Jersey News
Jersey looking at new bus service
Jersey may have a new bus company servicing the island in 2013. The present contract with Connex, which has been providing the service for the last decade, runs out at the end of this year.
The fav...
Oxford News
Oxfords helps business recycle food
A trial food waste disposal system for small and medium size businesses has been introduced across Oxford. The scheme is organised in conjunction with ReMade South East, a company that helps national,...
Amsterdam News
The Netherlands ministry of transport has agree to fund a project to put a southern section of the Amsterdam ring road underground. It has also given the go-ahead to widen the stretch that dissects th...
Barcelona News
Samuel Aranda wins World Press Photo
The Catalan photographer Samuel Aranda has won the 55th edition of the World Press Photo of the year.
The photo portrays a veiled woman cradling a wounded relative inside a mosque during the protes...
Amsterdam News
Amsterdam to target illegal immigrants
Amsterdam is to tighten its approach to illegal immigrants in the city, particularly those from central and eastern Europe. It is planning to improve its registration procedures, get tougher on illega...
Brussels News
Carnival activities for children
The city has organised a series of activities for children during the Carnival holidays from 20-24 February.
These include sports, a circus workshop, life on the farm and sound screen productions....
Barcelona News
Barcelona mid-winter festivals
La Laia mid-winter festival starts on the weekend of 10 February with the launch of its new Llum-BCN light festival together with the usual more traditional activities for families and children. This...
Madrid News
Spain’s National Library celebrates 300 years
The Spanish National Library celebrates the tri-centenary of its foundation by King Philip V in 1711 with a programme of exhibitions, concerts, drama, meetings and conferences.
The main exhibition...
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen looks at congestion charges
Opposition is growing in Denmark to a government proposed congestion charge for Copenhagen. The plan to charge for entry into the capital was first put forward at the end of 2011 and the government is...
Oxford News
Oxford to licence rental properties
All owners of multi-tenanted property in Oxford now have to apply for a special licence from the city. The regulation applies to properties of two or more storeys where three or more unrelated tenants...
London News
London’s mayor launches 2013 cycle festival
The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has called for a world-class cycling festival to be held in London during August 2013. Johnson hopes that the two-day event will attract about 200,000 people to the...
Oxford News
The Ashmolean Museum has received a large grant from the Leon Levy Foundation for its Restoring the Past Gallery, now to be named after its benefactor.
The Leon Levy Gallery is one of two at the m...
London News
The new pedestrian and vehicle precinct around Exhibition Road in central London was officially opened on 1 February after three years
Dublin News
Dublin’s Light House cinema reopens
The Light House cinema in Dublin, which closed last April, has reopened under new management.
Located in the north-west inner-city district of Smithfield, best known for its ancient horse fair, the a...
London News
The department store Selfridges on Oxford Street in London is providing an interactive reading space for children on its lower ground floor in an effort to improve literacy in the capital.
The new...
Paris News
The French ministry of transport is to encourage schemes to promote greater use of bicycles for short trips. It has proposed the introduction of employee incentive schemes for those who bicycle to get...
Barcelona News
Spanair workers approached by Ryanair and Vueling
Low cost airlines Ryanair and Vueling are on the search for employees of the Spanish airline Spanair, which filed for voluntary bankruptcy at the end of January. Spanair, has declared debts of
Berlin News
Berlin’s contemporary arts festival celebrates 25 years
The alternative media arts festival Transmedial runs in Berlin until 5 February. This year is the 25th anniversary of the contemporary arts event and is celebrated with art works, installations, video...
Paris News
French railways tightens ticket checks
French railways (SNCF) are introducing a test scheme to tighten up security on trains. Inspectors on the Paris-Rennes TGV trains will now ask passengers for their tickets at the doors of the trains ra...
Brussels News
The weekend of 4-5 February is bird counting day in Belgium. Everyone is asked to note the number of different birds for at least half an hour on those days and then send the results to Natuurpunt or...
