Paszek in Wimbledon quarter final

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Austrian tennis star Tamira Paszek has reached the quarter finals of the Wimbledon championship after claiming victory over Roberta Vinci on Monday. The currently ranked world number 37 Paszek, 21, from Dornbirn in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg won against Italian Vinci 6-2 6-2 after 63 minutes of play. She is now the first woman […]

Rappenlochschlucht gorge to be reopened

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A famous steep sided river valley known as the Rappenlochschlucht in Austria is set to be reopened after a massive rockfall closed it in 2011. The Austrian town of Dornbirn has now agreed to invest between 300,000 and 500,000 Euros in the project to put a tunnel along the side of the river that is […]

Girl may make full recovery after dog attack

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A two-year-old girl underwent surgery after she was bitten in the face by a dog.The child was attacked by a friend’s Border Collie at a garden party in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, yesterday (Tues). The canine reportedly bit the kid when she tried to catch a tennis ball herself and that others had thrown into the air.The […]

Car-torching may be linked to will forgery scandal

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Police checking alleged forgeries of last wills are intensifying their investigations after two cars were set on fire yesterday (Thurs).Five juridical officials and eight more people are accused of having forged wills of deceased Vorarlberg residents for years. The alleged malpractices have been the centre of investigations by police in Dornbirn for nearly a year.Investigators […]