Vienna News
The Austrian Times reports that Vienna city council is to increase the numbers available in its new-for-old bicycle recycling scheme, under which Vienna residents are able to trade in an old bike for...
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen lakes may get city's heavy traffic
The three scenic lakes that are a landmark of Copenhagen have become something of a battleground since the city council announced proposals to route all heavy traffic along the roads that line them....
Paris News
Court forbids Orange mobile phone antenna
Mobile phone operator Orange has had its plan to erect a mobile phone antenna on the roof of a Paris apartment building, 15 metres from the bedroom of an inhabitant, forbidden by the French courts....
Dublin News
25 September 2009. Dublin celebrates Culture Night in 124 different locations including St Stephen
Dublin News
The 250th anniversary of the Guinness Brewery has been commemorated by An Post, the Irish postal service, with a special postage stamp. A timeless Dublin landmark, the brewery at St James's Gate was f...
Berlin News
Commemorating the fall of the Wall
The family of Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela has contributed artwork to the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The 2.5 metre-high dominos, decorated by the...
Jersey News
A major investigation to examine the high cost of food and other items in the island could be on the way following criticism from ministers and Jersey
Barcelona News
Best Global Destination awards
Barcelona is competing against five other cities worldwide for the title Best Global Destination in the first ever TripOut Gay Travel Awards.
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Jersey News
Shoppers will enjoy greater rights than ever before, following the recent introduction of the most comprehensive consumer law in Jersey
Oxford News
Oxford council tenants get more choice
Council tenants in Oxford are now being offered a county-wide choice of accommodation rather than being restricted within their own local authority.
The new Oxfordshire Homechoice scheme means tha...
Madrid News
French-based retailer Carrefour, the second largest in the world and the largest in Europe, has stopped giving out plastic carrier bags in its Madrid stores.
By the end of the year the move will h...
Jersey News
Haut de la Garenne wasted public money
The excavation of Haut de la Garenne, the former children
Jersey News
Funds for Jersey's cultural heritage
Former Bailiff Sir Philip Bailhache has proposed using cash from the States reserves to help solve Jersey Heritage
Vienna News
MVienna chosen for Michael Jackson tribute concert
On 26 September Vienna will host the only official worldwide tribute concert to the late Michael Jackson, who died on 25 June.
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Jersey News
The latest figures for Jersey tourism have not been encouraging up until June this year, according to data release by Jersey Tourism, the marketing organization for the island
Copenhagen News
Computer chips to stop bike theft
Copenhagen city council is to continue with its new programme of giving away free identifying computer chips for bicycle owners, despite claims that thieves can easily remove them, says the Copenhagen...
Paris News
Paris is still drawing in high numbers of international visitors, despite the widespread financial recession. According to figures released by the Office du Tourisme et des Congr
Brussels News
According to a report in newspaper Le Soir, one in every 10 Brussels residents is an expat, or
Jersey News
So far Jersey has weathered the storm of plummeting house prices worldwide.
Figures recently released show that house prices, on average, in fact have gone up by two per cent in the last 12 months....
Jersey News
The total loss on the incinerator euro blunder stands at around
Dublin News
Swimmers at Dun Laoghaire's Forty Foot, Dublin bay's famous swimming venue, have been victims of a spate of unprecedented attacks by seals. It is thought the attacks are being perpetrated by bull seal...
Berlin News
Since the much-loved Polaroid brand filed for bankruptcy in the US in 2008, worldwide stocks of its iconic instamatic film have been dwindling fast and are not expected to last beyond the end of this...
Barcelona News
Safety measures for Barcelona motor bikes
Barcelona city council is investing over one million euros over the next two years to help prevent motorcycle fatalities in the city. The council is installing 23 kms of protective barriers that help...
Amsterdam News
Funding cuts for Islamic school group
An Islamic school group in Amsterdam is to lose part of its local and government funding after a recent critical report by the state education inspectorate. The As Siddieq school group, which has thre...
Dublin News
Bicycle Scheme Comes to Dublin
By mid-September Dublin will join the growing list of European capital cities which encourage the use of the bicycle as a mode of transport in the city centre. Under the scheme, Dublin Corporation wil...
