The Local Sweden

Two charged with plot on Gothenburg 'killers'

Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:18:00 +0200

After the most high-profile shooting in Sweden this year - an attack on a restaurant in Gothenburg - police have charged two men with plotting to murder the main suspects in an apparent revenge attack.

Second fatal shooting in 12 hours in Gothenburg

Thu, 16 Apr 2015 13:34:00 +0200

A man in his thirties has been killed in a parking lot in Gothenburg, just twelve hours after a fatal shooting at an apartment block in the city.

Woman shot in new Gothenburg attack

Tue, 24 Mar 2015 18:02:49 +0100

Police say a woman is in hospital following a shooting outside an adult education complex in the Gårda area of Gothenburg, less than a week after two men were shot dead at a restaurant in the city.

Two killed in violence at Gothenburg restaurant

Thu, 19 Mar 2015 12:09:44 +0100

Two men were killed and at least eight were wounded after gunmen burst into a pub and restaurant firing automatic weapons, in a suspected gang-related attack in the Swedish city of Gothenburg late on Wednesday.

Pub blames burglars for serving water as vodka

Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:17:00 +0100

A festive season pub-goer was left in anything but a festive mood after a Motala pub served him water instead of vodka. The pub has blamed burglars for the mishap.

Where to find the best pub grub in Stockholm

Wed, 21 Aug 2013 09:49:00 +0200

With summer drawing to a close and temperatures starting to drop, The Local offers up a list of Stockholm pubs where you can sample some of very best British, Irish, and home-grown pub grub to warm your cockles in the Swedish capital.

Pubs in Stockholm: keeping it real

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:17:00 +0100

Like most capitals, Stockholm offers plenty of watering holes for the homesick expat looking for a “taste of home”, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers.

Passed out Swede in pub 'prison' nightmare

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:45:00 +0200

An inebriated man who fell asleep in a bar in Gothenburg on Thursday night woke up to discover he had been locked inside and had no way to get out.

PUB yanks North Korean jeans due to concerns over labour conditions

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:22:00 +0100

On Saturday, PUB department store in Stockholm put a stop to the sale of the first jeans to come out of North Korea due to concern about working conditions in the communist country.

Stockholm store cleared after 'gas leak'

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:31:00 +0100

Fire and emergency crews helped evacuate the Pub department store in central Stockholm on Sunday afternoon because of a suspected gas leak.

The store that's gone from Garbo to grotesque

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:53:00 +0100

Cardigans singer Nina Persson has been helping to turn Stockholm's most traditional department store into a hip, modern fashion house and art gallery - complete with severed eyes and distorted heads. Charlotte West checks out the new PUB.