Skítamórall and Bríet in the Westfjords
As usual, the music festival Aldrei fór ég suður will take place in Ísafjörður this weekend. This is the 22nd time it has been held, and performers include Skítamórall, Friðrik Dór and Sykur.
Skíðavikan has also begun in Ísafjörður. Activities include biathlon, cross-country skiing tours and ski touring. The town’s ski areas will be open […] more
The town's Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson is a previous guest on RÚV English Radio, as owner of the Eurovision Song Contest Exhibition, and co-founder of Film Húsavík, making use of repurposed equipment from former TV channel N4.
He is never short of new ideas though, as Darren found out when he caught up with him again for a chat.
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“It’s great to be back at our original venue at the Hilton Reykjavík Nordica—it’s the second year in a row we’re there,” says Guðmundur Pétursson, guitarist and artistic director of the Reykjavík Blues Festival.
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A variety of yellow weather alerts will activate across much of Iceland on Thursday. They warn of snow storms and severe gale force winds.
The warnings are active from late on Wednesday night, throughout Thursday, in different regions.
Conditions can change and worsen at short […] more
Representatives of Icelandair have signed a letter of intent to begin negotiations on the purchase of a 49% stake in Fly Play Europe. The company was established by Play shortly before that airline went bankrupt and holds an air operator certificate in Malta.
Fly Play Europe is owned by investors and pension funds.
A statement from Icelandair to the stock exchange says that the acquisition of the airline, if it […] more
Human error led to a theft case at the Freysnes roadside shop in Skaftafell on Sunday not being properly registered in the police system.
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Driving conditions could deteriorate widely across the country later as south-easterly strong winds or a storm hit. There will be snow or rain overnight and tomorrow.
Those in the west of the country can expect calm conditions today, while it will be much windier in the east. Isolated snow showers are expected in many areas, but it will be mostly dry in the east.
Today, winds will ease in the west, with westerly […] more