Union demands entry into collective agreement

In 2021, Akasol opened a “Gigafactory” for battery systems with a capacity of up to 2.5 gigawatt hours. Image: dpa The employees of the Darmstadt company are demanding entry into the collective agreement. According to IG Metall, the salary level is currently well below the standard. Employees of the battery system manufacturer Akasol protested on […]
City of Darmstadt needs better arguments for video surveillance

There’s one thing about numbers: you can easily present them a certain way without distorting them, and still use them in a way that fits your argument. The city of Darmstadt did the same this week when it publicly justified why video surveillance should remain at Luisenplatz. The criticism she now has to listen to […]
Accident with minibuses – two dead

Two minibuses collided in Hesse on Sunday night: two people died, two are in mortal danger. Two people died in a head-on collision between two minibuses in Bürstadt. Two other people were critically injured, police said early Sunday morning. For reasons that are not yet known, the two vehicles collided head-on on the federal highway […]
It’s dripping from the ceiling in the Citizens’ Registration Office

In the middle of Darmstadt’s city center: The Citizens’ and Regulatory Office is housed in the Luisencenter – and has to contend with water damage. Image: Maximilian von Lachner Because the roof of the Luisencenter in Darmstadt is leaking, rooms in the Citizens and Regulatory Office are under water. The city blames the mall owner. […]
Murder of ex-girlfriend: stabbing after breakup

The regional court determined the particular gravity of the guilt and fully followed the prosecution’s request with the verdict. Image: dpa After the separation, a woman goes back to the apartment they shared in Darmstadt to get the car key. There the ex-boyfriend lurks and stabs her. The Darmstadt Regional Court sentenced a 25-year-old man […]
It’s dripping from the ceiling in the Citizens’ Registration Office

In the middle of Darmstadt’s city center: The Citizens’ and Regulatory Office is housed in the Luisencenter – and has to contend with water damage. Image: Maximilian von Lachner Because the roof of the Luisencenter in Darmstadt is leaking, rooms in the Citizens and Regulatory Office are under water. The city blames the mall owner. […]
Murder of ex-girlfriend – court convicts man

In the trial of the violent death of a 30-year-old student in Darmstadt, the district court made a clear judgment. The Darmstadt Regional Court sentenced a 25-year-old to life imprisonment on Friday for the murder of his former partner. The man admitted to murdering the 30-year-old on November 24, 2022. With 45 stab wounds, also […]
Power failure partially paralyzes southern Hesse and the Rhine-Main area

The power went out in several communities. In the course of this, there was a car accident because traffic lights were out. A supermarket has to close. Failed traffic lights, closed supermarket and no cell phone network: In southern Hesse and parts of the Rhine-Main area, there are currently power outages, as the “Hessenschau” reports. […]
Bundesliga: Frankfurt confirms its high heels in front of the newcomer Darmstadt

We present to you, our esteemed followers, this news entitled: Bundesliga: Frankfurt confirms its high heels in front of the newcomer Darmstadt . And now to the details. Within the activities of the first round of the German “Bundesliga” competitions, Eintracht Frankfurt achieved a “difficult” victory over the newcomer, Darmstadt, with a score of 1-0.In […]
Man screams for help – neighbor intervenes

Fire hazard situation on Thursday evening: A young man wants to cook – that goes wrong. He needs to be taken to a special clinic. A 31-year-old man was seriously injured in a kitchen fire in an apartment building in Darmstadt. According to the police, the man heated oil or fat on the stove while […]