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Decision on Migrant Workers on Rielseweg After the Summer: Goirle Awaits Tilburg's Response and Does Not Rule Out Legal Action

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Decision on Migrant Workers on Rielseweg After the Summer: Goirle Awaits Tilburg's Response and Does Not Rule Out Legal Action

The case has been ongoing since 2020 and previously led to tensions between Tilburg and the neighboring municipality of Goirle. The plan to house 366 migrant workers on the Rielseweg – just across the border at Riel – has been causing unrest in Goirle and the village itself for years. The location is tens of meters from the municipal border. Many residents are concerned about the liveability and the size of the project. Plan not yet final The Ti…Read Article

Outdoor Pool Can Reopen Just Before Warm Weekend After Weeks of Closure

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Outdoor Pool Can Reopen Just Before Warm Weekend After Weeks of Closure

Good news for swimming enthusiasts in Goirle: after being closed for days due to a staff shortage, the outdoor swimming pool of Feel Fit Center will reopen its doors this Friday. The pool had been closed since mid-June. Just when it was perfect swimming weather with a temperature of around 30 degrees, the pool closed. The reason was that a number of employees had dropped out due to private circumstances. Of the original team of six employees, th…See the Story

Murder Case Closed After Suicide: 'Family Will Never Get Answers Again'

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Murder Case Closed After Suicide: 'Family Will Never Get Answers Again'

The murder case against Bas D. from Baarle-Hertog came to an end on Wednesday morning with a short hearing. D. murdered his ex Miranda van Houtum (43) in her apartment on the Wildpleintje in Goirle with a few hammer blows last May and was supposed to answer to the court this Wednesday. But D. decided last Sunday that he couldn't handle it and ended his life in prison in Krimpen aan den IJssel. The scene in the hallway is just like in other inten…See the Story

Sem Used to Work in Security, but Is Now a Lifeguard

Sem is actually a supervisor and security guard at events, but has been working as a lifeguard at the swimming pool in Goirle since Friday. The swimming pool was forced to close its doors in mid-June due to a staff shortage and was closed for two weeks. "I really enjoy the work, it's nice outside and the weather is coming." Normally he would be working as a security guard at an event or at an asylum seekers' centre, but since this week Sem Leegs…Goirle · Goirle Read Article

Councillor Under Fire at Information Evening About Wind Turbines in Goirle

About a hundred angry residents of the Hoge Wal and surrounding area came together by bike and bombarded alderman Franssen with questions. She could not yet answer many of them, because according to her, not everything has been decided yet. The alderman indicated that the province itself will decide where the wind turbines will be placed if Goirle does not place them. Most of the objectors fear the consequences for their health of the placement …Goirle · Goirle Read Article

Boulder in Riel Gets a New Location: 'Looking for Another Location with Rielen Residents'

For years, the boulder could be found on the Tilburgseweg in Riel. After consultation between residents and the municipality of Goirle, it was decided that the stone would not disappear from the streetscape of Riel. The unveiling of the new location took place next to another 'Rielse Kaai' on the Dorpsplein. According to a spokesperson for the municipality, it is important that the boulder remains. "They are part of the identity and history of o…Riel · Riel Read Article

Car Catches Fire After Single-Vehicle Accident in Goirle

It went wrong at the Aagje Dekenpad. According to a 112 correspondent, the bend there is also called a 'chicane'. According to local residents, people often drive much too fast in the bend. The vehicle is a total loss, but no one was injured. The fire brigade has extinguished the fire and the police are investigating. The road is closed for now. The message Car catches fire after single-vehicle accident in Goirle appeared first on .Goirle · Goirle Read Article

Youth Worker Dirk Uses Livestreaming to Make Invisible Young People Visible

Dirk started out – like most youth workers – on the street, where he tried to chat with young people in their free time as often as possible. “Why don’t we do that in the online world?” he wondered then. “Since corona, young people are online even more often. We can’t always reach them physically, so why wouldn’t we use such a great tool?” From his own experience He means live streaming and community building on Twitch and Discord, the tool that…Goirle · Goirle Read Article

After Years of Waiting, the Roundabout Intersection of Turnhoutsebaan and Tijvoortsebaan Is Finally Coming

After the takeover, the municipality of Goirle received a bag of money from the province to realize the roundabouts. In 2015, the roundabout Recreatieve Poort was placed and in 2017 the roundabout on the Poppelseweg followed. In addition, the intersection with the Rillaersebaan was tackled that same year. The plan was to place the last roundabout on the Turnhoutsebaan earlier, but various factors threw a spanner in the works. "First there were o…Goirle · Goirle Read Article

As an Indian Dutchwoman, Hetty Always Felt Left Out of the Group

An outsider, that is how Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich from Goirle felt in our country. She is an Indo-Dutch woman, her origins lie in the former colony of the Dutch East Indies. That was all a long time ago and many people don't know much about it anymore. But Hetty is a filmmaker and that is why she made a documentary about it: "It is very annoying to always be on the outside of the group. While we are originally from here." Hetty is actually…Goirle · Goirle Read Article

Mill Hill College Makes Plans Concrete for New School Building: "Few Walls, in the Green"

The current Mill Hill College on the Venneweg partly dates from 1972 and renovation is not an option. "If we were to adapt this building to today's requirements, we would spend almost as much as on completely new construction," says Van Aken during a tour. That is why at the end of last year, after seven years of discussions, the municipal council approved a multi-million plan for a brand new building on the same road in Goirle. Building on the …Goirle · Goirle Read Article