Jersey News
Jersey counts Icelandic volcano cost
The Icelandic volcano ash cloud has cost Jersey an estimated
Vienna News
A new high-tech speed camera located on the S1 near Vienna has proved to be unusable since it was installed in autumn 2009, says the Austrian Times. One of three traps costing a total of
Oxford News
Oxford has one of the fastest broadband connection speeds in the world, according to Akamai Technologies
Dublin News
The status of Ireland's newest town Clongriffin has been confirmed with the opening of a
Jersey News
Jersey encourages internet gambling
Jersey is to cash in on the multi-billion pound internet gaming industry after a landmark States vote held recently.
After years of debate, the island could soon become home to global gaming compan...
Madrid News
Madrid has new rules on mobile phone masts
The installation of new mobile phone masts and other telecommunications equipment will be strictly limited under tough new rules implemented by Madrid
Jersey News
Liberation from the German occupying forces at the end of world war two is celebrated in Jersey on 9 May. Liberation Day is usually a public holiday but this year it falls on a Sunday and even though...
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen encourages pedestrians
City chiefs are planning to improve facilities for pedestrians and increase pedestrian traffic in the city by 20 per cent over the next five years, reports the Copenhagen Post.
Tourism experts, th...
Amsterdam News
Smartcards only for Amsterdam’s buses and trams
Paper tickets will disappear from Amsterdam
Brussels News
Brussels ranks top in Europe for traffic jams
Brussels is the traffic jam hotspot of Europe. A study by satellite navigator company TomTom analysed driver mobility in 59 European cities and found Brussels to be the most congested.
Drivers enc...
Jersey News
Jersey Waterfront project not dead yet
The multi-million pound plan to develop a new financial centre on the Waterfront in Jersey could be back on.
Despite the current economic difficulties and the long-running controversy over the idea,...
Dublin News
Natural History Museum Reopens
After a three year period of closure forced by the collapse of a marble staircase in 2007, Dublin's National History Museum has reopened.
Museum officials had originally sought to capitalise on th...
Oxford News
Tighter controls for Oxford lapdancing
Lapdancing clubs could be banned from Oxford as councillors propose to enforce stringent extra powers which will allow them to reject licensing applications for such clubs near schools, churches and t...
London News
Few British workers on Olympic site
Olympic chiefs have revealed that British workers make up one eighth of the workforce on the London Olympic site, says the London Evening Standard, despite a guarantee by the government that the
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen gets anti-discrimation hotline
Copenhagen city council has set up a hotline to provide legal advice on race, gender, disability and sexual discrimination, says the Copenhagen Post.
A recent study by the council showed that 60,0...
Amsterdam News
Thirty per cent of rent-controlled property in Amsterdam run by housing associations is let to people who earn too much to qualify for social housing, according to statistics produced by research grou...
Berlin News
Car thefts in Berlin rose sharply by 38.2 per cent in 2009 according to a report in daily Die Welt, says The Local online. Over 7,000 cars were stolen in Berlin in 2009, most frequently luxury brands...
Brussels News
Brussels police are to investigate the placement of surveillance cameras on the city
Dublin News
Dublin caters for Record Number of Cruise Liners
Dublin Port is bracing itself for the expected arrival of 86 cruise ships between now and the end of the year, generating up to
Amsterdam News
Amsterdam authorities, hoping to attract increased hotel investment in the city, have produced a how-to hotel guide for potential international investors and hotel operators. City authorities expects...
Berlin News
American craft and vintage online trading site Etsy has opened its first international headquarters in Berlin. Founded in 2005 by Robert Kalin as an online marketplace for sellers of handmade and vint...
Vienna News
Free open-air State Opera in Vienna
Vienna is to give a series of free live broadcasts of Vienna State Opera performances in May and June. Over 30 performances of operas such as Puccini
Madrid News
Few private pensions in Madrid
Only one in every five workers in Madrid has a private pension plan, according to a report by the ministry of economy and housing. Around 4.5 million Spaniards hold a private pension plan, into which...
