Gardener survives fence impalement

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A Vienna man is recovering after he was impaled by a garden fence yesterday (Weds).The 45-year-old fell onto one of the fence’s metal poles after he lost balance while cutting back a bush in his garden in Döbling district. The metal pike ripped through his upper body narrowly missing his ribs and emerged from out […]

Styria tourism warning as Vienna keeps top spot

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Business

Styria and Burgenland need to raise their efforts in targeting international guests, a tourism expert has warned.Martin Stanits of the Austrian Hoteliers Association (ÖHV) when speaking about the provincial capital of Styria today (Thurs) said: “Tourism in the Graz region is struggling a bit since the city was Europe’s Capital of Culture in 2003.”Stanits stressed […]

Jools Holland to return for Graz gig

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Culture

Jools Holland will perform in Graz later this year.The English pianist is set to give a concert at the city’s Kasematten venue on 7 June.Holland – a founding member of UK pop band Squeeze – has been touring and recording as a solo artist since 1978. His most recent release is 2009 single “I Went […]