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Tonnes of snow moved off Atomics roof by helicopter

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27. 01. 12 - 12:00

The headquarters of ski manufacturer Atomic in Altenmarkt, Austria have had a helicopter hovering over their warehouses for the last 24 hours.

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Don't moan alone, the Ombudsman Investigates.

Why suffer in silence. Let off steam by letting our readers share your troubles. File your complaints about anything and everything here. Our ombudsman David Rogers will try and help solve some of the problems from lazy civil servants through to incompetent companies – and at the very least the worst transgressors will end up in our weekly special report.

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Cats is back after 20 years
The world famous Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, "Cats" is back in Austria after 20 years. Some 230,000 tickets went on sale for the production which begins in Vienna in two days and almost half of these have already been sold.

Driver survives 30 metre plunge unharmed
A driver in Salzburg's Pinzgau region plunged 30 metres down an embankment and escaped practically uninjured on Wednesday.

Emergency app for stranded skiers in Tyrol
A new app developed by the control centre for mountain rescue in Tyrol and the Tyrolean mountain rescue clubs is set to make mountain rescues easier by pinpointing the exact location of the stranded person.

Students protest with naked calendar
Young male and female students have stripped off for a calendar in attempts to encourage reform of the Austrian education system. The protest which uses the slogan "Without education you stand naked" comes from student education campaign group "Schülerunion".

Elderly bank robber gets lost in hire car getaway vehicle
A 70-year-old German grandpa was arrested this week after committing his second bank robbery in Austria. The elderly man was eventually caught after he got lost on local rural roads in his hire car getaway vehicle.

Building bird boxes at Schönbrunn Zoo
Children and adults alike can lend a helping hand to Schönbrunn Zoo’s birds and bugs this weekend. The active day on Sunday invites visitors to the zoo to learn how to build nesting boxes for native animal species amongst other exciting animal activities.

Priest reveals names of church leavers
A priest has named and shamed those of his congregation who left the church last year. Eight names from the congregation of 2000 in Sitzendorf an der Schmida in Austria were read out to the remaining church goers. The priest has been condemned by prominent members of the church and even data protectionists.

International bank robbers target Austria
A report from Austrian daily newspaper, Österreich has claimed that increasing numbers of bank robberies by international criminals are a result of poor security measures.

British soldier gets mind-controlled prosthesis in Austria
British serviceman, Corporal Andrew Garthwaite has come to Austria to get a mind-controlled bionic arm. The soldier who lost his arm in Afghanistan in September 2010 underwent surgery for the fitting of the hi-tech prosthesis in the AKH university hospital in Vienna yesterday.

Building bird boxes at Schönbrunn Zoo
Children and adults alike can lend a helping hand to Schönbrunn Zoo’s birds and bugs this weekend. The active day on Sunday invites visitors to the zoo to learn how to build nesting boxes for native animal species amongst other exciting animal activities.

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