Herford (district)

It was July 7, 2020 when Cornelia Hennig found out that a large tumor had affected her pancreas. The then 45-year-old young woman is torn from the middle of ... Show more

Herford: Second life after diagnosis of pancreatic cancer

The list of breakdowns surrounding the renovation of the Ravensberger Gymnasium (RGH) in Herford is getting longer. The latest example: The clinker work on an ... Show more

Herford: City speaks of construction defects - Clinker bricks at the RGH have to come down

Parking in Herford is set to become significantly more expensive in the future. The city administration is planning that fees will also be due on Saturdays and ... Show more

Herford: Parking fees should be increased

No joint on the lawn: Despite the recent approval of cannabis consumption, smoking weed is still not permitted in the Herford outdoor pools under certain ... Show more

Herford: Smoking weed ban in outdoor swimming pools

“Man against machine” Showdowns for young and old!” - is the motto on Sunday, May 26th, on the town hall square in Herford ... Show more

Herford: Who wants to pull a tractor?

They could soon come to a standstill on the construction sites in the Herford district: “Excavators, cranes, concrete mixers - all in 'sleep mode' ... Show more

Herford district: IG Bau warns of strike

After all the bad news from the local catering industry, here's some good news: The Herford Chinese snack bar Lan-Linh is on more and more lips - not just in ... Show more

Herford: Small Chinese snack bar has big plans

There has recently been a new contact point for gynecology and obstetrics in Herford: the Minden Fertility Center has opened a branch in the heart of the city ... Show more

Herford: Fertility center opens gynecologist's practice

Sparkasse Herford is moving its city center branch in Herford in 2025: from the current location at Auf der Freiheit 20 it will move to the centrally located ... Show more

Herford: Sparkasse Herford moves to Augustinerplatz

Will Vlothoer Straße in Herford be converted into a cycle route? For the chairman of the transport committee, Hans-Henning Warnecke (CDU) ... Show more

Herford: Will the cycle path be dismantled?

They have to be gone at the end of May: the bollards that stand on cycle paths. This is provided for by a state law. And in Bünde the number is not ... Show more

Bünde: Too dangerous - A number of cycle path bollards have to go

Finally! Alexander Smoljanovic had been after this collector's item for years. The probably most avid garbage can collector in Germany was now a guest at ... Show more

Herford: He drives miles for this tonne

More and more student drivers in Germany are unable to get their driving license. Is that also the case in Herford? Three driving instructors from the ... Show more

Herford: Why are more and more student drivers failing the exams?

A well-known business is leaving Herford: after eleven years, the popular Werning fabric market on Bäckerstrasse will close its doors forever at the end of ... Show more

Herford: Werning fabric market closes

A gastrointestinal virus is circulating at the Erich Kästner Comprehensive School in Bünde. Students and teachers are infected. Therefore ... Show more

Bünde: Gastrointestinal virus at school: distance learning planned

Two football fans may have saved lives in Enger on Sunday (April 14). When a fire breaks out in a residential building next to a sports field ... Show more

Enger: Football fans get residents out of a burning house

Friedrich-Wilhelm Schöneberg gave himself a present for his 80th birthday. The entrepreneur, who has been winning prizes for his dog breeding for years ... Show more

Herford: 16 rooms full to the brim with trophies

In Spenge there has been a children's fire brigade “The Fire Badgers” for a few days now. You can find out how children can register and what is planned ... Show more

Spenge: Badgers from the children's fire brigade report for action

The cities of Herford and Bielefeld are bringing movement to the B61 together: On Sunday (April 21st) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ... Show more

Herford: The program of “Ohne Auto mobil” on the B61

Parents of Herford elementary school students will in future have to pay more for their children's lunch during the whole day ... Show more

Herford: All-day lunch is becoming more expensive

Jonathan Bloxham has been announced as a guest conductor for the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (NWD) concert this Friday (April 19th). However ... Show more

Herford: NWD introduces new chief conductor

Pretty cool action by the fire brigade in Löhne: When a student got stuck in a traffic jam on the way to the Abi exam on Tuesday (April 16th) after an accident ... Show more

Löhne: Student stuck in traffic on way to exam - Fire brigade as “graduation rescuer”

“What do you want most at the cherry blossom festival?” Enger’s mayor Thomas Meyer asks the newly crowned cherry blossom fairy. “Everything ... Show more

Enger: The cherry blossom festival is open!

A new tenant has been found for the restaurant rooms in the tennis hall in Exter. Ardiane Vorfa has opened her Italian restaurant “Desiderio” on ... Show more

Vlotho:  A wish fulfilled with “Desiderio”

Every week the Herford district is on the trail of speed offenders. We give an overview of where there will be lightning from April 15th to April 19th ... Show more

Herford district: There is lightning here this week

🤘 Cherry blossom festival is when everyone is there despite the worst weather. The fact that this works is due to program items such as “Percy Pur” - the band ... Show more

Closer: “Percy Pur” rocks at the start of the cherry blossom festival

The new sports hall at the Ravensberger Gymnasium (RGH) is finally scheduled to open in the summer. However, there has been scaffolding in front of the ... Show more

Herford: another breakdown at the RGH sports hall?

The Löhner company Wellcarton was founded in April 1974 and has been part of the Wellteam group of companies (Schöneberg-Holding) with its headquarters in ... Show more

Wages: Wellcarton celebrates 50th anniversary

In March 2023, the gates of the Jewish cemetery in Vlotho were permanently closed and only opened to visitors upon request ... Show more

Jewish cemetery in Vlotho is open again

The cherry blossoms are shining everywhere. The festival will take place from April 26th to 28th in downtown Enger. It should be even more family-friendly - ... Show more

Enger: Cherry Blossom Festival with a new attraction

Bünde is known for its tobacco history, the Doberg - and lots of potholes. This impression has become increasingly apparent after numerous citizen complaints ... Show more

Bünde: Pothole alarm on Elsemühlenweg

Winter has returned in Vlotho! And not just from its most beautiful side.Trees collapse under the weight of snow in Vlotho Photo: Vlotho Fire Department

A black column of smoke rose into the sky in Bünde-Bustedt on Monday afternoon (April 22nd). A carport was on fire in the densely built-up residential area ... Show more

Bünde: Carport in Brand: Feuer droht auf Haus überzugreifen

The discount market “Möbel Akut” is closing in Bielefeld at the end of the year and moving to a traditional but recently abandoned furniture location in ... Show more

Möbel Akut moves to Herford

That's what you call a precision landing: in just ten minutes, two cranes hoisted Herford's tallest work of art to its destination ... Show more

Herfords höchstes Kunstwerk steht

After the gruesome discovery of two bodies in the Herford homeless shelter, the police have announced new details. The murder squad will therefore remain in ... Show more

Herford: Corpses in homeless shelter

A serious accident occurred on the A30 near Löhne on Sunday afternoon (April 14th). According to initial information, a convertible overturned near the Werre ... Show more

Löhne: Three seriously injured in accident on the A30

The speed camera in the 50 km/h zone at the Westfalenring in Enger is located quite far from the accident-prone intersection that it is supposed to defuse ... Show more

Enger/Spenge: Despite speed limits of 50 km/h and speed cameras: many accidents at the Westfalenring

Classic dilemma: In just over two months, Lerry's in Herford's Elsbachhaus will be history. But the warehouse and shop are still packed ... Show more

Herford: A fashion retailer has to squander his goods

Bielefelder Straße in Herford will be closed to traffic from Tuesday, April 16th near the Deichtor Bridge. Pedestrians can still pass through the area ... Show more

Herford: Bielefelder Straße closed from April 16th

The renovation of the bridge on Oeynhausener/Löhner Straße (L777) was actually supposed to be completed in April. But nothing will come of it now. Instead ... Show more

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Pastor Dr. Christian Wachtmann is the youngest in the regional church community - at 62 years old. The Herford community has been shrinking for a long time and ... Show more

Entrepreneur Lars Uhlen buys church on Herford Stiftberg

Together with the Schwagmeier nursery in Herford, the WESTFALEN-BLATT is giving away ten bouquets of flowers. Participation is possible this Sunday (April ... Show more

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Herford: Insights into the Schwagmeier gardening business

The historic Poelmahn house in Vlotho has been renovated: the front facade is now almost entirely white. After irritated reactions on the Internet, Dr ... Show more

Vlotho: That's why the half-timbering on the Poelmahn House was whitewashed

For this professional anniversary, the IHK first had to invent a new certificate: Who else has worked tirelessly for 70 years like retail salesman Jürgen ... Show more

Enger: Jürgen Niewöhner celebrates 70 years in his career

Construction prices are skyrocketing. Many homeowners want to know what their property is worth. The property price calculator ... Show more

This is how much my house in the Herford district is worth

This is how much my house in the Herford district is worth

Heinze has been history since December, and now the bankrupt plastic parts manufacturer's assets are being monetized. This also includes the land ... Show more

A new veterinary practice is being built in Herford

A first aider rescued the seriously injured driver of a bread delivery vehicle in Herford.

Where are the largest energy consumers in Enger and how can the city save electricity and heat in the future? Energy consultant Michael Dux gave answers to ... Show more

Enger: Indoor swimming pools and high schools are the biggest energy guzzlers

At one of the most traditional family businesses in Bünde, there is a generational change in the executive suite: We are talking about the August Schuster ... Show more

Bünde: New boss at traditional tobacco company

The debate about a gender asterisk in a draft resolution heated up tempers so much at a meeting of the local council in Kirchlengern that a CDU politician left ... Show more

Kirchlengerrn: Dispute over gender stars: CDU man leaves meeting

A colony of rooks is causing problems for the DRK daycare center Krempoli in Bünde Hunnebrock. The animals pollute the outdoor area ... Show more

Frets: plague of crows - DRK-Kita Krempoli informs parents

Because he is said to have set his ex-girlfriend's apartment on fire, a man from Herford has to answer before the Bielefeld regional court - for attempted ... Show more

Accusation: Ex-girlfriend's apartment in Herford set on fire

This picture will soon appear more often: children romping around on the former site of the syringe house in Lenzinghausen ... Show more

Spenge: Construction of the Rainbow daycare center has begun

Single accident on Pödinghauser Straße in Herford: The driver of a bread roll truck left the road early on Saturday morning (April 13th) around 5 a.m ... Show more

Herford: Bread truck collides with a cherry tree on Pödinghauser Straße

After an argument on the street in Bünde, several young people attacked two men and beat up the duo. The police have started an investigation into grievous ... Show more

Bünde: After an argument: young people beat up two men

With a relaxation area and a children's pool, the Enger indoor garden pool will become more attractive for families in the future ... Show more

Enger: Building application for an indoor garden swimming pool has been submitted

The “Foodhouse” snack bar opened on Südlengerstrasse in Bünde just over a year ago. It is now available for purchase online. ➡ Bünde: Snack bar is for sale - that's what it should cost Photo: Kathrin Weege

The SPD in Bünde wants to relieve the burden on low-income daycare parents - and therefore adjust the scale of contributions for child day care ... Show more

Bünde: Daycare parents should pay lower contributions

Unrest at the Queen Mathilde High School in Herford: The relationship between large parts of the teaching staff and the headmistress has broken down ... Show more

Herford: Stress at high school

While most ice cream parlors in Bünde had already opened the ice cream season for a few weeks, it remained dark in the Copita ice cream parlor at the foot of ... Show more

Bünde: New ice cream parlor opens in the pedestrian zone

Spring market, car mile, Sunday shopping and flea market: The Herford spring on Sunday, April 14th, attracts many more offers to the city center ... Show more

Herford: Herford spring beckons to the city

The residents of Sandbrede Street would have to pay between 25,000 and 35,000 euros if the street on their doorstep was finally expanded ... Show more

Herford: Expansion will be expensive for residents of Sandbrede

Gruesome discovery in the Herford homeless shelter: Police discovered two bodies in one of the apartments on Tuesday evening (April 9th) ... Show more

Herford: Police discover bodies in homeless shelter