Spring may have arrived in force in Vienna but in the mountains winter still rules and skiing is still very much on the agenda. This Easter ski lovers in the capital can not only enjoy skiing at three different locations – there is also the chance to do it for free after the austrian times […]
After 130 years of exposure to the weather, the facade of Vienna’s town hall is to be renovated as a whole for the first time. The general renovation of the façade will cost at least 35.7 million Euros but so far undiscovered damage could increase costs. No other building on Vienna’s Ring street has used […]
Austrian troops ordered into action to stop a colony of storks from forcing the closure of an air show have been banned from using their guns – and told to stare at the birds instead. The soldiers were ordered in after experts had failed using a variety of other methods to drive away the 25 […]
A former TV star from Romania is in intensive care after undergoing surgery at a clinic in Vienna.Ex-TV presenter Teo Trandafir who is a member of the Democratic Liberal Party in the federal parliament in Bucharest needed an operation for an acute pancreatic disease. She is under surveillance at the AKH Hospitals intensive […]
Workers assigned to build Viennas new main train station have discovered a 250-kilo aerial bomb just days after a similar wartime missile was discovered at the building site.Police said tenants had to be evacuated from approximately 100 apartments located near the large construction site after staff came across the bomb this morning (Fri). It took […]
Hundreds of drivers have fuelled their cars at a new discount petrol station in Vienna.The station managed by Salzburg-based businessman Markus Friesacher in cooperation with discount supermarket chain Hofer started doing business in the citys Simmering district yesterday (Tues).One litre of diesel fuel and regular petrol costs 0.99 Eurocents in a special offer […]
Almost half of young Austrians applying to become police officers in Vienna fail the mandatory fitness test, it has emerged.Vienna police said today (Fri) around four out of 10 applicants did not pass the fitness check, and that the basic German skills test was also a stumbling block for many wannabe police officers.The Organisation for […]
Seventy-five firemen took part in a five-hour search operation for a slightly injured hiker in Salzburg today (Weds).Local authorities said the man called for help after falling down a ravine at the Kapuziner mountain close to the city of Salzburg. They said the search lasted around five hours as the 58-year-old gave wrong information about […]