Paris News
The Ville de Paris is presenting a free concert on 30 Sept at the Charlty stadium in the 13e arrondissement to celebrate the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Featuring international star...
Oxford News
Graffiti arts project in Oxford.
Heritage Lottery Funds are to be used to finance a three-month project for budding young graffiti artists at the Courtyard Youth Arts Centre in Bicester. Offering workshops and events as well as an i...
London News
London buses to run on Venezuelan oil.
Discount-price diesel from Venezuela may be used to fuel some of London's 8,000 buses under an agreement between the South American country's charismatic president Hugo Chavez and London mayor, Ken Li...
Madrid News
Madrid is one of the few European capitals along with Helsinki, Stockholm and Budapest participating in the In town without my car day as part of the European Mobility Week 2006 from 16-22 September....
Paris News
The independent Diwan School of Paris, the capitals only regional-language school, is to move to a new home after learning that it had to vacate its premises in July. The bi-lingual French-Breton infa...
Vienna News
Vienna schools are handing out information sheets to parents with guidelines on safeguarding their children from paedophiles and kidnappers following the recent escape of Viennese schoolgirl Natascha...
Copenhagen News
Foreign students flock to Copenhagen.
The number of foreign exchange students attending the Copenhagen Business School, the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University and Copenhagen University has doubled over the last three years. This...
Dublin News
In an effort to keep the Irish capitals streets clean, city council litter wardens are issuing fines of 125 each to motorists who throw their cigarette butts out of the car window. This year the numbe...
Oxford News
Trap Grounds to be registered as town green.
Following years of campaigning by a local Oxford group, a three-acre area of scrubland, grassland and woodland known as the Trap Grounds in North Oxford looks set to be registered by the county counci...
Barcelona News
Clickair budget airline takes to the skies in October.
The Barcelona-based low-cost airline Clickair is to launch its new service on 1 October with a flight from Barcelona to Seville. The Iberian-backed airline will initially operate budget flights from t...
Berlin News
New Berlin airport continues to fuel debate.
Work on the new Berlin Brandenburg International (BBI) airport has only just begun after 14 years of controversy, legal battles and political in-fighting, and complaints about the 2 billion project ar...
Amsterdam News
Non-smoking luxury hotel opens in Amsterdam.
The brand-new 20-storey Mvenpick Amsterdam hotel overlooking the River IJ in the heart of the Dutch capital has opened to guests. Positioned right next to the Passengers Terminal for visiting cruise s...
London News
Overground rail network for London.
Transport for London (TfL) is to take over the running of the North London Railway in November 2007 as a first step towards the creation of a new Metro-style rail network for the capital. The London O...
Amsterdam News
Galleries, shops, restaurants, hotels, clubs and museums around the Dutch capital are taking part in the third edition of the Amsterdam Design project throughout September, showcasing the latest in Du...
Berlin News
Berlin to get St Christophers Inn.
Popular backpacker and independent hostels chain St Christophers Inn is to open a branch in Berlin in the recently renovated and extended Circus Hostel on Rosa Luxembourg Strasse in Berlin-Mitte. A ne...
Dublin News
Development around Dublins Custom House.
Dublins Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) has announced plans to transform the area around the historic Custom House into a cultural and entertainment space. Often considered architecturally the...
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen squatter colony renovations.
The Danish government has announced plans to clean up Christiana, the Copenhagen squatters colony in a former naval base in the centre of the Danish capital. Up to Dkk300 million is to be spent on ren...
Oxford News
Oxford Universitys black heritage.
A programme of walking tours of Oxford university celebrating its famous African and Afro-Caribbean ex-alumni has been set up using a 45,900 Lottery grant. The black heritage tours are the brainchild...
Paris News
The Ville de Paris has produced a free guide for parents of nursery to high school students, available at schools across the French capital or on the city council website. Entitled Elve Paris 2006/20...
Barcelona News
Barcelonas Auditori gains a new concert hall.
The new 600-seater Sala de Cambra concert hall at the Auditori will be inaugurated on 26 Sept with a concert by the Quartet Casals, featuring a piece written for the occasion by Jordi Cervell. The cha...
Madrid News
New recycled water deposit inaugurated.
Madrid mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardn has inaugurated a new recycled water deposit in the Parque del Oeste. The deposit has a capacity of 6,000 cubic metres which will be used to irrigate the Oeste and L...
London News
London Transports Oyster card goes international.
The electronic Oyster travel cards used by millions of London commuters to get around the city are to be made available to overseas visitors as well. An agreement between Transport for London and the...
Vienna News
Extension to Underground Line 1 inaugurated.
Five new stations and around five kilometres of track have been added to Viennas U-bahn U1 line. The Austrian capitals heavily used north-south Underground connection - also known as the diameter line...
Berlin News
Proposals for ex-parliament site.
While construction workers continue to dismantle East Germanys former parliament building the Palast der Republik the debate rages over the future of the site in central Berlin. The German parliamen...
London News
London mayor Ken Livingstons proposal to register cyclists and their bikes has infuriated cycling groups, who claim the law would go against the development of a more cycle-friendly urban environment....
Copenhagen News
Copenhagen to get new free newspapers.
The Danish capital is getting four or five new free daily newspapers in addition to the two freesheets already on the streets. One of the new dailies, Dato, published by Berlingske Officin, is already...
Madrid News
Changing health habits for adolescents in Madrid.
A survey published by SIVFRENT under the auspices of the department of public health has found that 15 and 16-year-olds in Madrid take fewer drugs, smoke less, drink less alcohol and drive more carefu...
Barcelona News
Training for the unemployed in Barcelona.
Enrolment is open for Barcelona city councils occupational training courses aimed at getting the unemployed back into the labour market. Over 1,000 places are available in Barcelona Activas 67 courses...
Amsterdam News
Customs officials at Amsterdams Schipol airport have issued warnings over chocolate bars spiked with hallucinogenic substances after a homeless person suffered nausea and hallucinations after eating o...
Paris News
Water conservation measures in Paris.
Continuing low levels in the Seine Normandie basin, which supplies Paris with water, have led the city council to confirm its summer water saving drive. Measures include limiting street washing to ear...
