No Milk Today
“No milk today, my love has gone away” sang the Herman’s Hermits back in 1967, and that is true today as well, at least here in Húsavík. Due to road …
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Volcano Eruption risk level raised to Yellow at Öræfajökull
The Icelandic Meteorological Office has raised volcano eruption risk level to Yellow for Öræfajökull, an ice-covered volcano in south-east Iceland. New satellite images of Öræfajökull show that a caldera, measuring …
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Bryndís Sigurðardóttir appointed project manager for Regional Development in Öxarfjörður
Bryndís Sigurðardóttir has been appointed project manager of the Öxarfjörður Regional Development Project. The project is run by Byggðastofnun, the Regional Development Agency of Iceland, in cooperation with Norðurþing municipality …
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Þeistareykir geothermal power plant goes online
The first turbine unite of the 90 megawatt Þeistareykir geothermal power plant went online today. The new plant consists of two turbine units, each with a 45 megawatt capacity. The …
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Ragnar Þór elected president of Teachers’ Union
Ragnar Þór Pétursson has been elected president of the Icelandic Teachers’ Union. The vote started on November 1 and ended earlier today, with 10.675 teachers eligible to vote. Three candidates …
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Mother asks community for support in daughters’ bullying case
A mother of a 16-year old girl has asked the local community for support after her daughter has faced bullying for years. After a failed suicide attempt, the mother wrote …
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Center-left coalition talks have ended
Talks between the center-left parties in Parliament to form a government coalition ended today. Leaders of the Left-Green Movement, Social Democratic Alliance, Progessive Party, and the Pirates had been in …
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Ásgeir Trausti kicks off Airwaves in Akureyri
The Iceland Airwaves music festival started in Reykjavík this week and this year the festival also takes place in Akureyri, the second largest urban area after the capital area of …
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Tunnel through Húsavík cape to open this weekend
A new tunnel that connects the Bakki industrial site to the Húsavík harbor will open this weekend. Work on the tunnel started in 2012 and construction started in March 2016. …
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New outdoor artwork improves pedestrian safety
A new outdoor artwork was installed in front of the cooperative building in Húsavík this week. The artwork is specifically located to prevent pedestrians from falling off the elevated pavement, …
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