Jersey News
The number of jobless in Jersey has doubled over the past year.
There were more than 1,000 people registered as unemployed at the end of February, compared to 500 people 12 months earlier.
And at th...
Brussels News
A publicity poster campaign featuring a man or woman vacuuming the footpath or dusting street furniture has launched the 25 April "Journ
Madrid News
Over 100 Madrid streets are to be repaved and improved in two major city council projects costing a total of
London News
London historical records go online.
The historical records of millions of Londoners from the last four centuries have gone online for the first time. The London Historical Records, whose documents are archived in the London Metropolitan...
Copenhagen News
Scandinavian cuts Copenhagen routes
As part of its Core streamlining plan, SAS is cutting six routes flying out of Copenhagen airport over the next five months. First destination to go is Kangerlussuaq in Greenland with immediate effect...
Oxford News
Closing time for Oxfordshire pubs.
A report commissioned by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) and the British Beer and Pub Association has revealed that pubs in Oxfordshire are closing down at the rate of more than one a month. Over the pa...
Brussels News
Gas-powered buses for Brussels.
After months of indecision, the Brussels regional government has given the green light to the purchase of 70 new gas-powered buses by the STIB municipal transport authority. The investment in environm...
Vienna News
An artificial salt grotto, reputed to have beneficial effects for people suffering from respiratory and skin disorders, has opened in Vienna
Dublin News
The Irish government has ordered an almost complete cessation in funding for road work until further notice. In a move designed to save billions of euro, the spending cut will affect 78 major construc...
Jersey News
Schmallenberg confirmed in Jersey
The presence of the Schmallenberg virus has been confirmed in Jersey after reports of several lambs being stillborn or with malformations. Cattle, sheep and goats are susceptible to the virus, which i...
Paris News
Paris subsidizes electrical scooters
As of the end of March, the Paris city council will subsidise the purchase of all new electric scooters with grants of up to
Oxford News
A new 24-bed community centre is to begin operations this month, providing housing and jobs for homeless in Oxford. Run by the Oxford branch of the Emmaus international charitable movement which provi...
Barcelona News
Barcelona bus stops for disabled
By the end of 2009 all bus stops in the Catalan capital will be rendered accessible for disabled passengers. The access scheme costing
Berlin News
Wildlife corridor for Brandenburg
A safe route for wolves and moose travelling between the forests and nature reserves of Poland and Germany is to be created by the Brandenburg rural development and environment department. The 200 km...
Dublin News
Lower Dublin house prices tempt first time buyers.
After a disasterous six month property standstill, Dublin house prices have now fallen by up to 25 per cent, tempting first-time buyers on to the property market. The price of apartments is down furth...
Dublin News
The Irish post office has released two news stamps, one featuring Charles Darwin and the other John Millington Synge. The 82-cent stamp of Darwin is to commemorate the bicentenary of his birth and is...
Madrid News
A controversial new law targeting litter-bugs, graffiti artists and dog-owners among others has been approved by the Madrid city council. Providing for massive fines for offences such as urinating in...
Copenhagen News
No more Pizza Hut outlets in Copenhagen.
All three Pizza Hut outlets in Denmark (in Copenhagen,
Madrid News
Fewer foreign workers choose Madrid.
A report commissioned by Madrid regional government has revealed a decline in the numbers of foreigners arriving in the Spanish capital in search of work. Providing an overview of the foreign communit...
Dublin News
St Patrick's Day was celebrated in sun and style as an estimated 675,000 people from Ireland and all over the world thronged the two and a half kilometre route through Dublin's streets for the annual...
Copenhagen News
Opposition to Copenhagen bridge project
Four new bicycle and pedestrian bridges are planned for Copenhagen
London News
Chelsea pensioners get first females.
With buildings designed by Sir Christopher Wren for King Charles II, for over 300 years The Royal Hospital Chelsea has been a home for retired servicemen
