The Bulletin, for almost 50 years an essential part of life for Englishspeaking expats, has stopped publishing its twice monthly magazine to move entirely online, Ackroyd Publications has announced. “TheBulletin.be … will be given a thorough facelift in the summer months and will be expanded, with a number of new community tools,” the company said in a press release. “TheBulletin.be will develop to become the ultimate practical guide for international residents in Belgium, made by and for the members of the community.” Ackroyd, owned by Corelio, also publishes Flanders Today, Wallonia and Brussels, a Newcomer Guide and an annual Education Guide.  www.thebulletin.be

The Council of State has struck down the regional planning order for the town of Doel on the Scheldt estuary, following a long legal battle by supporters of the town’s residents. The Flemish government's plan to turn the land over for extension of activities in the Port of Antwerp was earlier suspended by the Council of State and has now been defi nitively struck down. The government has submitted a new plan.

The towns of Asse and Kapelle-op-den-Bos in Flemish Brabant have opened condolence books for Kaat Tilley, the Flemish designer who died last month. Tilley was born in Kapelle-op-den-Bos, and later made her home and workplace in a converted mill just outside Asse. Last week it was revealed that she had died of a pneumococcal infection.

Traffic approaching Brussels faces problems in the coming weeks from two sets of major roadworks. The E40 at Aalst will see resurfacing work on the Brussels-bound carriageway over the next three weeks, and at Kraainem, works on the viaduct will reduce traffic in both directions to two lanes until the end of August.

TV phone-in games are not fraudulent, according to the government commission that oversees games of chance. The games, in which viewers are invited to call a premium phone number with the answer to a riddle, were scrapped by TV stations last year after an investigation showed it was virtually impossible to provide a correct answer. The commission said that, while a correct answer would be difficult, there was no question of fraud. However, there is little chance the games will find their way back onto the airwaves after the bad publicity that led to their withdrawal.

The government of Flanders and the Flemish Community Commission have agreed grants totalling €1 million for 22 extracurricular school projects across 11 communes in Brussels. Each project, in areas such as sports, social activities, literacy and culture, receives a maximum of €50,000. One of the aims is to provide a structured Dutch-speaking afterschool environment for children, many of whom do not speak Dutch outside of the classroom.

The city of Antwerp has launched a trial project to provide free wifi in the area of the Central Station and along the newly refurbished Keyserlei. The project will run until May 2013.

Authorities at Sint-Baaf’s Cathedral in Ghent have taken on extra security staff after the theft last week of an artwork in the temporary exhibition Sint- Jan. The work, a marble sculpture by contemporary artist Jan Van Oost, depicts a disembodied hand grasping a skull. Organisers also introduced an entry fee for parts of the exhibition and curtailed opening hours.

About 800 people last week attended the funeral of Debbie Maveau, the 23-year-old from Desselgem, West Flanders, who was found dead after failing to return from a trip to Nepal. Police in Nepal have opened a murder investigation.

The governor of West Flanders, Carl Decaluwé, said he will look into the possibility of giving lifeguards at Belgian beaches the power to impose fines on bathers who refuse to obey safety instructions. “Swimmers often don’t listen to the guidelines given by lifeguards, who are often threatened or challenged to a fight,” he said. During the summer months, 450 lifeguards patrol 82 areas of the coast.