Winter is a busy season for English-language theatre in Brussels, with groups calling on the acting and musical talents of the international community to bring you a feast of theatre, pantomime and musical productions. Kiss Me Kate BLOC’s production choice this winter is Kiss Me Kate , winner of...

A new community development is in the works for the former Nato site in Brussels. It will become home to some 3,000 people and include a new European school. In 2017, Nato’s 4,000-strong staff moved to the new Nato headquarters across the street, leaving the massive site free. Rudi Vervoort, the...

Closing metro doors injured a passenger on Tuesday night in Brussels. The passenger had to be taken to the hospital with injuries to the face. La Capitale reported that the public transport user was trying to step off the metro at the last second at the Porte de Namur station. But the metro began...

Inspired by the Compassionate Cities movement, the rector of the Vrij Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Caroline Pauwels, has launched the Compassionate University initiative. The idea is to apply the Compassionate Cities principles to the university community. VUB unveiled its new Monument of Compassion...

OK, it might be a little early, but it’s freakin’ cold outside, so there are worse things than warming up with some glögi (mulled wine) at the Finnish Seamen’s Mission Christmas Fair . Anyone who visited the Finnish street at last year’s Winter Wonders is aware that the snowy country knows how to...

The Brussels government has announced a major increase in the number of speed cameras covering the region's roads, increasing from 89 to 149. The new radars are all due to be installed next year, mobility minister Elke Van den Brandt told the Brussels parliament this week. The purchase of 60 extra...

A €100 million project to redevelop Walibi theme park in Wavre has been delayed, with works now not due to begin until 2021. The amusement park has plans for a major makeover, including the construction of the biggest and fastest rollercoaster in the Benelux. "We must reopen at Easter and we were...

Workers at Belgian mega-brewer AB InBev walked out on a 24-hour strike on Wednesday in protest at working conditions and problems being paid. Breweries in Leuven, Jupille, Hoegaarden and Sint-Pieters-Leeuw were hit by the walkout, as were several depots. The industrial action has the backing of...

The Christmas tree that will occupy Brussels' Grand-Place has been chopped down in Wallonia and is travelling overnight to the city under police escort. The 22-metre-high, 60-year-old, four-tonne Nordmann conifer was felled on Wednesday lunchtime on a private property in Stavelot. It will be...

The Council of State has declared that Saint-Josse is not allowed to ban electric scooters from any of its streets and that scooter users are not required to park them in designated spots identified by the municipality. Saint-Josse is one of several municipalities to try to create regulations...