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Football president on corruption charges
Another football official has been detained on corruption charges. The president of a second division club from Bydgoszcz is being accused of offering bribes to... | Comment |
Papal letters returned to Poland
A collection of 13th Century letters, found among the belongings of a US World War II veteran, has been returned to Poland.
Some of the letters were written ... | History |
Polish anger at Berlin exhibition
A contraversial new exhibition in Berlin, entitled "Forced Paths - Flight and Expulsion in Europe During the 20th Century" has got the Polish press up in arms. ... | History |
Centennial Hall joins UNESCO's list
The Centennial Hall in Wroclaw has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List of humanity's outstanding natural and cultural legacy.
The Centennial Hall wa... | Art and Culture |
Wroclaw NonStop off to a good start!
After the traditional excitement and fever pitch celebrations of Midsummer Night or 'Wianki' on the 24th June, it was definitely time for something more chilled... | Art and Culture |
400 Poles on the Midlands buses
An army of more than 400 Polish drivers has been drafted in to work on buses in the West Midlands, UK, the Express & Star can reveal.
The newcomers, who were... | Comment |
Can we have our workers back, please!
Come and settle in Wroclaw – billboards like this are to be displayed in London and other British cities in coming weeks with a view to attracting young Poles t... | Comment |
Poles grow fond of American football
Even though Polish athletes do win medals of major international championships every now and then, Poland is no superpower in sport. And while Poles generally p... | Comment |
Crump advertises Polish viagra
JASON CRUMP is being paid to rise to the challenge by the makers of Polish Viagra.
Aussie Crump, 30, who was World Speedway Champion in 2004, races in Poland... | Comment |
Wroclaw bids to host Expo 2012
The Polish government is to support a bid by the city of Wroclaw to host a thematic exhibition of EXPO 2012 devoted to culture, the media and life styles. The c... | Art and Culture |
Polish link from Glasgow
Ryanair is continuing to expand its reach into Poland with the announcement of a new service between Glasgow Prestwick and Wroclaw.
The Polish city is in the... | Business |
Gangmasters exploiting Polish in Wales
Criminal gangmasters are operating in Wales exploiting immigrant workers, a leading founder of Poland's Solidarity movement warned yesterday.
Jozef Pinior, n... | Current Affairs |
Wroclaw Graduate exhibits work in Arizona
Anna Skibska's "Landscape With Stars" exhibition showcases the illumination of the stars through glass sculpture.
Skibska studied art and architecture at the... | Art and Culture |
New terminal for Wroclaw airport
Officials at Wroclaw Airport in Lower Silesia, Poland have announced the planning of a new terminal to help the transport hub cope with ever-increasing traffic.... | City Focus |
Alexandra Choir comes to Wroclaw
The Alexandra Choir Company (Chor Alexandrowa) is coming to Wroclaw this March for what should prove an amazing extravaganza in the Hala Ludowa. Their previous ... | Art and Culture |
Hitler's bank bares its dark past
Dresdner's self-financed study reveals that greed rather than ideology inspired its zealous support for the regime, even helping to finance Auschwitz via ... | Comment |
Wroclaw to build new airport for PLN 600m
Warsaw (Puls Biznesu) – In May, Wroclaw authorities will choose the final design for its new airport. In three years, the airport should be ready.
There are ... | Business |
Poland on the rocks
Letter from Poland, by Peter Gentle
Over the last week temperatures have plunged to below 20 degrees, with bitter, easterly winds coming in from Siberia. In ... | Comment |
Poland keen to prosecute rascists
A trial has begun in Wroclaw, south western Poland, of a group of skinheads accused of racially-motivated violence against Polish Roma gypsies and their childre... | Current Affairs |
Wroclaw Theatre goes Down Under
The Song of the Goat Theatre (Theatre Piesn Kozla) has its own studio in the heart of Wroclaw in Poland, in the refectory of a 14th century monastery. This aust... | Art and Culture |
Ryanair launches Dublin to Wroclaw route
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline today (Wednesday, 21st December 2005) announced the last of its new route announcements for Summer 2006 by sel... | Business |
3M to build factory in Wroclaw
Minnesota`s 3M Co. will build a liquid crystal display optical film manufacturing facility in Wroclaw, Poland, the company said Friday.
'We are building the ... | Business |
Brit's Pole Position in Big Brother
A BRITON is favourite to win the £20,000 top prize tonight in Poland's Big Brother TV show.
Tom Amos, 28, became a teen idol after brawling with a house... | Comment |
Drunken driving instructor detained
A drunken driving instructor has been detained by police during a lesson in the streets of Wroclaw, south-western Poland. The 36 year old man had more than 2 pr... | Current Affairs |
New Ryanair route from Ireland to Wroclaw
Low-cost Irish airline, Ryanair, recently announced that it was closing two flights from Shannon, to Hamburg and Stockholm, to make way for four new routes to M... | City Focus |
Polish gays fight back
Simultaneous demonstrations will take place in many cities this weekend organised by the Campaign Against Homophobia in Poland. The marches are in response to t... | Comment |
Slask Wroclaw win basketball qualifier
Slask Wroclaw gained an important victory on the way to qualification of Round II of the FIBA Europe Cup.
Kamil Chanas was on fire, scoring a massive 28 poi... | Comment |
Suspected drug mule dies in Wroclaw
Polish police on Monday were investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 40-year-old Italian national after physicians discovered several dozen p... | Current Affairs |
Wizz Air announces Wroclaw to Dortmund
Wizz Air, Central and Eastern Europe's largest low-fare, low-cost airline announced today that it would start operations from Wroclaw to Dortmund. With this mov... | Business |
Skalpel return with 'Konfusion'
Local duo Skalpel have made a triumphant return to the top of the Polish music scene, with their much-anticipated second album 'Konfusion'. Following the succes... | Art and Culture |
Samsung follows LG to Wroclaw
Samsung Electronics will dog the steps of its closest rival LG Electronics even in Poland, where it will build its own home appliances factory.
"We decided ... | Business |
Archaeologists dig Copernicus
Archaeologists announced on Thursday that they had located the grave of the great 16th century astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus, in a Polish church.
Copernicu... | Comment |
Ryanair to fly Nottingham to Wroclaw
Low-cost Irish airline, Ryanair, today said it plans to bring forward its planned expansion of services from Nottingham in England due to increased demand.
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Finnish company invest in Wroclaw
Finnish utility Fortum said in a statement last Wednesday that it had signed a contract with the city of Wroclaw in Poland to buy a majority stake in the city's... | Business |
Genocide Exhibition Shocks Poles
An exhibition entitled “The First Holocaust of the 20th century” opened in Wroclaw yesterday. Over 40 photos depicting the bloody period of 1915-191... | Comment |
Wroclaw students help launch satellite
A microsatellite built largely from donated parts in university workshops across Europe is just over one week from launch. It is the first in a trio of student-... | Comment |
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