Foster family unaware of high-risk child

A foster family in Bornholms Regionskommune was not aware that a foster child had been described as being at high risk of harming younger children in particular. The municipality received the description from Børnehus Hovedstaden a few days after the child joined the family. At the same time, Bornholms Borger Beredskab was established on 11 November, and Mayor Frederik Tolstrup has discussed the strained hospice capacity with the Minister for Transport.

Foster family did not receive a description of the foster child

Bornholms Regionskommune is the local municipality on Bornholm. According to TV 2 Bornholm, a foster family was not informed that a foster child had been described as a child at high risk of harming particularly younger children. The description came from Børnehus Hovedstaden a few days after the child had joined the family, and the municipality received it.

During a visit to a psychiatrist, the foster family was informed that the foster child had “spontaneous sadistic and aggressive breakthroughs directed at younger children,” and that special pedagogical efforts should be considered. The foster child was picked up the following day and later moved to another foster family. The municipality states that a foster family is not a party to the child's case, and that information therefore cannot simply be passed on. TV 2 Bornholm

New local emergency preparedness organisation brings together citizen associations

Bornholms Borger Beredskab was established on 11 November at a joint meeting for citizen associations at Rø Medborgerhus. It is intended to bring together local emergency preparedness initiatives so that citizen associations do not “run in different directions”, says the emergency preparedness officer at Bornholms Borgerforeningers Samvirke.

Interest has increased following the breakdown on 21 January this year, which left all of Bornholm without electricity. Snogebæk Borgerforening has drawn up its own emergency preparedness plan, but not all associations have come equally far. The goal is for local communities to be able to handle nearby emergencies themselves, so that the authorities can assist those who are struggling most. TV 2 Bornholm

Panel united in criticism of the administration's role

In the programme 'Hardy og Bornholmerne', a panel debated whether it is a political committee or the administration that should set the direction in the municipality. The debate came after the Ældre- og Sundhedsudvalg proposed a new competence plan, which was sent to the administration. When the proposal was presented to the municipal council, the administration presented its own proposal, which went against the majority in the committee.

The criticism from Dansk Folkeparti came in a Facebook post on 5 November. The panel was united in the criticism; one participant called it 'a bloody mess' that it had come to that, and another said that something seemed to have 'gone off the rails'. A third pointed out that it is a balance between the politicians' and the administration's room to manoeuvre. TV 2 Bornholm

86 percent shop at foreign webshops

Postnord’s latest e-barometer, a survey of Danes’ online shopping habits, shows that 86 percent of the Danes surveyed have shopped at foreign webshops in the past year. This is a marked increase from last year and the highest figure among the 4 Nordic countries.

Germany accounts for 25 percent of Danes’ most recent online purchases and has now overtaken Sweden. In 2024, China accounted for 24 percent of total online retail; new customs rules for goods from outside the EU entered into force on 1 July 2026. 6 out of 10 Danish consumers have used artificial intelligence (AI) to purchase physical products within the past 3 months, and among 18-29-year-olds the figure is 79 percent. TV 2 Bornholm

Freight capacity is under pressure on the ferries

Mayor Frederik Tolstrup of Venstre, chairman of the Traffic Contact Council, met transport minister Karina Lorentzen of SF in Copenhagen on Wednesday. The meeting concerned freight transport and the upcoming ferry tender. The mayor says that freight capacity is under pressure now, and that the establishment of Energiø Bornholm will put it under further pressure.

The establishment of Energiø Bornholm is expected to begin in the spring of 2027, and ferry capacity is expected to come under even greater pressure from 2027 to 2030-2031, with the onshore facility expected to be completed and ready for use in 2036. A new ferry tender is to be formulated next year, taking effect in 2030. A haulier at HGN-Transport says that freight transport, particularly in the past 4, 5, 6 years, has become 'extremely much' larger, and that the ferry between Køge and Rønne is heavily booked. The transport minister says that she cannot come up with the solutions today, but that she has noted the desire to increase the opportunities for freight transport to and from Bornholm. TV 2 Bornholm TV 2 Bornholm

29-year-old to appear in court on Bornholm

A 29-year-old man from Rønne is to appear in court on Bornholm today, which is the local court serving Bornholm. He is charged with a number of offences, including having caused serious fear for the lives, health or well-being of others. The prosecution is seeking a conviction.

According to the indictment, he shared an image of the massacre-hit Norwegian island of Utøya in January last year with the text 'I have a plan', followed by an image of Ertholmene/Christiansø and an image of himself. Bornholms Politi dispatched officers in a police operation, which is a rarity on Bornholm and unprecedented on Christiansø. DR Nyheder Bornholm

Brief News

• Strong gusts of wind have been forecast for Thursday afternoon and evening, and wave heights will reach 3 metres. TV 2 Bornholm
• Bornholmslinjen will not accept consignments containing live animals or hanging meat on the Ystad-Rønne departures at 18.30, Rønne-Ystad at 20.30 and Ystad-Rønne at 22.30 on Thursday. TV 2 Bornholm
• DTU Aqua has measured more silt than expected in the Baltic Sea around Bornholm during its autumn expedition and caught cod that were thicker than expected. DR Nyheder Bornholm
• A practising doctor moved from Bornholm to Christiansø 1 year ago, where she is the only doctor for a little over 90 residents and lives just a few metres from her practice. TV 2 Bornholm