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Local architects plan innovative green renovation for ING Belgium’s landmark Marnix building

How do you upgrade a landmark building to increase its energy efficiency, while improving the quality of life for the people working there and respecting its original architecture? That was the challenge facing architects behind the renovation of ING Belgium’s headquarters in central Brussels. To...
Woluwe Shopping Centre Brussels

Woluwe Shopping receives negative decision on extension project by local authority

The municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert has delivered a negative opinion on Woluwe Shopping Centre ’s application for a planning permit for an extension, it was announced on Tuesday. Eurocommercial, the Dutch owner of the centre, has applied to the Brussels-Capital region for an urban planning...

Major traffic disruption in Brussels as federal police protest

Activists from four police unions staged a protest in central Brussels on Tuesday morning, severely delaying traffic on the inner ring, Rue de la Loi and Rue Belliard and leading to the closure of several road tunnels. Some drivers reported being stuck in traffic for up to two hours around the...
Illustration picture shows a newly installed bicycle path, in Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat in Brussels, with a maintenance lorry blocking the path (BELGA PHOTO LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ)

Bungled bike path design at Central Station is part of a wider problem, say cyclists

A brand-new elevated cycle path alongside Central Station in Brussels was once again completely blocked by parked cars at the weekend. The situation shows a broader problem in Brussels: new cycling infrastructure is not always bicycle-friendly. An image showing the parked cars all along the new...
Children of the homeless refugees families who are living inside the North station in Brussels eat donated food. (BELGA PHOTO NICOLAS MAETERLINC)

More homeless families in Brussels as support systems struggle to cope

The number of homeless people in Brussels has been on the rise for many months. Among these homeless people, there are increasing numbers of families. This has led to the situation becoming very tense in reception centres across the city. At the Ariane centre in Forest, which mainly deals with...

Brussels' student celebration Saint-V postponed due to pandemic

Every year, the Free University of Brussels (ULB in French, VUB in Dutch) celebrates its founder Theodore Verhaegen on Saint-V day (19 November) with typical student revelry that involves a lot of beer. Unfortunately, this year's event - which was due to take place this Friday - has been postponed...

Retailers report supply problems as Christmas shopping period begins

Almost three-quarters of retailers in Belgium are experiencing delivery problems, at a crucial period as we enter the holiday season, a new survey has found. Seven out of 10 retailers are reporting delivery delays of two months or more for some products, according to the survey of 256 Belgian...

See your home from a toddler's perspective at House of Giants

An interactive exhibition in Brussels allows adults to see the dangers in a household – from the perspective of a two-year-old. The “House of Giants” has been built inside Koekelberg basilica to demonstrate in a very concrete way how children see the interior of a house and what dangers may be...

Original English Afternoon Tea

Submitted by Full Circle on Mon, 11/15/2021 - 10:45

Experience an exquisite afternoon tea, full of sweet and savoury delights, homemade using the finest organic and locally sourced ingredients.

We'll be serving a traditional British cream tea including scones, selection of cakes, sandwiches, lemonades, teas (and coffees).

Full Cream Tea  €25 per person / €15 per child (Reservation Required)
Or just drop in for a cup of tea and a slice of cake!

Open from 14:00 to 17:30

People gather for a protest action calling for the boycott of bars following multiple testimonies from victims of sexual violence in two bars in the Ixelles quarter in Brussels, Friday 12 November 2021. (BELGA PHOTO PAUL-HENRI VERLOOY)

Around 500 people gather for nightlife blackout protest in Brussels

Between 400 and 500 people, mostly young women, gathered on Friday evening in the centre of Brussels to protest against sexual aggression in Brussels' cafes and clubs. In addition to the demonstration, there was also a boycott of cafes and bars in the capital in response to what the organisers say...

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