Jersey News
There are fewer Jersey beaches recommended in the 2008 Good Beach Guide. From ten last year the number has been cut to six, St Brelade
Oxford News
Oxford launches new mobile phone parking system.
Pay-by-phone parking in Oxford has received a boost with the extension of the RingGo service to include Oxford city council car parks as well as the Oxford railway station park. Benefits of the scheme...
Dublin News
IT courses for Dublin’s elderly.
Dublin city council in conjunction with Age Action Ireland has set up the
London News
Police are deploying special stop and search teams in key areas of London in response to the rise in fatal knife attacks in the capital. Using powers granted under Section 60 of the Public Order Act,...
Vienna News
Two workshops in Vienna have begun turning garbage into valuable designer items which are now on sale in the
Copenhagen News
Protest over Copenhagen high-rise plans.
Council plans to build nine high-rise apartment blocks next to the newly upgraded Amager beach have brought a hail of protests from local residents and beach users. Architects
Jersey News
Dairy farmers from all over the world who keep herds of Jersey cows are in Jersey for the 2008 World Jersey Cattle Bureau Conference.
A group of delegates spent a week touring farms in the UK before...
Amsterdam News
New museum honours Salvation Army celebrity.
A museum dedicated to Major Alida Bosshardt, one of the Dutch Salvation Army
Barcelona News
Water restrictions lifted in Barcelona.
Barcelona residents can once again water their gardens and fill their swimming pools as of 19 May thanks to the recent rainfall, which has brought the level of reservoirs up to 29 per cent of capacity...
Berlin News
New US embassy to open on 4 July.
The new United States embassy in Berlin is to open officially on 4 July (US Independence Day) after years of delays. It will be inaugurated in the presence of German chancellor Angela Merkel and forme...
Madrid News
The Spanish Olympic and Paraolympic Committees (COE and CPE) in conjunction with the Madrid regional government have launched an anti-racist awareness campaign supported by top Spanish sportsmen and w...
Jersey News
Debate on Jersey bull semen delayed.
The historic States debate on the future of the world-famous breed of Jerseys has been delayed for three months.
Members of Jersey
Jersey News
A house in the Jersey parish of St Saviour is being converted into the island
Jersey News
Bridge to link Jersey and France?
A bridge linking Jersey to France may be viable if enough electricity can be generated through wave and wind power.
Senior politicians from the island and Normandy have agreed to have further discuss...
Jersey News
British investigate off-shore centres.
An inquiry into offshore financial centres has been launched by the British House of Commons treasury select committee.
Both the States of Jersey and the independent finance industry promotional unit...
Dublin News
Green light for Dublin’s national sports campus.
Work is to begin next year on the long-awaited National Sports Campus in Abbotstown, west Dublin. The first phase of the new
Berlin News
Berlin’s Templehof airport to close in October.
A final attempt to save the historic Templehof airport in west Berlin has failed after a referendum opposing its closure fell short of the necessary quorum. However according to mayor Klaus Wowereit,...
Vienna News
Vienna pool opens despite arson attack.
The Vienna-Ottakring Kongressbad swimming pool is open for business despite damage sustained in a recent arson attack.
A wooden building housing the pool
Paris News
The historic catacombs in Avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy are once again open to the public following a three-month restoration project costing over
London News
Conservative candidate Boris Johnson defeated Labour incumbent Ken Livingstone in the London mayoral elections of 1 May, which saw a record turnout of 45 per cent of registered voters. Johnson won 1,1...
Barcelona News
Barcelona launches culture portal.
Barcelona has a new online arts and culture portal, Canal Cultura, offering daily updates on the Catalan capital
Amsterdam News
The Royal Institute of Dutch Architects (BNA) has named the new railway station at the Bijlmer ArenA as Building of the Year for 2008. Designed by Jan van Belkum of Arcadis Architecten and Neven Sidor...
Brussels News
Brussels juvenile prisons overflowing.
Brussels authorities have decided to re-open and renovate the old jails at Tongeren and Saint-Hubert for young offenders. The decision follows the release of 15 juvenile offenders for lack of prison a...
Oxford News
Oxford Golden Cross arcade revamp.
The 13 up-market shops in the historic Golden Cross shopping arcade off Cornmarket Street are open for business as usual during renovations to the roof, guttering and windows. However traders are conc...
