Health Minister Alois Stöger has presented an initiative aimed at tackling young Austrians’ unfavourable nutrition habits. The Social Democrat (SPÖ) announced yesterday (Weds) school canteen managers will be provided with free brochures and further guidelines on how to provide a healthy and balanced range of snacks and drinks to kids. Around one in 10 Austrian […]
An exotic dancer who has been in the centre of the sex scandal involving Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will go skiing in Austria tomorrow (Thurs).A spokesman for Karima El Mahrough better known as Ruby the Heart Stealer said today that the 18-year-old will hit the slopes in the Tyrolean winter sports resort […]
A 24-year-old Slovak driver was caught going nearly twice as high as the speed limit on a motorway in Salzburg.The man was stopped by a police car after a radar trap flashed him driving at 230 kilometres per hour (kph) on the A1 western motorway near Eugendorf this morning (Mon). The general speed limit on […]
Viennese police are investigating after a man robbed a sports betting pub in Leopoldstadt district last night (Tues/Weds).The masked criminal, who was armed with a gun, forced a waitress to lead him to the safe of the inn which is open 24 hours a day. He escaped with an undisclosed amount of money around 3am.Several […]
Two Dutch men are facing charges for stealing dozens of snowboards at a ski resort in Tyrol.Police in Ischgl one of the most popular winter sport resorts in Europe said today (Thurs) that the pair were caught red-handed as they tried to snatch boards left outside an après ski bar on Tuesday evening.Officers […]
Austrias sporting goods retail sector achieved above-average growth last year, it has been announced.Branch officials said today (Fri) that the sector managed to increase its business activities by 3.3 per cent year on year. They underlined that the countrys retail sector grew by just 2.2 per cent at the same time.Experts said sport equipment shops […]
Up to four out of 10 young Austrians have smoked marijuana at least once, it has been announced.The Federal Institute for Health said today (Fri) that 26 per cent of Austrians aged between 20 and 24 said they have tried cannabis, LSD, heroin or other drugs at least once. The body also said just four […]
The sport shop association Sport 2000 is back in the black, it has emerged.The company a cooperation of 272 businessmen running 242 stores said today (Mon) its earnings in the 2009/2010 business year, which ended on 30 April, were 1.006 million Euros.Sport 2000, whose headquarters are in the Upper Austrian town of Ohlsdorf, […]