Sleet and threat of police report

Nordjylland is grey on Sunday, and the coming week may bring the autumn’s first sleet. In Brønderslev, the municipality is threatening the retail chain Big Dollar Store with a police report, and in Vestvendsyssel new nitrogen requirements are facing criticism. Dansk Atletik has meanwhile apologised to 51 athletes.

Grey Sunday – and perhaps sleet next week

Sunday will be a day with overcast weather and many clouds in the sky. Temperatures will range between 5 and 8 degrees with weak to moderate southeasterly winds, while along the coasts the wind will feel fresh. Both this evening and tonight will also be cloudy, and there is again a chance of local fog and mist as temperatures fall to between 1 and 6 degrees – perhaps even a touch of frost in places.

In the coming week, the forecast calls for light drizzle on Tuesday and Thursday. Thursday lies right on the borderline, where it may become sleet, and according to TV 2 Nord, there is only a chance of the autumn's first sleet – no reason yet to requisition tracked vehicles from the Defence. TV 2 Nord TV 2 Nord

Municipality threatens discount chain with police report

Brønderslev Kommune (the local authority) is threatening the discount chain Big Dollar Store with a police report. The chain’s store on Jernaldervej in Brønderslev is failing to comply with an order to limit the sale of everyday groceries, according to the municipality – and twice Planklagenævnet (a state appeals board) has established that everyday groceries make up too much of the store’s product range.

“I expect the business to comply with the decision. If it does not, a police report may be the next step,” says Peter Stecher, chairman of the technical and environment committee in Brønderslev Kommune. DR Nyheder Nordjylland

New nitrogen requirements spark criticism in Vendsyssel

Farmers in Vestvendsyssel must significantly reduce their nitrogen emissions into the Skagerrak from the turn of the year, because the so-called ecological condition has, according to the authorities, gone from good to moderate. A farmer outside Hjørring estimates that the new regulatory rules will cost around 1 million kr., because his options for what he can grow will change. He also points out that the environmental condition in a sea area of 991 square kilometres is assessed on the basis of 58 measurements from one single monitoring station outside Hirtshals Harbour.

Hjørring Kommune has written a consultation response, in which the municipality raises questions about the calculations behind the law, and mayor Søren Smalbro (Venstre) says that agriculture is being strictly regulated. Minister for Nature and Animal Welfare Christian Rabjerg Madsen declines to give an interview and refers to a written response from the ministry; in an interview with Landbrugsavisen, he rejects changing the law. TV 2 Nord TV 2 Nord

Vesthimmerland wants to attract more residents

The population of Vesthimmerland Municipality is moving in only one direction – and that is downward. This has now prompted municipal representatives to appeal to residents on the street, and in recent weeks the Settlement Committee has been asking the municipality's residents what could make Vesthimmerland an attractive place to live.

“We need a few more residents if we are to remain a municipality of a certain size,” says Per Bisgaard, chairman of the Settlement Committee in Rebild Municipality. TV 2 Nord

Dansk Atletik apologises to 51 athletes

At an annual meeting in Odense on 7 November, Dansk Atletik apologised to 51 athletes who experienced inappropriate behaviour and unwanted advances from the same former national coach. “This is an incredibly important matter, and it is deeply regrettable,” says Klaus Nørby Jakobsen, director of Dansk Atletik.

The former national coach has been removed from his position as national coach but has not been charged and has not had a case heard by the courts, and the federation has no basis to prohibit him from attending future championships. The union’s culture spokesperson Leila Stockmarr has called the culture minister for a consultation meeting and proposed an independent body, while Dansk Atletik is working towards ensuring that all education courses culminate in a licence in 2027. TV 2 Nord TV 2 Nord

Roadworks cause traffic chaos every afternoon in Aalborg

Traffic in eastern Aalborg is suffering due to several major roadworks, and thousands of employees at the city’s major workplaces, such as Aalborg Universitet, Region Nordjylland (the regional authority) and Aalborg Universitetshospital, are affected, especially during rush hour. One of the major projects is the expansion of Egnsplanvej between the new Aalborg Universitetshospital and the E45 motorway, where the road has been made one-way while being expanded with an extra lane – work that will continue until February next year.

Torben Gade from Aalborg Kommune is the team leader on the project and is concerned that it coincides with Vejdiktoratet’s projects in the same area. “It wasn’t done to annoy anyone,” he says. DR Nyheder Nordjylland

Briefly

• Nørresundby Kirke reopens at 10.00 on 29 November after a year behind closed doors, but the organ will not be ready until sometime in 2027, and a donation of 1 million kr. from Augustinusfonden has made the work possible. TV 2 Nord
• Several businesses have had diesel stolen after prices at filling stations have surged – including 400 litres from an excavator engine along the motorway near Hjallerup. DR Nyheder Nordjylland
• A senior consultant at Aalborg Universitetshospital calls the international drinking trend of »zebra striping« – alternating between beer and non-alcoholic drinks – a »super good idea«. DR Nyheder Nordjylland