District Heating Shut Down in Allinge and Ferries Face Minister

On Wednesday morning, district heating was shut down in parts of Allinge because a new consumer had to be connected. The same day, Bornholm's mayor travels to Copenhagen to talk to the Minister of Transport about the ferries and freight capacity. At the same time, Bornholm Regional Authority gets a red card from Plejefamiliernes Landsforening.

District heating shut off in Allinge on Wednesday morning

Bornholms Energi og Forsyning, the local utility company, is shutting off district heating in Allinge around Kirkepladsen from 10.00 to 12.30 on Wednesday. This is because the company needs to connect a new consumer.

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Mayor brings ferry problem to minister

Bornholm Mayor Frederik Tolstrup is due to travel to Copenhagen on Wednesday and meet the newly appointed urban, rural and transport minister Karina Lorentzen from SF. The meeting concerns Bornholm's ferries, the challenges of freight capacity and the upcoming ferry tender.

The mayor points out that limited freight capacity from next year will clash directly with the construction of the Energy Island. One proposal for a solution is that the reserve ferry Povl Anker sail one route when there is pressure on the freight area. The new ferry tender takes effect in 2030. TV 2 Bornholm

Foster families are given a red card by the municipality

Bornholms Regionskommune is the local municipality on Bornholm. Plejefamiliernes Landsforening, PLF, is now directly advising foster families to take foster children away from the municipality. This comes as no surprise to the municipality, says Mette Wedel Svenningsen, head of the Family and Adult Services department.

The municipality stands by its decision in the specific case, which has been upheld by Ankestyrelsen, and will now engage in dialogue with PLF about doing things differently in general terms. The red card comes at the same time as the municipality is trying to find new foster families. TV 2 Bornholm

Rock armour in Rønne for 65 million kr.

In the middle of November, parts of the seabed in Rønne are to be reinforced with what is called a rock armour structure. The project will cost 65 million kr., and work will continue around the clock for the next few months.

Rønne Havn does not expect the noise to disturb residents in the town: The construction site is one and a half kilometres from the nearest built-up area, and there will be a low rumbling noise from an excavator, says Thomas Bay Jensen, Chief Operating Officer at Rønne Havn. The contractor M. T Højgaard will keep quiet during the Christmas period from around 20 and 21 December, and the project is expected to be completed in March. TV 2 Bornholm

Better oxygen and thicker cod at Bornholm

Researchers from DTU Aqua caught cod on an autumn expedition in the Baltic Sea that were thicker than expected. In the Bornholm Deep, researchers recorded good oxygen conditions for the first time in the 10 years for which they have measurements from the vessel, and oxygen was measured all the way down to a depth of 95 meters. There were also many more cod juveniles than normal.

The researchers believe the explanation is an influx of fresh, oxygen-rich water from the western Baltic Sea in early March. They stress that it is too early to talk about a turning point for the cod stock. DR Nyheder Bornholm and TV 2 Bornholm

New translation of the Lord’s Prayer begins with “Our Father”

The new translation of the Lord’s Prayer, presented on Tuesday, begins with “Our Father”. It is not only the Lord’s Prayer that is to be renewed – the entire Bible is to be modernised to make it easier to understand.

Bo Wendt Berentsen, priest in Ny Kirke, believes that the Bible has become less church-oriented and more people-oriented. He calls it “like remaking Christmas Eve”, but expects the new translation to gain ground through a gradual transition. TV 2 Bornholm

Briefly

• There is a high risk of showers and blustery weather from the west on Wednesday morning, but the sun may come out in the afternoon, with temperatures between 6 and 8 degrees. TV 2 Bornholm
• The Bornholm meeting will take place on 21 November at Musikhuzet from 10.00 to 16.00, hosted by Anders Breinholt, and participation is free. TV 2 Bornholm
• In Nexø, work on the area renewal project is beginning, with local road closures affecting Købmagergade, Brogade, Strandgade around the square and Toldbodgade, and the work is expected to be completed in June 2027. TV 2 Bornholm
• A 30-year-old man from Østbornholm was charged on Tuesday evening at 20.30 with driving a car while affected by cocaine on Torvegade in Nexø. TV 2 Bornholm