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Ghent waste collection strikes suspended until next week
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) January 15, 2026 – New strikes at the Ghent waste collection company stand averted until at least next week following negotiations between union representatives and management.…
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Ghent 200 residents ACV COD protest €120M budget cuts
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - In Ghent, around 200 residents, unions ACV and COD, and opposition parties protested €120 million…
1k Lyceum Ghent students embrace Dalton method, led by Podevin
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Around 1,000 students at former Lyceum Gent start the school year using the Dalton method,…
Ghent hosts 35 teams in the annual Carolus Quinto rowing race
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Today, Aug 30, 2025, 35 rowing teams, including Belgium and Netherlands crews, raced 20 sloops…
Ghent protects €100,000 trees with sprinklers on Bijloke ring road
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - In Ghent, Bijloke ring road construction uses a sprinkler system to distribute pumped groundwater and…
Gas leak on R4 in Ghent at km 11.5 has closed both directions
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - A gas leak on the R4 in Ghent at km 11.5 caused road closure. Fluvius…
HOGENT moves 3k students to Schoonmeersen, Clays confirms
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - HOGENT will close Ledeganck and Mercator campuses, moving 3,000 students to Schoonmeersen in Ghent. Spokeswoman…
Ghent University Coupure evacuation as 70 students affected
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Ghent University’s Coupure campus was evacuated after 5 psychology students fell ill during an exam.…
Ghent hosts the 1st Grand Prix Gentbrugge with 57 riders
Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Ghent's Gentbrugge hosted the first Grand Prix Gentbrugge (250 m race) with 57 participants, including…