Second wettest August in Bergen ever
The month of August was the second wettest ever measured in Bergen. The 1929 record still stands. Earlier this week, meteorologists wondered if the old…
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Man broke in, sexually assaulted 6-years-old
Man broke into home and assaulted six-years-old A man (27) is sentenced to four years and three months in prison for entering a residence, where…
A Midsummers Night’s Dream in Bergen
A Midsummers Night’s Dream in Bergen August is right around the corner, and as per tradition, it is time for Shakespeare at Bergenhus Fort in…
Heat record in Bergen: 33.3 degree Celsius
The temperature record in Bergen was thoroughly beaten Friday afternoon. The new heat record in the city is 32.8 degrees. At the same time, a…
Bathing in Mjøsa discouraged due to algae
Bathing in Mjøsa discouraged due to blooming of algae The inhabitants of, and visitors to, the Mjøs area are warned against bathing in the lake…
Summer makes a comeback in the south
Summer makes an about turn in Norway The weather gods change their mind. They think they have bestowed Northern Norway for long enough and shift…
The most «pee-fines» in Norway
The most «pee-fines» are issued in these places in Norway The Southwest Police District garnished the most in «pee-fines» in Norway last year. The most…
Bergen lets Multiconsult of the hook
Bergen lets Multiconsult of the hook Ten months after a break in the dam in Munkebotn in Bergen, the municipality has agreed with Multiconsult not…
Bergen drops notification of 13-year-old who revealed data failure
Bergen municipality will not report the school pupil who revealed safety failures after entering illegally into the municipality’s computer systems. The municipality has now decided…
FNB is the 5th largest party in Norway
VG: FNB is the fifth largest party in Norway The People’s Action – No to more road tolls (FNB) has grown to become Norway’s fifth…
Bergen voted Norway’s most attractive city
Bergen beat Moss and Voss in the competition to become Norway’s most attractive city in 2019. The jury highlights the western capital as brave and…
Frantzen Case: Search of Øvsttun Cemetery
Tips in the Trine Frantzen case – search of Øvsttun Cemetery The police have received previously unknown information in the Trine Frantzen case. Frantzen has…
Frp’s road tolls play meets resistance
Frp’s road tolls play meets resistance: “A provocation” The Progress Party (Frp) asks for a crisis summit in the government on road tolls and tightens…
Man must atone for python incident
Man sentenced to jail for offences related to his python and more A man in his twenties is sentenced to seven months in prison by…
Another heat record in Bergen the 17th of May
The heat record in Bergen was beaten twice on the same day during what has become the warmest 17th of May for the city. Between…
House ablaze in Sigdal – neighbours evacuated
House ablaze in Sigdal – neighbours evacuated A residential house in Prestfoss in Sigdal, near Drammen, has burned to the ground after a car fire…
Finalists, Attractive City Awards 2019
Voss, Moss and Bergen nominated to Attractive City Awards 2019 Voss, Moss and Bergen are left in the race for the Norwegian Attractive City Awards…
Driest April in Bergen for over 120 years
Those April showers have not been coming Bergen’s way. To find an equally dry April in Bergen as this year, one must go all the…
Assange street art attempted removed
Assange street art attempted removed in Bergen The artist AFK believes that it is unfortunate that there have been several attempts to remove or vandalise…
Urban vote against toll walls this autumn
Many Norwegians will vote against toll walls this autumn The resistance against the toll walls inside and around the bigger cities may well cost the…