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WeerResidents asked to stay indoors as Storm Austen rages through Belgium today
Fri 23 Oct
Climate & EnvironmentFirst swans return to Bruges canal
Thu 15 Oct
Climate & EnvironmentAtlantic bluefin tuna spotted off the Flemish coast for the first time since 1960
Wed 14 Oct
SportTresoldi hits hat-trick as Club Brugge stun Inter Milan
Wed 14 Oct
Culture‘Help non-native speakers with Dutch!’
Tue 13 Oct
Consumer Affairs60,000 croquettes devoured at Ostend Shrimp Croquette Festival
Tue 13 Oct
ScienceNew sustainable and contemporary look for Bruges Christmas market
Sun 11 Oct
TransportDrifting Ferrari F40 at Zoute Grand Prix: Police draw up charge sheets
Thu 8 Oct
Home NewsEarth quakes in West Flanders for first time since 2011
Thu 8 Oct
CultureOstend launches second edition of popular ‘Lichtgolf’ light walk
Sat 3 Oct
Crime & JusticeBruges cracks down on illegal holiday accommodation
Wed 30 Sep
EconomyPrices of flats on Flemish coast shoot up by 6.5 per cent as demand too picks up
Thu 10 Sep
SportClub Brugge beaten by Aston Villa as Champions League resumes
Wed 9 Sep
RoyaltyKing Boudewijn’s Cadillac to be auctioned at the Zoute Grand Prix in Knokke-Heist
Wed 2 Sep
SportVital Borkelmans heads to India: former Red Devil is Forca Kochi FC's new manager
Wed 26 Aug
Climate & EnvironmentRare saker falcon attracts hundreds of twitchers to West Flemish Polders
Wed 26 Aug
Crime & JusticeExtra police checks at Bredene nudist beach as more people are “up for an adventure”
Thu 30 Jul
Culture500 performances at TAZ (Theater Aan Zee) in Ostend
Tue 28 Jul
RoyaltyOstend’s Royal Galleries shine once more following restoration
Sat 25 Jul
SocietyChocolatier Oliver spends a month working on a chocolate beach bar
Thu 16 Jul
Climate & Environment‘Clean Beach Combers’ collect 1 million litres of rubbish!
Wed 15 Jul
SocietyDeep clean for roof of Bruges Belfry (VIDEO)
Tue 14 Jul
Climate & EnvironmentBig dune fire in De Haan destroys 7,000 square metres of vegetation
Mon 13 Jul
RegionWest FlandersMichelin-star chef Tim Boury launches new type of Picon and Rodenbach
Sat 11 Jul
ScienceOstend Hospital uses AI to draw up medical reports, especially handy with non-Dutchspeakers
Fri 10 Jul
SportBlue Army gets new stadium as Club Brugge plans are OKed after 20 year wait
Thu 9 Jul
EuropaWest Flemish firefighters Thijs and Isolde help tackle Portugal’s wildfires
Mon 6 Jul
Culture3D reconstruction brings Walraversyde fishing village to life in Ostend
Sat 4 Jul
CultureBerliner doughnuts make comeback on Flemish beaches
Thu 2 Jul
SportInternational breakdance competition ‘Unbreakable’ heads for Ostend next September
Wed 1 Jul
CultureKing Leopold III’s rare Bugatti on display at the Zoute Grand Prix next fall
Tue 30 Jun
SocietyTielt is Flanders’ new “solace capital city” and will host 1 November festival honouring grief and loss
Fri 26 Jun
Vandalized World War I gravestones in Houthulst slowly being repaired
Fri 19 Jun
Home NewsWestvleteren beer combines with French cheese to celebrate abbey’s anniversary
Mon 15 Jun
CultureBunker Day is a tremendous success: 10,000 visitors explore bunkers across the country
Mon 8 Jun
CultureTwo new horse-mounted shrimp fishers at Oostduinkerke: how do you become a mounted shrimp fisher?
Mon 8 Jun
SportRenovated Zeebrugge Marina better protected against flooding from the sea
Sat 6 Jun
Crime & JusticePolice deploy helicopter, search dog to find escaped prisoner
Fri 5 Jun
Politics“Small boats crisis won’t simply be sorted by UK cash”
Thu 4 Jun
EconomyHospitality industry offers 9-week bartender training course as Bruges struggles with 260 vacancies
Thu 4 Jun
Crime & JusticeOstend introduces exclusion orders for troublemakers
Wed 3 Jun
CultureBruges Belfry light show returns in July projecting a new story!
Tue 2 Jun
CultureAtlantic Wall Raversyde (Ostend) welcomed 3 millionth visitor
Sat 30 May
Crime & JusticeNo detention for nine boys found guilty in triple gang rape case
Fri 29 May
Climate & Environment“A macabre discovery”: Two dozen houndsharks washed ashore on Flemish coast
Fri 29 May
Crime & JusticeViolent confrontations during theft of high-end autos in West Flanders
Fri 29 May
Crime & JusticeAssault on tram in De Haan: Two further suspects apprehended; one still at large
Tue 26 May
Crime & JusticeVIDEO: youngsters assault staff and police on coastal tram
Tue 26 May
Crime & JusticeKnife fight on packed Ostend-bound train: 1 person injured
Tue 26 May
EconomyFlemish Riviera enjoys best Whitsun in five years
Mon 25 May
CultureBruges’s new city art gallery BRUSK opens on Friday
Fri 8 May
Crime & JusticeBruges court sentences human traffickers to five years in prison after Afghan family is found in refrigerated lorry
Thu 7 May
SportBelgian Coast Walk: ‘Walking the coast has become a bucket-list item’
Wed 6 May
CultureQueen Mathilde visits BRUSK, Bruges’s new city art hall
Tue 5 May
Crime & JusticeVan carrying transmigrants crashes in Middelkerke: 8 injured, 1 in a critical condition
Mon 4 May
RegionWest FlandersCoast lifeguards issue a warning as holiday season begins: ‘Don’t jump suddenly into the cold sea water’
Fri 1 May
RegionWest FlandersCoast braced for large crowds during sunny holiday weekend
Fri 1 May
Home NewsSperm from lion at West Flemish zoo sent to Germany as part of breeding programme
Tue 28 Apr
Religion & PhilosophyGay Adam and Eve adorn renovated Sisters of Charity chapel (VIDEO)
Mon 27 Apr
Home NewsUnique Great War canon unveiled following renovation of ‘Trench of Death’
Sun 26 Apr
CultureGiant sculpture “The Hauntings” moves from Menin Gate to local farm
Thu 23 Apr
CultureIt’s bottoms up with new ‘chip beer’ at Bruges chippy
Thu 23 Apr
Home NewsDozens of families unable to use their toilets after builder fills the wrong sewer pipe with concrete
Tue 21 Apr
EconomyFlemish coast attracts tourists of many nationalities during the Easter break
Mon 20 Apr
Crime & Justice5 boats with 200 transmigrants intercepted off the Flemish coast: West Flanders activates provincial emergency
Mon 20 Apr
CultureNew 'The Crystal Ship' trail in Ostend takes in over 20 murals
Thu 16 Apr
Home News6 transmigrants apprehended in Blankenberge
Tue 14 Apr
Crime & JusticeSuspect who murdered his daughters, accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill his ex-wife from his prison cell
Mon 13 Apr
TransportMeet Europe’s youngest helicopter pilot: 17-year-old Louis from Knokke-Heist!
Thu 9 Apr
Climate & EnvironmentBig increase in number of seals bitten by dogs: ‘Keep your dog on the lead!’
Wed 8 Apr
Crime & JusticeFirst transmigrants stopped at Knokke-Heist on the Dutch border
Wed 8 Apr
Home NewsWhy are police walking around with dogs on their shoulders? (VIDEO)
Wed 8 Apr
SocietyOstend bar launches dedicated menu for dogs: ‘From snacks to full meals’
Wed 8 Apr
CultureOostduinkerke’s mounted shrimp fishers open new season
Tue 7 Apr
CultureFlemish superstar Matthias Schoenaerts visits artists at the 10th edition of Ostend’s The Crystal Ship street art festival
Tue 7 Apr
SportBody in wet suit pants washes ashore on Westende Beach (VIDEO)
Tue 31 Mar
Crime & JusticeWhat happens to transmigrants when they get stopped in Belgium?
Sat 28 Mar
Crime & JusticeCourt of cassation confirms verdict against neighbour who had sex with couple’s dog
Thu 26 Mar
CultureBruges city guide faces fine after tourist group exceeded new limits on number of participants
Thu 26 Mar
Crime & JusticePictograms, rope and posts to deter misuse of sand dunes adjoining Bredene’s popular nudist beach
Wed 25 Mar
CultureArchaeologists discover remains of 18th-century military camp dating from the Siege of Ghent
Wed 25 Mar
CultureFlanders’ oldest bell discovered in a Bruges back garden
Wed 25 Mar
Crime & Justice‘Exponential’ increase in transmigrant boats that have sailed from Belgium bound for the UK this year
Wed 25 Mar
Crime & JusticeBlankenberge deploys drone and cameras as UK’s small boats crisis hits Flemish east coast
Mon 23 Mar
ScienceWest Flanders gets new technology experience centre to rival Amsterdam’s NEMO Science Museum
Sat 21 Mar
Home NewsPolice find 31 transmigrants sleeping at a nature reserve near to the French border
Fri 20 Mar
Crime & JusticeWest Flanders governor seeks help from UK, contemplates closure of French border
Thu 19 Mar
Crime & JusticeTransmigrants now intercepted in De Haan as UK small boats crisis spreads to the entire Flemish coast
Thu 19 Mar
CultureNew giant puppet parade and light show at Bruges Cathedral replace Winter Glow
Tue 17 Mar
EconomyOlder flats on the coast falling in price, new builds yet more expensive: ‘You can snap up some bargains!’
Tue 17 Mar
CultureAwesome lie-down concert by pianist Mattias Devriendt at Bruges station’s historic ticketing hall
Mon 16 Mar
Home NewsOwner of seized oil tanker takes legal action over 10-million-euro bond
Fri 13 Mar
Crime & JusticeWest Flanders governor Decaluwé seeks modern camera equipment to detect boats after fresh transmigrant arrests
Mon 9 Mar
SportRenovation drive at Mercator Marina in Ostend
Mon 9 Mar
Home NewsWork to remove 7 Nazi sea mines to get underway on Monday
Fri 6 Mar
Middle EastWest Flemish dairy farmers stranded in Dubai refuse to panic
Thu 5 Mar
TransportGerman high-speed trains to run to Bruges, Ghent and Ostend on summer weekends
Thu 5 Mar
Crime & JusticeFederal police reinforce local West Coast police to up fight against human trafficking
Wed 4 Mar
Home NewsPolice in West Flanders detain 8 people smugglers and 7 migrants in Nieuwpoort
Tue 3 Mar
CultureVolunteers to read out all 55,000 names on the Menin Gate in Ieper
Mon 2 Mar