News overview

  • Six GMS properties inspected

    On Wednesday, November 19, the municipality of Heerlen and the Heerlen police conducted thorough inspections of six properties in the Grasbroek, Musschemig, and Schandelen (GMS) neighborhoods.

  • Campaign strengthens Heerlen Health community

    The municipality of Heerlen, Zuyderland, and housing association Weller are launching a joint initiative to actively link work and housing.

  • New homes in former office building at Putgraaf 210

    By approving a project assignment, the Municipal Executive has expressed its intention to build new homes at Putgraaf 210.

  • New approach for people with problematic debts

    The municipalities of Brunssum and Heerlen want to participate in a new approach by Kansfonds for people with problematic debts: Settling debts.

  • Official opening of memorial forest in MSP

    On Saturday, October 25, 2025, we planted the last 30 trees in the memorial forest on Govert Flinckstraat. This also marked the official opening of the memorial forest. We planted 125 trees, all of which have already been adopted.

  • Mayor closes illegal sex establishment on Hoofdstraat in Hoensbroek

    Last week, Mayor Wever closed a house on Hoofdstraat in Hoensbroek on the basis of the sanctions policy for (illegal) sex establishments, escort agencies, and home prostitution. The illegal sex establishment was discovered by employees of the Intervention Team who came across it via an online sex advertisement.

  • Facade improvement fund launched in Hoensbroek-Centrum

    Following Heerlen-Centrum, we are now also opening the facade improvement fund in Hoensbroek-Centrum.

  • Extra performances of Het Geluk van Limburg (The Happiness of Limburg) for 2,000 students in Parkstad

    In November, two extra performances of the successful musical Het Geluk van Limburg (The Happiness of Limburg) will be organized for secondary school students in Parkstad. In this way, the partners who are making this
    initiative possible hope to contribute to passing on the
    special story of the Eastern Mining Region to future
    generations. In addition, Het Geluk van Limburg offers a unique cultural
    experience to a large group of young people in our region.

  • Heerlen intensifies investigation into illegal dumping

    The municipality of Heerlen is expanding its approach to waste dumping. We are deploying two additional employees from the Enforcement team, on top of the existing staff.

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