April 9 was the closing meeting of the first edition of Crimelabs at the Heerlen Town Hall. Crimelabs is a project where we actively involve students from VISTA College in making policies to combat youth crime in Heerlen-North. Today the students presented their recommendations to the municipality of Heerlen. Alderman Youth Arlette Vrusch, several boas and security officers were present.
The College of Mayor and Aldermen wants to strengthen the strength of neighborhoods and aims for a balanced distribution of social facilities across the city. Therefore, the college has approved a council proposal for the environmental plan amendment "Social Use Options.
During the Limburg Archaeology Day 2025 at the Limburgs Museum, the cup inscribed FLAC was voted the Limburg Top Find! This unique find, excavated in 2024 on Raadhuisplein in Heerlen, was found in an early Roman tomb near the intersection of two Roman roads.
Addressing bottlenecks social care Parkstad. The municipality of Heerlen and the cooperation partners of the social relief center in Parkstad have drawn up an improvement plan to improve the reception of the homeless.
By Map the exact support needs of each person, we optimize access to social care and strengthen the flow of people through and out. We also gain more insight into what shelter is needed.
Heerlen is giving a one-time contribution of €1,478,050 to Maastricht University for the Regio Deal application "Fundament under UM education in Heerlen. That amount comes from the Economic Structure Enhancement Fund (FES). With this they can make university education in Heerlen possible. An important step towards a sustainable cooperation.
Alderman Marco Peters of Mobility, together with children from elementary school De Ganzerik, inaugurated the new layout of Groeët Genhei on Monday, March 31. They did this by clearing away the last items and sweeping away the sand that was used in the redesign of the road.
Starting Tuesday, April 1, boas in four additional cities may enforce sexual harassment in public: Almere, Dordrecht, Heerlen and Tilburg. That boas can enforce this stems from a pilot that started July 1, 2024; the day the Sexual Offenses Act went into effect.
On Wednesday, February 19, Food Bank Limburg-Zuid opened its brand new store at Passartweg 150 in Heerlen. Here clients do not receive traditional food packages, but can do their own shopping, tailored to their own needs.
On April 23, 2024, the municipality of Heerlen received word that as of 2030 the hospital in Heerlen will no longer have room for emergency rooms, ICUs and a birthing center. The municipality commissioned second-opinion studies. The results are known.
