Around 300 households were without heating for several hours Wednesday night after a short circuit at a biomass heating plant in Vorarlberg.Firemen in the town of Lech said today (Fri) that an electrical short occurred at the facility after a device overheated. Thirty fire-fighters and 10 engineers managed to get the situation under control.The plant […]
Police said just six people demonstrated against the Vienna State Opera Ball last night (Thurs).Officials in the capital put dozens of anti-riot officers on alert to deter possible demonstrators. Up to 2,000 protesters collided with the police at previous occasions of the pompous event which is regarded as one of the cultural highlights of the […]
Police are investigating after the corpse of a 79-year-old woman was found in a creek in Salzburg.The pensioners body was fished out of a stream in the town of Thalgau around 9am this morning. Local officials said the woman, who was wearing just a nightgown, lived with several relatives nearby. They added it was still […]
A Styrian pensioner has been discovered frozen to death just a stone’s throw from his home.The 71-year-old mans body was found lying in a dried out riverbed by a passerby in Pernegg at around 8am this morning. The man lived around 200 metres from the place where his corpse was discovered.Investigations have revealed that he […]
Hotels in Linz were identified as the most expensive among Austrias five largest cities.Hotel price comparison platform Trivago (www.trivago.co.uk/hotelprices) found today (Mon) that a standard double room in the Upper Austrian capital currently costs an average 138 Euros significantly more than what hotels in Innsbruck (116 Euros) and Graz (101 Euros) are charging.Hotels in […]
For many years the Croatian coastline has been a destination for Austrian tourists heading east for their holidays, but neighbour Serbia is now fast becoming a popular alternative.With up to five flights a day departing from Vienna to Belgrade, as well as night trains and international bus services, getting to Serbia from Austria has never […]
People suffering from sleeping disorders face a high risk of having accidents, a scientist has warned.Graz-based scientist Manfred Walzl said today (Thurs) that people affected by insomnia and other sleeping disorders for a long period of time are 650 per cent more likely to be involved in all kinds of accidents during the daytime.”People who […]
A German hiker survived a night at subzero temperatures after falling down a steep cliff.A search operation was launched for the 31-year-old man yesterday (Mon) but to no avail. He was eventually discovered dangling in a net set up to protect roads and houses from falling rocks near Sölden in Tyrols Imst district.Rescuers said the […]
A besotted man was arrested after he threatened his to kill his love interest when he was rejected last night (Sun/Mon).The woman invited the 36-year-old to dinner at her home in Linz, Upper Austria, last night (Sun) after they had been dating for some time. When the 29-year-old eventually told the lovestruck man that she […]
A group of Dutch holidaymakers face bodily harm charges after attacking Belgian revellers, police in the Salzburg ski resort of Saalbach have said.Three tourists from the Netherlands injured the eight partying companions from Belgium after they refused to abandon the night-time binge-drinking session at their hotel room located above the Dutch skiers suite.The Dutch pals […]