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Flood warning: Swedish towns on high alert after rivers burst their banks

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 08:33:26 +0100

Halmstad in south-western Sweden has called for national aid as flood warnings rise to the highest level possible.

Swedish council to spend 800,000 kronor relocating a sand dune

Thu, 04 Apr 2019 11:03:21 +0200

A municipality in southwestern Sweden is paying hundreds of thousands of kronor to relocate its sand dunes, because each year windy weather blows the sand away, obstructing pathways.

#MySweden: 'Cycle paths lead you wherever you want to go'

Fri, 23 Nov 2018 17:31:19 +0100

The Local's readers take over our Instagram account to introduce each other to towns and neighbourhoods across Sweden. Today, Marta Nowosińska from Poland talks about life in Halmstad.

Sweden's Halland Region joins Greater Copenhagen

Fri, 23 Nov 2018 17:18:31 +0100

More than 350 years after it left Danish rule with the 1645 Second Treaty of Brömsebro, the southern Swedish region of Halland is once again to be under the banner of Copenhagen.

Attempted murder investigation launched following Halmstad shooting

Mon, 25 Jun 2018 10:27:43 +0200

Two men have been arrested in absentia after a man was shot and injured in Halmstad, southern Sweden on Sunday evening.

A thousand protest to save Swedish city's 'sausage king'

Sat, 31 Dec 2016 16:58:26 +0100

Over a thousand people mounted a protest in the Swedish city of Halmstad on Friday afternoon to stop the city forcibly moving a man who styles himself the city’s “sausage king”.

Sweden’s best summer city revealed

Mon, 13 Jun 2016 12:33:29 +0200

A new ranking has revealed the best Swedish city to visit in the summer, and the result may surprise internationals more familiar with the Nordic nation’s big hitters.

Elk gang terrorises joggers in Swedish town

Sun, 03 Apr 2016 15:03:58 +0200

A gang of aggressive elk has so terrorised joggers in parks around the Swedish town of Halmstad that one victim has called on the local authorities to intervene.

Three missing after boat capsizes in Sweden

Thu, 04 Jun 2015 09:28:18 +0200

Three people are believed to have drowned when their small boat overturned in harbour just outside Halmstad in southern Sweden.

Man dies after pill casing rips hole in his intestine

Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:55:00 +0200

A man who was recovering from a heart operation at Hallands hospital in Halmstad in southern Sweden died after swallowing his prescription medicine together with the pill's protective casing.

'Fat sisters' refused splash ride at themepark

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 15:51:00 +0200

An employee at an adventure park in Halmstad, western Sweden, has landed herself in hot water after refusing to allow two siblings on a popular aquatic attraction, labelling them 'too fat' to ride.

Cop under fire over trigger-happy stag party

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:22:00 +0200

A Swedish police officer risks disciplinary action after letting a soon-to-be groom fire 30 shots with his service weapon at a bachelor party held at the indoor shooting range of a police station in western Sweden.

Plane in fatal crash built by high school students

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:23:00 +0100

An ultra-light airplane which lost a wing mid-flight and crashed last week in western Sweden, killing two people, was built in part by high school students, crash investigators have discovered.

Woman admits to killing her infant with Koran

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:12:00 +0100

A woman who confessed to suffocating her 5-month-old child with the family's copy of the Koran is on trial in western Sweden, with her defense team arguing she had a psychotic breakdown, possibly due to postpartum depression.

Swedes wake up to Monday earthquake

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:00:00 +0200

An earthquake in the sea between Sweden and Denmark woke Swedes in southwestern Sweden early on Monday morning.

Lye mishap leaves water 'unusable' in Halmstad

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:56:00 +0200

Residents in western Sweden were warned not to drink the water or take showers on Monday night after an oversupply of caustic lye left municipal water supplies in Halmstad contaminated with pH values as high as 11.

'Hard rock' bomb threat halts Swedish trains

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:17:00 +0200

A train station in southern Sweden was shut down for most of Monday night when security staff found a suspicious package containing copious coils of cords.

Sex scandal conviction for porn-surfing politico

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:17:00 +0100

A formerly high-ranking local politician from western Sweden was among seven people convicted on Thursday in connection with the unmasking of a major prostitution ring in Halmstad.

Man jailed for building skate ramp with bits of friend's house

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:15:00 +0200

A man in southern Sweden has been convicted of vandalism among other charges after attempting to surprise his friend and build a skateboard ramp using materials ripped from the friend’s house.

'Sex chamber' rapist gets five years in prison

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:08:00 +0200

The 47-year-old charged with kidnapping a woman and keeping her prisoner in an underground sex chamber in western Sweden was sentenced to 5 years in prison on Monday.