Amsterdam News
Ground rent too much in Amsterdam
Amsterdam’s city audit office has revealed that the council often overcharges homeowners for ground rent on council land.
Most land in the city is owned by the council, which charges a ground...
Barcelona News
Barcelona possible site for American casino complex
A new casino, hotel and business complex, which would generate about 30,000 new jobs during the construction stage, could be built in Barcelona, although Madrid is also a candidate for the €3-6 b...
Jersey News
An important discovery of Celtic and Roman coins dating back to the first century BC has been unearthed in Jersey. The gold and silver coins, which appear in good condition and which were found stuck...
London News
London bus drivers went on a 24-hour strike on 22 June in protest about the lack of an agreement over payment of a bonus during the Olympic Games, which start on 27 July. The union is asking for a &po...
London News
Tate Modern to reprint Damien Hirst catalogue
The Tate Modern is to reprint the catalogue of the Damien Hirst retrospective now showing at the gallery because one of the images is wrong.
The reproduction on page 209 of the £35 catalogue,...
Jersey News
Jersey has had another electricity outage, the third in nine months. Lights went off across the island from about 23.30 on Sunday until 02.00 Monday morning.
The breakdown would have been more seri...
London News
London’s first cable car ready for Olympics
London’s first-ever cable car system, which runs between Greenwich and the Royal Docks, will open on 28 June in time for the London Olympics.
34 cable cars will carry 2,500 passengers an hour...
Dublin News
Rovio considers moving base to Dublin
Rovio, the Finnish company behind the successful Angry Birds mobile phone game is considering moving its headquarters to Ireland, according to its chief executive Mikael Hed.
He said that if the co...
Vienna News
The privately-owned Schloss park in Eisenstadt, just south of Vienna, is open for concerts and picnics during the summer.
For four weekends in July and August there will be themed events such as Vi...
Berlin News
Berlin’s Mauerpark could charge entry fee
Visitors to Berlin’s Mauerpark may be asked to pay €1 entrance fee to help keep it clean and tidy. The park was created soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall, along what is called “d...
Madrid News
Cycling deaths in Spain increase
Deaths from bicycle accidents in Spain rose 20 per cent in 2010 over the previous year to total 67. In the same year there were 564 serious injuries from bicycle accidents.
This ranks Spain as the...
Oxford News
Oxford’s natural history museum to close for restoration
Oxford University’s Museum of Natural History is to close for the whole of 2013 for restoration to the leaking glass roof. The project will cost about £2.1 million.
The decision to go a...
Jersey News
Royals to visit Jersey on 18 July
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will visit Jersey on 18 July as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
It is the first visit of the Duchess to the island since her...
Brussels News
Brussels launched a safety campaign against theft at the end of May. The campaign is in several languages and is aimed at ex-pats and tourists.
It gives tips about how to avoid pick pockets, car th...
Amsterdam News
Road deaths down in Netherlands
Road deaths and traffic jams are down in the Netherlands according to figures from the ministry of transport. In 2011 deaths fell from 81 to 67 in 2011. The Netherlands has a population of 16.6 millio...
Brussels News
New dance institute for Brussels
A new dance and choreography institute, attached to the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts, opens in Brussels in September 2012.
Brussels is the only city to offer this discipline at the higher...
Vienna News
Vienna city council has approved plans to rename a street in Vienna named after a mayor who inspired Hitler’s anti-semitism.
Karl Lueger Ring will become Universitaetring in the autumn when t...
Dublin News
Jamie Oliver to open Dublin restaurant
English celebrity chef and restaurateur Jamie Oliver is to open his first Irish restaurant in Dublin this autumn.
The restaurant is part of the Jamie’s Italian chain and will be in the Pembro...
Barcelona News
Barcelona bids to host UN water resources unit
Barcelona is competing with Istanbul and Delft close to Amsterdam to become the water capital of the world.
The city council has presented its candidacy to host the permanent headquarters of the Wo...
Jersey News
Channel Islands to light Queen’s Jubilee beacons
Beacons will be lit in the Channel Islands on 4 June to celebrate the Queen’s 60 years on the throne. They will be among 4,000 lit throughout the world to mark the occasion.
In Jersey the bea...
Barcelona News
Barcelona gets Nissan contract
Nissan has announced that Barcelona has won the contract to build its new all-electric van at the company’s Zona Franca plant, close to the city’s port and airport. Assembly of the e-NV200...
Madrid News
Spain’s drivers get good driving points
Good drivers in Spain are to be awarded an extra point on their licences if they have not lost any points since 2006 when the scheme first came into force.
It is estimated that about 16 million dri...
Amsterdam News
Dutch consumers are among the top online shoppers in Europe.
In 2011 65 per cent of 16-75 year old shopped online. This puts the Netherlands in fourth place behind the UK, Sweden and Denmark, accor...
Oxford News
The first stage of a new glass and steel bridge now links the main site of Pembroke College – one of Oxford University’s oldest colleges – to its expansion project on the other side...
Jersey News
Jersey has launched a scheme to enhance the island’s natural environment in response to International Biodiversity Day.
Private individuals, schools, farmers and companies are being encourage...
London News
London Olympics tickets on general sale
Some 500,000 tickets for the London Olympics were released for general sale at 11.00 on 23 May.
There are a few £20 tickets left for sports such as volleyball, table tennis, weightlifting, bo...
Oxford News
Oxford is to become one of the main cities for electrical-powered cars in the UK. The ministry of transport has recently announced a £320,000 project to supply the city with 64 electrical charge...
Brussels News
Brussels is preparing for its 17th jazz marathon from 25-27 May.
About 700 musicians play in 200 free concerts in four locations, Grand-Place, Place Sablon, Place Sainte-Catherine, Place Fernand C...
Brussels News
Brussels is preparing for its 17th jazz marathon from 25-27 May.
About 700 musicians play in 200 free concerts in four locations, Grand-Place, Place Sablon, Place Sainte-Catherine, Place Fernand Co...
Berlin News
Problems pile up at Brandenburg's Willy Brandt airport
German’s transport minister is setting up a special working group to make sure that Brandenburg’s Willy Brandt airport will open on 17 March 2013.
Its inauguration was postponed from 3...
