Following an unprecedented increase in suicide calls in 2021, the CHS - Community Help Service urgently needs more volunteers for its 24/7 English-language helpline. The non-profit organisation operates the free helpline service from its mental health services centre in Ixelles. “We desperately...

Coloured Swans 3: Harriet’s reMix is a dance performance that forms the third part of Moya Michael’s intriguing Coloured Swans series ( pictured, main image ). In this latest show, the Brussels-based South African dancer collaborates with four young creatives – Loucka Fiagan, Oscar Cassamajor, Milo...

Seven municipalities in Brussels have yet to approve their budgets and tax increases seem inevitable, largely due to the successive indexations Belgium is experiencing, plus lingering effects of the pandemic. The social service centres (PCSW in French/OCMW in Dutch) in the city’s various...

No fines will be issued for drivers of Euro 4 diesel cars in Brussels before July 2022, even though these vehicles have been officially banned from the capital since 1 January 2022. Drivers of such cars were told they’d risk a fine of €350 from 1 April after the three-month tolerance period ends...

Keen cooks and drivers have been helping with the growing number of Ukrainian refugees fleeing to the Belgian capital. Community Kitchen , which has its base at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Ixelles, is one of numerous charities in Brussels desperate to help feed and clothe not only the...

The Belgian government has approved the construction of four new centres to handle the deportation of illegal residents in the country, according to a press release from state secretary for asylum and migration Sammy Mahdi. “This decision is a real milestone. We are creating more return capacity...

Martin Banks, a British journalist in Brussels, was stopped and detained by the British police authorities at the Eurotunnel terminal in Calais on 26 February. Travelling to the UK with his family for the half-term school holiday, he was interrogated for six hours about his journalistic activities...

US President Joe Biden is arriving in Brussels on Wednesday evening and planned security measures will impact traffic and mobility in the Belgian capital. Biden is attending a Nato, EU and G7 summit that will take place in Brussels on Thursday, Bruzz reports. While Biden is not the only head of...

The Wielemans Hôtel on Rue Defacqz in Brussels could be restored to its former Art Deco glory by German real estate fund Patrizia, if permits are approved by a consultation committee on Tuesday. Patrizia is currently renovating the ex-Generali Tower (now The Louise), Bruzz reports, but also wants...

The Belgian army is looking to recruit around 2,500 soldiers. It’s hoping to attract young people, including women and those with technical skills, RTL reports. The army’s air force aimed to dazzle potential young recruits with a helicopter landing on the grounds of a school in Ans, near Liège, on...