photo as illustration BELGA-foto ter illustratie East Flanders Rat found in Ghent classroom A kindergartener found a rat amongst toys at his school in Ghent this week. The Freinet School De Harp has been having problems with rats since works were c... Thu 21 Apr 15:41
East Flanders City of Ghent invests in 30 new generic ATMs The cash machines will be installed in areas of the city where bank branch closures have meant that locals are forced to travel some distance if they want to... Mon 11 Apr 16:25
East Flanders Extinction Rebellion activists block access to coal terminal Members of the radical environmentalist group Extinction Rebellion staged a protest at the Port of Ghent on Friday morning. Fri 01 Apr 16:03
Radio 2 East Flanders Ghent to confront litterbugs with their work The city of Ghent has decided not to clear up any discarded rubbish at several spots in the Citadel Park, one of the most beautiful green spaces in the East ... Tue 29 Mar 10:43
Roman Bezoes (c)Belga East Flanders 300 AA Gent supporters donate goods for Ukrainian refugees AA Gent had called on supporters to bring relief supplies for Ukrainian refugees to the club’s fan shop on Saturday and Sunday. Mon 07 Mar 15:55
archive photo Belga East Flanders Police take drunken driver off De Lijn bus It was at the Dampoort railway station in Ghent that police intervened to remove a drunken driver from a bus operated by the Flemish local transport company.... Wed 02 Mar 10:45
Gent in de jaren 50 met het Gravensteen, Vrijdagmarkt en Sint-Jacobs East Flanders Unique photos reveal Ghent in the Fifties Aerial photos dating from the Fifties have been digitised and are now available to a wider audience. The 2,000 aerial photos had been completely forgotten. ... Sun 27 Feb 10:08
East Flanders Ghent University opens new disciplinary investigation into inappropriate behaviour by professor The rector of Ghent University has launched a disciplinary investigation into alleged inappropriate sexual behaviour by one of the university’s professors. Tue 22 Feb 10:29
East Flanders Storm Eunice claims a second victim in Belgium: a man hit by a solar panel dies of his injuries A man who was hit on the head by a solar panel on Friday, as Storm Eunice passed over the East Flemish city of Ghent, had died of his injuries. Sat 19 Feb 16:40
James Arthur Photography East Flanders Father of crèche manageress arrested for assault that led the death of a baby, manageress released on bail On Wednesday a 6-month-old girl was taken with life-threatening injuries from the crèche. Sat 19 Feb 12:31
James Arthur Photography East Flanders Baby girl that sustained life-threatening injuries at an East Flemish crèche has died A six-month-old baby that was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries from a crèche in the Ghent suburb of Mariakerke on Wednesday has died. Fri 18 Feb 15:50
DLE East Flanders Ghent vaccination centre closed due to storm Anyone that had due to visit the centre for a vaccine will be contacted to make a new appointment. Fri 18 Feb 14:42
East Flanders Fire-fighters tackle major blaze in Port of Ghent Fire-fighters were tackling a major blaze in the Port of Ghent yesterday evening. A hangar belonging to the Stukwerkers company on the Port Arthurlaan stood... Thu 06 Jan 11:29
Facebook - Gent Dok Brewing Company East Flanders Flemish brewpub to the rescue of Dutch brewers in lockdown Flemish brewer Dok Brewing Company in Ghent has started to market ten Dutch beers. Due to the lockdown in the Netherlands the pubs are closed, and brewers f... Thu 06 Jan 11:04
East Flanders Pupils sit their exams at velodrome Pupils from the Freinet Atheneum De Wingerd secondary school in Ghent (East Flanders) are sitting their end of term exams in unique surroundings. Fri 10 Dec 2021 15:53
East Flanders “No free beds at Ghent ICU: politicians are responsible!” Critical care specialist Dominique Benoit (Ghent University Hospital) tells the politicians to take clear decisions. Wed 01 Dec 2021 09:44
Vrijdagmarkt East Flanders Bailiffs remove two Ghent chippies Two iconic chippies in Ghent have been towed away after the proprietors failed to keep up with payments. Thu 25 Nov 2021 11:57
Copyright Eline Arnoys East Flanders Tom Boonen’s coach becomes Tiny House A woman from Ghent has just bought the old promotion coach used by Flemish cycling champ Tom Boonen. Eline Arnoys intends to turn the Van Hool coach into a t... Tue 23 Nov 2021 14:36
East Flanders Ghent cancels Christmas events The City of Ghent is cancelling all Christmas and New Year’s holiday events. The events affected include the Winterfeesten (Winter Feasts), the Entry of St ... Sat 20 Nov 2021 17:40
Isabelle Dekeyzer East Flanders Ghent’s Festival of Light will go ahead this weekend despite rise in coronavirus figures On Thursday evening the festival, that got under way on Wednesday attracted very large crowds. Fri 12 Nov 2021 16:21
East Flanders Fresh sexual assault in Ghent bar street There’s been yet another sexual assault in a bar in the student neighbourhood of Ghent (East Flanders). Police arrested a suspect, who was later released un... Thu 11 Nov 2021 14:43
East Flanders Ghent Light Festival opens tonight The fifth edition of Ghent’s Light Festival starts tonight. It’s the first mass event in the city since the start of the pandemic. As the number of corona ... Wed 10 Nov 2021 10:16
Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0/visitgent/https://flic.kr/p/SytwKd East Flanders Ghent pledges action against pub rape culture The City of Ghent intends to consult with the police, hospitality and Meldet, the organisation that collects reports of sexual violence in the city. The mov... Mon 08 Nov 2021 10:31
East Flanders Four die as car ends up in Ghent's River Leie It looks like a tragic accident, which happened in the middle of the night. Sat 23 Oct 2021 09:58
Holiday Inn Gent Expo East Flanders Hotel rooms for international students at Ghent University The shortage of student accommodation in the East Flemish capital has forced Ghent University to book rooms for foreign students in a hotel. Rooms for 32 in... Wed 20 Oct 2021 11:28
East Flanders Fines of up to 4,000 euros meted out to fly-tippers A court in Ghent has meted out fines of up to 4,000 euros to 13 defendants found guilty of fly-tipping. East Flemish prosecutors took a series of suspected ... Tue 19 Oct 2021 16:39
East Flanders Ghent steelworkers down tools in protest at new collective labour agreement Around 100 workers from two departments at the Arcelor Mittal steel plant in Ghent (East Flanders) are taking strike action. Tue 19 Oct 2021 15:56
Jurgen Eeckhout East Flanders Ghent deploys Fons the Robot in the battle against the fag end The City of Ghent is launching an offensive against the discarded fag end and in this battle Fons the Robot has received pride of place. Fons is a convention... Tue 19 Oct 2021 15:47
East Flanders Lovedown is new online tool to discover Ghent The fair city of Ghent has just launched a new campaign aimed at attracting tourists from the four corners of the continent of Europe. A special online tool... Thu 14 Oct 2021 11:49
Radio 2 East Flanders Ghent night clubs unhappy with Covid Safe Ticket The club-owners point to practical issues such as queues gathering outside their establishments. Tue 12 Oct 2021 12:16
East Flanders First C40 Recharge rolls off Volvo's Ghent assembly line A first specimen of Volvo’s new electric car has rolled off the production line at the Swedish car manufacturers’ Ghent plant. A first model of the C40 Rech... Thu 07 Oct 2021 14:32
East Flanders Ghent bar bans cisgender men, organises special event Blond, a pub in Ghent, has decided to ban cisgender men. Cisgender men are men whose sense of personal identity and gender corresponds with their birth sex.... Wed 06 Oct 2021 10:56
East Flanders Student Kick-Off in Ghent: a massive party that was very welcome The Student Kick-Off event in Ghent marked the start of the academic year. Students can ask practical questions about their first year, but most of all it's ... Thu 30 Sep 2021 15:45
East Flanders Flemish Government to invest 460 million euro in Ghent’s transport infrastructure The Flemish Government has announced a large-scale investment programme in transport infrastructure in the East Flemish city of Ghent. Tue 28 Sep 2021 12:59
East Flanders Half a tonne of cocaine seized at Ghent Docks The street value of the drugs seized is around 25 million euro. Mon 27 Sep 2021 13:51
archive photo Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0/visitgent/https://flic.kr/p/SytwKd East Flanders Police attacked in Ghent student bar area Details have emerged about a violent incident in the student bar area in Ghent on Monday night. A 20-year-old man was arrested after he head-butted a police... Wed 22 Sep 2021 09:28
King Boudewijn's Aston Martin photographed by Wouter Rawoens Foto van de Aston Martin die ooit van Koning Boudewijn was, gefotografeerd door Wouter Rawoens East Flanders King Boudewijn’s Aston Martin at Ghent Oldtimer exhibition A collection of Oldtimers brought together by the Mahy Family of the Ghent garage of the same name is now on show to the general public. The collection incl... Sat 11 Sep 2021 14:54
Belga Image East Flanders Microchip shortage brings production to a halt at Volvo Cars in Ghent The Volvo car plant in the East Flemish city of Ghent will be idle for four out of five days next week. Sat 21 Aug 2021 12:50
East Flanders Ghent not to extend the area covered by the city’s Low Emissions Zone The city authorities in Ghent (East Flanders) have decided not to expend the area covered by the city’s Low Emissions Zone. Thu 19 Aug 2021 14:05
East Flanders Additional safety measures after kayaker drowns in Ghent The Flemish Waterways Board has said that measures will be taken to improve safety after a 59-year-old man drowned in the River Leie in Ghent. Tue 17 Aug 2021 14:02
Peter de Rycke East Flanders Ghent Volvo plant urgently needs 40 additional warehouse staff The warehouse is Volvo Trucks' parts distribution hub for the whole of Europe. Fri 13 Aug 2021 16:19
beeldbank.stad.gent East Flanders International wanted notice issued for prisoner that escaped from Ghent Prison An international wanted notice has been issued for a prisoner that escaped from Ghent Gaol on Wednesday. Thu 05 Aug 2021 13:48
James Arthur Photography East Flanders Vaccines stored at Ghent Vaccination Centre during power cut declared safe The Medicines’ Agency has declared the coronavirus vaccines that were being stored at the vaccination centre at Flanders Expo in Ghent (East Flanders) to be ... Fri 30 Jul 2021 16:27
James Arthur Photography East Flanders Some vaccines lost after power cut a Ghent vaccination centre A power cut at the vaccination centre in the East Flemish city of Ghent has led to some of the centre’s vaccine supply having to be disposed of as it was no ... Fri 30 Jul 2021 12:21
East Flanders Slowest bus in the country axed The pedestrian bus, a slow means of transport that operated across the pedestrian precincts of the East Flemish capital, is to disappear from sight. The bus... Sat 24 Jul 2021 13:45
Takashi Hososhima East Flanders Ghent to seize 'boom' cars Authorities in the fair city of Ghent are clamping down on boom cars, vehicles that cause annoyance as a result of their loud engines. Police are being give... Sat 24 Jul 2021 09:54
Alexander Dumarey East Flanders Covid cases double in Ghent in only ten days The authorities in Ghent have called on Ghentians to stick to corona measures after the number of infections in the East Flemish capital doubled in only ten ... Sun 11 Jul 2021 14:31
East Flanders Plant hotel opens at Ghent uni library Visitors to the library of the Literature and Philosophy Faculty at Ghent University may be forgiven for thinking they have strayed into the wrong department... Wed 30 Jun 2021 15:23
East Flanders Over 22,000 weapons destroyed at ArcelorMittal Steel giant ArcelorMittal has destroyed nearly 22,500 weapons that had been collected by the police. The destruction of the weapons formed part of a secret ... Thu 29 Apr 2021 10:46
a view of rural Lievegem East Flanders Exhibitionist at work in Ghent area Police have received several reports of a man exhibiting his privates in Mariakerke (Ghent) and Lievegem (East Flanders). The disturbed individual is eager ... Thu 15 Apr 2021 11:27