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February 14, 2012
Uddevalla
The following articles have been tagged with "Uddevalla":
Principal stopped kids from getting marks that were 'too low'
Education: 27 Jan 12
The principal of a school in western Sweden is under investigation for unilaterally scrapping the marks given to a class of eighth graders because they were too low in comparison to other schools in the area.
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Storm ‘Emil’ barrels north over Sweden
National: 4 Jan 12
Swedish authorities have closed off bridges and cancelled rail traffic in southern and western parts of the country after forecasters issued warnings about a new storm heading in over the already wind-whipped country.
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Volvo Cars to close Uddevalla plant
Business & Money: 3 Oct 11
Volvo Car Corporation is terminating production at their plant in Uddevalla, in western Sweden, when they take over sole ownership of the company in 2013, the company announced on Monday.
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Caregiver steals from 98-year-old, goes free
National: 30 Sep 11
A caregiver in western Sweden, caught stealing from her elderly charge, has been freed after a court ruled that police planting money in the old woman’s wallet was entrapment.
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Man acquitted of missing woman's murder
National: 16 Sep 11
The ex-boyfriend of 31-year-old Marina Johansson was found not guilty of her murder on Friday in a case which drew attention because the body of the alleged victim has never been found.
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Saab staff face new paycheck delay
Business & Money: 23 Aug 11
Employees at troubled Swedish automaker Saab may see their wages delayed for the third month in a row as Sweden's debt collection agency threatens to empty the company’s bank accounts.
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Suspect badly hurt after balcony escape
National: 29 May 11
A young man was seriously injured on Saturday night after jumping from the fourth-floor balcony of an apartment in Uddevalla in south-west Sweden as he attempted to avoid arrest.
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Single transplant drains Swedish blood supplies
Science & Technology: 2 May 11
A single organ transplant operation in Gothenburg emptied blood supplies throughout southern Sweden, forcing the hospital to buy blood from Finland.
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Four charged in construction scandal
National: 5 Mar 11
Around nine million kronor disappeared in a tangle of false invoicing between four different construction companies in western Sweden. Four suspects have been charged.
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Tapeworm prompts pooch smooch warning
Science & Technology: 15 Feb 11
Sweden's National Veterinary Institute has warned dog owners not to kiss their pets and to wash their hands after petting them following the discovery of parasite that can be fatal for humans.
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Sweden's Volvo Cars increases sales in 2010
Business & Money: 7 Jan 11
After two straight years of slumping sales, Sweden's Volvo Cars bounced back in 2010 despite continued weakness in the US.
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One dead as snowstorms cause traffic havoc
National: 9 Nov 10
A young woman died in a car accident in western Sweden on Tuesday morning as snowfalls and strong winds hampered road conditions and caused widespread traffic problems.
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Saab in talks with Volvo on production: report
Business & Money: 7 Oct 10
Saab Automobile and Volvo Cars are in talks for production collaboration, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing a spokesman from Saab owner Spyker Cars.
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Ex-partner of missing woman released
National: 13 Aug 10
The former partner of a woman who went missing in western Sweden last month was released from police custody on Friday, but remains suspected of her murder.
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Nine injured in bus accident
National: 27 Mar 10
Nine people were injured early on Saturday morning when a bus drove into a ditch on the E6 motorway, north of the village of Tanumshede in Bohuslän in western Sweden.
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Snow strains buildings to breaking point
National: 20 Feb 10
Heavy snowfall in southern and central parts of Sweden has caused several roofs to cave in, while rail authorities have called a halt to a number of train services amid continuing extreme weather conditions.
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Police shoot student at Swedish college
National: 26 Jan 10
A knife-wielding student at a college in western Sweden is recovering in hospital after being shot by a police officer on Tuesday morning.
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Prison closures needed to keep authority afloat
National: 25 Oct 09
An overhaul of Swedish prisons will see 14 institutions affected by closures and cutbacks as the appointed authority is forced to juggle figures in line with its budget for 2010.
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Teen dead following train engine electrocution
National: 1 Oct 09
A teenage boy died on Wednesday evening after being electrocuted when he climbed up on the engine of a train in Uddevalla in western Sweden.
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Nine convicted for internet sex scams
National: 27 Jun 09
A group of friends in western Sweden have been convicted of gross fraud for swindling several Swedish men out of more than one million kronor by pretending to be women on the internet.
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Four killed in holiday traffic accidents
National: 20 Jun 09
At least four people have been killed and several others have been severely injured in Midsummer traffic accidents around the country.
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Test sites named for Swedish language-learning bonus
Society: 11 Jun 09
Thirteen Swedish municipalities have been chosen to participate in the first phase of a plan to reward newly arrived immigrants who perform well in state-funded language classes.
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Taxi leaves 89-year-old woman to walk alone in the woods
National: 3 Feb 09
The driver of a mobility service taxi considered the road too slippery and instead of driving his 89-year-old passenger to the door of her cabin in the woods, he left her to walk the remaining kilometre on her own.
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Man shoots at neighbour over dog-sitting dispute
National: 1 Feb 09
A man in Uddevalla in western Sweden went to collect his dog from a neighbour in the early hours of Sunday morning. But when the dog was not returned the man blasted the neighbour's door with a shotgun.
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Finding your roots in Sweden
Analysis & Opinion: 22 Dec 08
Fresh from a visit to the homestead of her ancestors, Marge Thorell has practical advice for anyone wishing to trace their Swedish roots.
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Ikea's Swedish operation reports strong 2008 profits
Business & Money: 12 Dec 08
The Swedish division of global home furnishings giant Ikea reported pre-tax profits of 2.1 billion kronor ($263 million) for the 2008 fiscal year.
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Swedish court to rule on school lunch fingerprinting
Education: 20 Oct 08
Hungry students at a school in Västerbotten in northern Sweden must give a fingerprint in order to eat in the school’s cafeteria, a practice which bothers data privacy officials seeking to ban the measure.
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Two jailed over million-kronor poker tournament
Society: 29 Apr 08
Two men have been jailed by a court in western Sweden after they were found guilty of organizing an illegal million-kronor poker tournament.
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Clean up starts after storm
National: 23 Feb 08
Storms over the southern part of Sweden have left 50,000 households without electricity, 19,000 without telephone and 40 roads blocked.
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Storm causes power cuts and flooding
National: 22 Feb 08
Storms over the southern part of Sweden on Friday have left 25,000 households without electricity and caused flooding in Gothenburg.
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Volvo produces car number 15 million
Business & Money: 20 Feb 08
The first Volvo rolled out in 1927 and today number 15 million came off the line.
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Sentence upheld in Strömstad murder
National: 20 Feb 08
An appeals court has upheld a lower court's sentence of ten years in prison and deportation for the man who beat a woman to death with a wooden plank.
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Weekend storms 'not as bad as feared'
National: 20 Jan 08
Nearly 5,000 households in southern Sweden were suffering power cuts on Sunday morning, but the destruction was not at the level of previous storms.
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Woman pleads not guilty to sledgehammer murder
National: 11 Jan 08
A woman who beat her partner over the head with a sledgehammer before dumping his body into the sea has pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder.
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Woman charged over sledgehammer murder
National: 4 Jan 08
A woman has been charged with killing her partner in a sledgehammer attack on their sailing boat last year.
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Police arrest suspected serial rapist
National: 7 Nov 07
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in connection with seven rapes in the Gothenburg, Lund and Bohuslän regions. Many of the victims were elderly women.
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Ice causes road accidents
National: 26 Oct 07
Icy roads in southern and western Sweden caused a number of accidents on Friday morning, as temperatures plunged below zero.
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Men charged over million kronor poker tournament
Society: 1 Oct 07
Six men have been formally charged under Swedish gambling laws after they organized an illegal million-kronor poker tournament involving 700 people.
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Stepfather 'raped girl over ten years'
National: 14 Aug 07
A man charged on Friday with raping and sexually abusing his stepdaughter over a nine year period was reported to the police as long ago as 2003.
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Woman steals 900,000 from man's account
National: 28 Mar 07
A woman has admitted stealing a man's wallet and taking nearly 900,000 kronor from his bank account.
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Snow and wind leave 30,000 without power
National: 21 Jan 07
As another wave of harsh weather conditions sweeps over Sweden on Sunday, around 30,000 customers of the country's three biggest suppliers were without electricity.
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Experts warn of further road collapse
National: 22 Dec 06
The dramatic collapse of a 400 metre stretch of the E6 north of Uddevalla on Wednesday evening has attracted onlookers but officials warned that the collapse is continuing.
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Dozens caught up in road collapse
National: 21 Dec 06
A landslide in western Sweden caused a 400 metre section of the E6 road to collapse taking with it cars carrying 28 people. A nearby railway also collapsed. It's a miracle we managed to rescue everyone, say the emergency services.
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Road collapses in landslide
National: 20 Dec 06
A 200-metre stretch of a major road in western Sweden has collapsed in a landslide, taking with it a number of cars.
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Markus is Sweden's new Idol
National: 2 Dec 06
A record 1.2 million telephone votes decided the outcome of Idol 2006 on Friday night in favour of 23 year old Markus Fagervall from Övertoneå, northern Sweden. "It feels great," he said. Repeatedly.
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A Swedish Christmas 2006
Lifestyle: 22 Nov 06
The decorations are going up, the stores are bracing themselves, and now Sweden's traditional Christmas markets are underway. We've gathered together the best the country has to offer. God Jul!
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Swedes missing in Himalayas
National: 15 Nov 06
Two Swedish climbers are missing along with a British fellow climber after an avalanche in Nepal, authorities there say. The group was sleeping at an altitude of 8,600 metres at the time.
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Smokers get wages deducted
Society: 6 Nov 06
Smokers who go outside for a cigarette during working hours are having their wages deducted by many public sector employers in Sweden, a new survey shows.
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Record number leave Riksdag
Politics: 17 Jun 06
As Sweden's parliament closes ahead of September's election, a record number of deputies are leaving. Some 96 MPs are going, including the youngest, 23-year old Gustav Fridolin, and the longest-serving member.
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Tourist offices around Sweden
Travel: 3 May 06
A handy list of Sweden's tourist offices, along with their phone numbers, email addresses and web sites.
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Father gets 14 years for raping girl
Society: 17 Mar 06
A man who raped his daughter hundreds of times, and who twice made her pregnant, has been sentenced to 14 years in jail by a court in Gothenburg.
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Supreme Court avoids child rape sentences
National: 7 Mar 06
Two men facing child rape charges at Sweden's highest court - the first under new laws - have had their crimes downgraded to child abuse and their sentences reduced accordingly.
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Top Left official quits over vote list
Politics: 13 Dec 05
A senior official in Sweden's Left Party, Ulla Hoffmann, has resigned in protest at the decision to support cooperation with independents in a local election. Leader Lars Ohly says he's sorry she has quit.
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Man charged with repeatedly raping daughter
National: 3 Nov 05
SEE ALSO: 26 of 27 Stockholm rapes remain unsolved
A man in his 50s faces trial in Uddevalla, accused of raping his daughter on hundreds of occasions over a five-year period. When she was 13 she gave birth to her father's child.
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Left Party leader: "I am not a communist"
Politics: 31 Oct 05
Cannily noting that calling himself a communist is not going down well with the citizen in the street, Left Party leader Lars Ohly declares that he is not one. Although he does still believe in the ideals.
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Saab Metall sagas: the plots thicken
Business & Money: 20 Oct 04
Was it a strike or wasn't it? Do the union reps have to pay back the money blown on sex club visits? What does Göran Persson have to do with it all? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in the Local's latest Trollhättan update.
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Bank linked to housing scandal
Smörgåsbord: 13 Aug 04
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Smörgåsbord
Smörgåsbord: 18 Jun 04
Fabulous footballers, Sweden's man in Baghdad, a murderous wife and a long-haired loon. The heroes and villains of the week - and not a pip about Knutby.
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Cheap women
Business & Money: 4 Jun 04
Sisters aren't doing it for themselves according to the equality ombudsman, while two women's experiences highlight a more obstinate obstacle.
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Swedes hit the bottle
Science & Technology: 28 May 04
Folkpartiet suggests a radical new alcohol policy and research indicates that the 'typical alcoholic is 23 and studying at university'.
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Councillors and call girls
National: 21 May 04
Uddevalla residents lose faith in public servants as two astonishing scandals hit the sleepy west coast town.
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Discrimination hits one in three
Society: 14 May 04
Prejudice at work, in restaurants and in the property market: Sweden's melting pot needs a good old stir.
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West Side Stories
National: 30 Apr 04
Amid unprecedented security a gang trial opens in Gothenburg, and the mother of the accused comes out fighting.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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