Oxford News
Lighting for historic landmarks.
Four of Oxfords historic buildings are to be lit up with specially designed architectural lighting under a scheme funded by the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, Ian Laing. The 11th-century Saxon tower of...
Paris News
Parks, gardens and window boxes.
The Town Council has announced a competition for the best window box, balcony garden, faade or courtyard in the French capital as part of its campaign to make Paris greener. Prizes include shopping vo...
Berlin News
Following the near-fatal bashing of a black German man in Potsdam last week, the Africa Council is planning to issue a brochure to World Cup visitors indicating no-go areas in Berlin and other parts o...
Vienna News
More Citybike stations announced.
As of this autumn, five more Citybike stations are to be added to the Vienna-wide network of rent-free bicycles. New pick-up points are to be added near Schnbrunn castle and the Meidling train station...
London News
As part of Transport for Londons 2012 Olympics expansion programme, a tunnel is being built under the River Thames linking Docklands Light Railway (DLR) King George V station to Woolwich town centre....
Paris News
This summer Paris is to get two new swimming pools: the Piscine Seine-Est in the 13ieme arrondissement and the Piscine-patinoire Pailleron in the 19ieme arrondissement. The Seine-Est is a floating bat...
Madrid News
Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardn has inaugurated the new extended ODonnell road tunnel linking the eastern suburbs of Madrid to the city centre. At 1,441 m, the tunnel is three times longer than the origin...
Copenhagen News
Little Mermaid may be moved offshore.
In a bid to protect one of Copenhagens most popular tourist sights, the city council is considering moving the statue of the Little Mermaid in the harbour a few metres offshore. The 93-year-old bronze...
Dublin News
The Department of Transport has raised standard parking fines across Ireland from 19 to 40. It has also increased fines for parking illegally in a disabled space from 19 to 80 and for parking in a cle...
Vienna News
The number of sick children reporting to Viennas hospitals has doubled compared to the same period last year. The majority of young patients show symptoms of gastric flu or respiratory difficulties. D...
Barcelona News
Barcelona city council has raffled 184 low-cost short-lease apartments to help young people move out of the family home and promote a regular turnover of tenants. Over 11,017 people aged 25-35 applied...
Oxford News
Local community projects can apply for grants of between 1,000 and 5,000 from the Gannett Foundation, a US-based foundation and the parent company of The Oxford Times newspaper, which has paid out mor...
Amsterdam News
Amsterdam is to be governed by a centre-left coalition of the social democratic Labour Party (PvdA) and the Green Party (Groenlinks) for the next four years after recent local government elections reg...
Berlin News
The Rtli school in the Berlin suburb of Neuklln has had to call in the police to control student violence and ensure that weapons are kept out of the school grounds. School psychologists and social wo...
London News
The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust has announced plans to lose 100 beds and 480 jobs in an attempt to save 25 million from next years budget, a figure representing seven percent of the hospitals annua...
Madrid News
The Madrid city council is to spend 3 million on renovating a building in the Retiro district which is to house the first municipal school of music and dance. Work on the structure in the former milit...
Dublin News
The 2006 Ireland census forms are to be translated into 11 languages besides Irish and English in recognition of the growing number of foreign nationals living and working in Ireland. The last census...
Berlin News
Rail station ready for World Cup.
Berlins new Hauptbahnhof railway station will be inaugurated on 28 May, just before the World Cup football series kicks off in June. The gigantic new station, built over ten years and at a cost of 700...
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen city council plans to create a caf in the historic City Hall building where local residents can meet and mix with their elected representatives. The initiative, announced late last month, i...
Oxford News
A new pool on Wayneflete Road in Barton, east Oxford, is to be officially opened to the public on 13 April. 2.8 million has been spent on the 25-metre swimming pool, which features Safeguard underwate...
Vienna News
Citizenship quiz for immigrants.
Residents of Vienna applying for Austrian citizenship must first pass a question and answer test currently being compiled by the city councils office for integration. Applicants will be asked six ques...
Barcelona News
The new Radio Free Barcelona now broadcasts in English on Saturday mornings from 09.00 to 11.00 on 107.7FM. The programme includes local, national and English business news compiled by the British Cha...
Amsterdam News
Amsterdam Passenger Terminal is improving its waterside facilities to accommodate growing numbers of ocean-going cruise ships. The quay space has already been extended by 5,000 sqm and two new compute...
Amsterdam News
Further delays to Rijksmuseum.
The re-opening of the renovated Rijksmuseum, scheduled for mid-2008, has been set back to the end of 2009. The delay is due to extra security requirements against theft and burglary following recent a...
Vienna News
Youth drinking laws under review.
In an attempt to standardise youth drinking laws across the country, Austrias Minister for Social Affairs, Ursula Haubner, has presented a draft paper to be discussed by representatives from all nine...
Oxford News
Anti-social drinking targeted.
In a move to stop disorderly and drunken behaviour before it gets out of control, the Oxford police force has requested powers to confiscate alcohol from troublemakers on city streets. Anyone refusing...
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen city council is to invest DKK 35 million into improving conditions for cyclists in the city. After consultation with cyclist groups, which produced 275 suggestions for cycle-friendly projec...
Paris News
Motorists will be able to pay for parking tickets at machines in all Parisian arrondissements with the electronic Moneo smart card by the end of May. The Paris city council has also extended the use o...
Berlin News
Court gives go-ahead for airport.
Germanys Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has given the green light to construction of the controversial Berlin-Brandenburg International airport (BBI) on the site of the old East Berlin airpor...
Madrid News
Tourism to get cash injection.
This year the Madrid city council is to spend almost 20 million on promoting the Spanish capital as a top international tourist destination, a 40 per cent increase over 2005. The councils 2006 Plan of...
