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Woluwe-Saint-Lambert stops fibre optic rollout after complaints

The rollout of fibre optic internet in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert has been suspended following a flood of complaints from residents, along with shortcomings directly observed by the municipal administration. Telecommunications company Proximus has been installing new fibre optic infrastructure in the...

Train Hostel homeless shelter in Brussels will close

The Train Hostel homeless shelter in Schaerbeek that currently houses 103 people will close its doors on 31 March, prompting concern from non-profit associations working in the social sphere. The former youth hostel reopened in March 2023 as an emergency shelter for homeless people, providing not...

Art Deco beauty La Piscine in Roubaix shines with spring exhibition dedicated to sculptors Rodin and Bourdelle

From pioneering public swimming pool to one of the most beautiful museums in France, Art Deco masterpiece La Piscine continues to be showered with eulogies. The 1932 pool and baths built for textile workers in the northern France industrial town of Roubaix is a showcase for the region’s art and...

17 March strike on Belgian rail network

Belgian railway operator SNCB, infrastructure manager Infrabel and human resources service provider HR Rail are preparing for another major strike on Monday 17 March by planning alternative service options. Fewer trains will run between 23.00 on Sunday 16 March and the same time on 17 March but an...

Guinguettes to open this summer despite lack of Brussels government

The annual summer bars in Brussels parks, called "guinguettes", will return in 2025 with or without a government in place, according to environment minister Alain Maron (Ecolo). The guinguettes were facing uncertainty about their ability to proceed with a lengthy application and approval process...

Chill Comedy nIght in Tervuren on 15 March

Submitted by Sarah Crew on Fri, 03/14/2025 - 08:38

Chill Comedy Night offers a bevy of stand-up comics accompanied by wine and craft beer this Saturday evening at The Courtyard International School in Tervuren.

Entertaining audiences with a barrel load of laughs for the English-language show are Heli Pärna, Robin Weinburgh and Rahul Venkit.

Tickets are priced at €15. 

15 March 20.00-22.30, Stationsstraat 49a, Vossem-Tervuren

Familiar Strangers. The Eastern Europeans from a Polish Perspective at Bozar

What’s on this week: 14 to 20 March

As part of the Polish EU presidency cultural programme, 13 contemporary artists from the country’s diaspora and minority communities tell their stories in Familiar Strangers. The Eastern Europeans from a Polish Perspective . The exhibition at Bozar is certainly timely: these personal explorations...

Fifth anniversary of Belgium's coronavirus shutdown

As Thursday marks the five-year anniversary of Belgium’s coronavirus shutdown, some are calling for a commemoration, others a memorial and others a formal evaluation of the long-term impact of the pandemic. More than 30,000 people in Belgium died after contracting the coronavirus, with more 280...

Miles car-sharing service to exit Belgium, citing vandalism and theft

German car-share company Miles is leaving Belgium due to vandalism, misuse of its vehicles and attempted thefts. The problems are especially bad in Brussels, the company’s management told La Libre, where another car-sharing company, GreenMobility, packed up shop in 2023. Miles has been operating in...

Easter Bazaar organised by Association Femmes d’Europe aisbl

Submitted by Sarah Crew on Wed, 03/12/2025 - 18:00

The Easter Bazaar will be attended by a group of Astronomers who will explain and show with their telescopes the eclipse of the sun which takes place on the day. All proceeds go towards our humanitarian projects helping women and children. March 29th from 11h to 16h30. La Bergerie, 365b Rue au Bois, Woluwe Saint Pierre, 1150 Brussels  

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