Dogs are not banned at the Freedom Party headquarters in St Pölten in Lower-Austria – but members of the green party are according to a sign on the front door of their office. But the move intended as a joke has not been welcomed by the Green party members who accused the FPÖ of sinking […]
Residents in the Austrian capital Vienna woke up this week to discover that skiing had been banned in the city’s parks. Although many of the Viennese parks such as the Volksgarten and Burggarten are relatively flat the signs have nevertheless been erected with park officials explaining that it was a cost-cutting measure. Spokesman for the […]
A German motorcyclist died on the spot after crashing into a traffic sign yesterday morning (Sun).Police in Bad Großpertholz, Lower Austria, said today it was unclear whether the woman, 48, had been speeding.Last Thursday, a biker died when he collided with an oncoming car outside Klagenfurt, Carinthia.
Upper Austrian officials are investigating after a fake police officer tried to fine a farmer.The man was stopped driving his combine harvester on a main road near St. Marien yesterday (Tues).The prankster on a road bike wearing a three-day stubble, sunglasses and a cycling helmet with a sticker saying “Polizei” (Police) checked the […]