Jersey News
Jersey social services: Gay adoption for Jersey.
Two gay men have become the first same-sex couple in Jersey to be approved to adopt children.
Fostering and Adoption Jersey, which recruits, assesses and supports carers, said that the couple had gre...
Oxford News
Oxford residents can now report graffiti and abandoned vehicles to the city council via an email with a digital photo attached. The council website will then display the digital images and residents c...
Brussels News
Brussels historic monuments: Listing for Brussels swimming pool.
The municipal swimming pool in the southern Brussels district of Ixelles has been classed as a listed monument, the first in the Belgian capital to receive such recognition. Inaugurated on 16 May 1904...
Dublin News
Easter Rising: Time capsule uncovered in Dublin cemetery.
A cylindrical lead time capsule dedicated to the rebels of the 1916 Easter Rising has been discovered in the masonry of a monument in Dublin
Berlin News
Churches in Berlin: Berlin church up for sale.
The controversial Martin Luther Memorial church in Mariendorf, south Berlin, is up for sale after parishioners failed to raise the
Barcelona News
Citizens of the Catalan capital are to be consulted on the future of Las Ramblas in a project set up by the Barcelona city council and a group of private organizations in response to the gradual erosi...
Jersey News
Jersey is an expensive place to live, and prices are still much higher than in the UK, according to official figures.
But according to a report published this week by the States of Jersey Statistics...
Jersey News
THE Princess Royal is in Jersey for a two-day visit.
Princess Anne has been a regular visitor over the years, thanks largely to the fact that she is the patron of the Durrell Wildlife Park.
She has...
Oxford News
Citizens' services in Oxford: Oxford Talkback Panel.
Oxford city council have invited residents to join their Talkback Citizens
London News
Child poverty highest in London.
London has the highest economic output per capita in the United Kingdom and the highest level of child poverty
Jersey News
Jersey's so-called Millennium Town Park has been deferred once again.
The inspiration of Jersey politician Senator Stuart Syvret, it was first proposed in the early 1990s, and was supported by around...
Jersey News
President of Ireland to visit Jersey.
The president of Ireland, Mary McAleese, is to visit Jersey over 14-15 September.
Mrs McAleese, who has been Ireland
Dublin News
Lower speed limits for Dublin city centre.
The city council has announced plans to reduce speed limits in Dublin city centre and along the quays from 50kph to 30kph to help prevent fatal accidents involving cyclists and pedestrians. The new li...
Barcelona News
Buskers face auditions for Barcelona metro.
Musicians now have to undergo an audition in order to busk in the underground stations of the Barcelona Metro. Applicants are required to perform at least three pieces demonstrating the quality and va...
Oxford News
Severe flooding has started in Oxford as a result of ongoing torrential rain, with the river Thames continuing to rise. Around 50 people spent the night in emergency accomodation at Oxford United
Jersey News
Portuguese food festival returns.
Jersey is to stage a Portuguese Food Festival once again in August. This usually annual event was not held last year because of difficulties in finding an agreed location for it.
It still needs a
Jersey News
Re-think on new supermarket chain.
A giant chain supermarket like Tesco should not be allowed to open a branch in the island until the effect of increased competition is more clearly understood, says a Jersey politician. deputy Geoff S...
