Kortrijk / Waregem – The mysterious villa along Churchilllaan in Waregem will open its doors to the general public this weekend. Even though all spots are sold out, Het Nieuwsblad ensures that you can still take a look at the art deco-modernist house. An exhibition by Kortrijk artist Jonas Vansteenkiste (36) commissioned by the intercommunal … Read more
Roeselare / Izegem / Ypres – On Monday afternoon, a burning First Care ambulance exploded on the hard shoulder of the E403 in Rumbeke. Two escorts and a patient were able to leave the vehicle in time. “This is a first working day to remember,” said 22-year-old Quinten Ramacker from Menen. An ambulance from the … Read more
Bruges / Kortrijk / Veurne / Ieper / Ostend / Menen / Roeselare / Izegem / Waregem – West Flemish governor Carl Decaluwé is in quarantine. His wife is infected, just like his parents. His father is even in hospital. “I now work from home,” he says. The governor of West Flanders has always been … Read more
Merchtem – Dr. Professor Jan Vandevoorde (61) of the Merchtem GP’s Group Practice has lost the battle against the corona virus. The Merchtem doctor contracted the virus and died on Sunday afternoon after hospitalization in intensive care. Family, acquaintances and the entire general practice to which Dr. Jan was connected, react dismayed. “It is with … Read more
Leuven – The night from Thursday to Friday was the last time that students could go to a café until 1 am. And that’s what the Oude Markt, the ‘longest bar in the country’, knew. What started as a pleasant hustle and bustle in the evening, ended in riots. 11.25 pm. It is already busy … Read more
Buggenhout – Since his daughter Dorien died of a brain tumor fifteen years ago, Eric Dalemans (59) from Buggenhout, together with his wife Kristien Maes and Erkrido, the Buggenhout branch of Kom op tegen Kanker, has dedicated himself to the fight against cancer. This disease has now cost him his own life: Eric died of … Read more
Gent – The Ghent hospitals threaten to have to receive corona patients from other regions. Berths are filling up in Brussels and in the south of East Flanders. For the time being there is still room in Ghent, but the flu period is also imminent. “The pressure on healthcare remains great,” says Jan De Maeseneer, … Read more