Madrid News
Consumer protection campaign in Madrid.
Ten local government inspectors from the department of consumer protection are to carry out sweeping controls of product guarantees across Madrids commercial outlets from shopping malls to family-run...
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen voted top European cruise destination.
Copenhagen has been voted top European port-of-call by around 200,000 travel agents, beating Stockholm, Barcelona and Genoa to win the World Travel Award for the third consecutive year.
This year 4...
Oxford News
Gym opens playzone for under-5s.
The Blackbird Leys Leisure centre on Pegasus Road has opened a playzone on its premises, allowing parents to workout in the gym while their under-5s are supervised by experienced qualified staff. The...
Madrid News
New centre for Madrid’s homeless.
A new shelter for the homeless with 30 beds is to be set up in Madrid
Berlin News
The district of Hellersdorf-Marzahn on the outskirts of eastern Berlin is to receive a facelift in the form of a giant mural dedicated to the historic architecture of European cities. The work will be...
Berlin News
Construction of new US embassy finished.
The final stone has been laid on the new US embassy on Pariser Platz, the site of Americas pre-war mission in Berlin from 1939-41. The topping-out ceremony, presided over by Berlins recently re-electe...
Amsterdam News
Laying of fibre-optic network begins.
The Amsterdam city council has started laying a fibre-optic network which will provide broadband access for the districts of Oosterparkbuurt-Zuid and Dapperbuurt. Funds for the public/private project...
Dublin News
Swedish furniture chain IKEA has received planning permission to build a superstore at Ballymun on the northern outskirts of Dublin. The outlet will be the first IKEA in Ireland. However, Fingal Count...
Copenhagen News
Central marketplace building finds funding.
An anonymous donor has provided the funding to build a fresh food market complex at Israels Plads near Nrrebro station in Copenhagen. The city council has given the go-ahead for construction to begin...
Oxford News
Top ranking for Oxford restaurants.
The latest issue of the Which? Good Food Guide 2007 has included 11 Oxford restaurants among the top-rating eateries in Britain. The restaurants in question - Al-Shami, Branca, Brasserie Blanc, Cherw...
Copenhagen News
First Islamic cemetery opens near Copenhagen.
After 15 years of discussions and protests, Denmark's first Muslim-only cemetery is to open in Brndby around 10 miles south-west of Copenhagen. The Danish Islamic Burial Foundation has hailed the ope...
Madrid News
Santa Maria de la Cabeza market re-opens.
The municipal market in Madrid's Santa Maria de la Cabeza district has re-opened after six months of renovation work costing 3.1million. Now housing a supermarket alongside the traditional market stal...
London News
London buses to run on Venezuelan oil.
Discount-price diesel from Venezuela may be used to fuel some of London's 8,000 buses under an agreement between the South American country's charismatic president Hugo Chavez and London mayor, Ken Li...
Paris News
The independent Diwan School of Paris, the capitals only regional-language school, is to move to a new home after learning that it had to vacate its premises in July. The bi-lingual French-Breton infa...
Vienna News
Vienna schools are handing out information sheets to parents with guidelines on safeguarding their children from paedophiles and kidnappers following the recent escape of Viennese schoolgirl Natascha...
Copenhagen News
Foreign students flock to Copenhagen.
The number of foreign exchange students attending the Copenhagen Business School, the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University and Copenhagen University has doubled over the last three years. This...
Amsterdam News
Non-smoking luxury hotel opens in Amsterdam.
The brand-new 20-storey Mvenpick Amsterdam hotel overlooking the River IJ in the heart of the Dutch capital has opened to guests. Positioned right next to the Passengers Terminal for visiting cruise s...
Berlin News
Berlin to get St Christophers Inn.
Popular backpacker and independent hostels chain St Christophers Inn is to open a branch in Berlin in the recently renovated and extended Circus Hostel on Rosa Luxembourg Strasse in Berlin-Mitte. A ne...
Dublin News
Development around Dublins Custom House.
Dublins Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) has announced plans to transform the area around the historic Custom House into a cultural and entertainment space. Often considered architecturally the...
