The country’s railway crossings are to be equipped with a new alarm signal that will replace the existing loud bell, rail infrastructure company Infrabel has announced. The new signal is a pulsing electronic tone, which research in Canada has shown has more of an effect on pedestrians than the...

The free, guided walking tour of the Tour & Taxis district organised by the Flemish government to help its employees get to know the area around their future work site at Tour & Taxis is a great success, according to the Brussels edition of La Dernière Heure . Initially there were 15 of the...

The oldest Belgian, Fanny Godin, has died at the age of 112. She passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 7 in a rest home in Zoutleeuw. Born Félicie Florentine Pardon-Godin in Liège on May 27, 1902, Godin was the oldest living person in Belgium since the death of Germaine Degueldre on May...

In August, Belgium received 1,580 asylum applications, 6% more than in July (1,490), reports the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRS). Most of the applications come from Syrian nationals, with 262 asylum applications in the month of August (16%), the largest number since...

Ten people lost their lives on Belgian roads last weekend. Remarkably, according to the Belgian Institute for Road Safety (IBSR/BIVV), the good weather may have played a role, drawing more pedestrians and cyclists out for a walk or a ride. The last time there was such a high number of fatalities in...

Hulencourt Golf Club strikes a balance between its best traditions and new energy We’re not trying to be a royal club with all their traditions, nor a very modern commercial club,” explains James Beckman, chief operations officer of Hulencourt Golf Club . “We are a mix, taking the best traditions...

Belgium clinched a silver medal in the team reining discipline at the World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France, which ended yesterday. Cira Baeck, riding Colonels Shining Gun, posted an impressive 221.0, but her teammates – Piet Mesdagh, riding Spat Man O War; Bernard Fonck, riding Sail On Top...

University students in Brussels pay an average of €446 per month for accommodation. More than one-third of students experience difficulty finding suitable housing in the city, according to a survey on student life in Brussels carried by the Urban Development Agency (ADT/ATO). The average Brussels...

Homework classes organised for children in Brussels schools by 220 non-profit associations are overfull, the groups concerned have reported. “The desire to succeed is enormous,” one spokesperson told Brusselnieuws.be. The groups organise after-school classes in French and Dutch to allow children a...