arrived after the town gates had closed at sunset could find lodgings overnight.
The history of the Phoenix?
There has been a cinema here since 1913. Orginally it the 'North Oxford Kinema', since when it has passed through many hands and names, including the Scala, the New Scala, the Studios 1 and 2, Studio X (a club showing soft porn) and finally in 1977 the Phoenix.