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De Clercq on leave as Ghent cuts €120M, 350 jobs
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Mayor Mathias De Clercq of Ghent is on medical leave as the city prepares €120 million in annual budget cuts, including 350 job losses. Hafsa…
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AZ Ganda unites 2 Ghent hospitals with changes by 2027
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - AZ Jan Palfijn and AZ Sint-Lucas in Ghent are merging into AZ Ganda. From 2027,…
Ghent: 5 youths assault woman on Gaardenierspad trail
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - In Ghent's Bloemekenswijk, 5 youths attacked a woman on the Gaardenierspad trail. She escaped, got…
15 men fight with sticks and crowbar in a Ghent street brawl
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - A fight on Bevrijdingslaan in Ghent’s Brugse Poort saw 15 men attack each other with…
Star restaurant Souvenir in Ghent closes after 11 years
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Star Ghent restaurant Souvenir, founded in 2013 by Joke Michiels and Vilhjálmur “Villi” Sigurdarson, closes…
Ghent installs 4 cameras in Brugse poort after 300 patrols
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - The city of Ghent is placing 4 cameras in Brugse Poort after months of trouble,…
Worker hit by tram on Martelaarslaan, Ghent – trams halted
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - A worker was seriously injured after being hit by a tram on Martelaarslaan in Ghent.…
Ghent ends summer academies’ coordination over funding rules
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Ghent halts summer academy coordination over strict Flemish funding rules. Last year, 8 groups ran…
Ghent ACC Dienstencheques fined €40K for 5-year fraud scheme
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - ACC Dienstencheques, a Ghent-based company, committed fraud from 2018–2023, misusing unemployment benefits and service vouchers.…