7 January
Council staff tackling snow and ice in the city
Council staff have been working through the night to ensure that the city centre is kept clear of snow and ice.
Two gritters were working throughout the night and following a change of crew at 7am, we now have one gritter working on side streets in the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘europe’
Oxford Snow Report
Posted in London, News, Oxford Things To Do, tagged Add new tag, CHILTERN RAILWAYS, Computers, europe, Headington, Journalism, Oxford, Oxford City Council, Oxford News, Oxford Snow, Oxford University, Oxford Weather, Oxford Winter, Oxfordshire on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Clumsy Brits are set to face a repair bill of almost £1 BILLION this New Year, according to a new study.
Posted in 1, News, Oxford, Oxford Events, Oxford News, tagged Business, Christmas, europe, European Union, Gadgets, New Year’s Eve parties, Oxford, Oxford Brookes University, shopping, transport on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Christmas celebrations and New Year’s Eve parties means the average household will fork out £35 to clean their home, mend any damage or replace broken items.
Almost one in ten will even have to part with £100 or more to tidy up the festive mess.
That’s a total of more than £858MILLION across the country. http://www.oxfordprospect.co.uk/oxfordnews.htm
Update on Eurostar services
Posted in London, Oxford, Oxford Advertisements, Oxford Events, Oxford News, Oxford Things To Do, european transport policy, tagged Brussels, London, TRAINS, Oxford, European Union, CHILTERN RAILWAYS, Rail, Thame, transport, europe, Paris, Abingdon, Banbury, Bicester, Eurostar, Disneyland Resort Paris, Channel Tunnel on December 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
26/12/2009 00:54
EUROSTAR STATEMENT
We believe that recent news reports of a statement from Eurotunnel concerning the events of last weekend require clarification. Whilst the circumstances in the trains delayed in the tunnel were obviously uncomfortable and distressing, passengers’ safety was not compromised at any time.
We are concerned that Eurotunnel has misunderstood the nature of the Independent Review which has the backing of both British [...]
UPDATE ON EUROSTAR SERVICES ON TUESDAY 22 DECEMBER 2009
Posted in 1, tagged Brussels, London, TRAINS, Oxford, European Union, CHILTERN RAILWAYS, Rail, Thame, News, transport, europe, Paris, Banbury, Henley, Eurostar, Channel Tunnel, Paris london trians, London Brussels trains, london paris trains, konon brussels trains, brussels london trains, cross channel trains, winter train services on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
21/12/2009 17:01
UPDATE ON EUROSTAR SERVICES ON TUESDAY 22 DECEMBER 2009
Eurostar will be resuming a restricted service from Tuesday 22 December. Trains will depart from 07.30 to 18.00 (GMT).
We continue to strongly advise customers whose journeys are not essential not to travel and to change their tickets for travel on a later date or have their [...]
Europe – PREPARING FOR ANOTHER GAS DISPUTE?
Posted in European Common Energy Policy, European Parliament, European Studies Centre, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Oxford Institute of Energy Studies, Oxford News, Oxford University, tagged European Union, europe, Energy, Russia, POLAND, common energy policy, OIES, european gas market, LNG, GAS DISPUTE, European Federation of Gas Traders, International Energy Agency, Europe - PREPARING FOR ANOTHER GAS DISPUTE?, OMV, adriatic LNG terminal, Exxon, common european energy policy, european energy forum, european energy review, UKRAINE, Moscow, Kiev, Gas Markets, russian gas exports, European gas imports, deutsche wella, Hungary on December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nicholas Newman 14 December 2009
The Christmas, New Year season is usually seen as a time of holidays for most Europeans. However, in recent years, this period has become notorious for the regular gas disputes between Russia and the Ukraine. Currently, 80% of Russian gas exports to Europe are delivered via the Ukraine, reports German Broadcaster [...]
