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1. News article13 Oct 2026

   Bergen school principals are satisfied with deciding themselves whether to report pupils to police

   • From 2024, principals in Bergen's municipal primary and lower secondary schools can decide themselves whether to report a pupil to the police for serious violence or threats. Before, the municipal director in the city government department decided.
   • A new evaluation shows principals find the system clear, orderly and built on trust. Many say they have more freedom to act and can make quick decisions.
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2. News article8 Oct 2026

   Bergen lacks night-time small-animal vet cover for long periods until 19 December, and the municipality cannot compel clinics to join

   • From 9 October to 19 December, there will be long periods without a vet on duty for small animals in Bergen, Askøy, the Os part of Bjørnafjorden and Øygarden. There is no emergency help at night.
   • Several clinics are open on weekday evenings, and private clinics help by day and evening at weekends. The municipality asks owners to seek help early. Most insurers offer free video consultations.
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3. News article8 Oct 2026

   Public health nurse: the right condom means better sex as well as protection

   • Agnes Giertsen, a public health nurse in Bergen municipality, says it is a myth that sex is best without a condom. The right condom can make sex better and protects against sexually transmitted infections.
   • She thinks this myth is a main reason many people in Norway skip condoms. Norway is among the European countries where this is most common.
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4. News article7 Oct 2026

   Bergen opens oral input on the 2027 city budget in four committees, 15–21 October

   • Anyone can share their views on the budget proposal and speak at the meeting of the relevant committee. You can only speak in one committee.
   • To sign up, email the adviser at the City Council's office. Include the name of the person attending and contact details. Sign up at least one week before the meeting.
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5. News article7 Oct 2026

   Benshaugen in Fyllingsdalen now has a wider, safer 500-metre walking and cycle path

   • About 500 metres of walking and cycle path in Fyllingsdalen has been rebuilt. It is just behind Oasen shopping centre and the light rail stop. Work started in January and finished in August.
   • The path is wider now. A cyclist and a person with a pram can pass each other safely. Before, it was cramped.
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6. Call for applications7 Oct 2026

   Bergen municipality opens nominations for its NOK 50,000 volunteer award

   • Bergen municipality wants suggestions for this year's volunteer award. The deadline is Sunday 1 November 2026. You send your suggestion using an online form.
   • The award can go to a person, a group, a team, an association or an organisation. They must have done outstanding volunteer work over several years. It can be in culture, sports, health or other areas.
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7. News article7 Oct 2026

   Bergen: COVID vaccination starts 19 October, flu vaccination 16 November due to delayed vaccine

   • The flu vaccine from FHI (the Norwegian Institute of Public Health) is delayed. So Bergen starts COVID vaccination on Monday 19 October and flu vaccination on Monday 16 November.
   • The offer is for people in recommended groups in the Adult Vaccination Programme. Chief infection control physician Marit Voltersvik asks risk groups to take both vaccines. She especially asks for children in risk groups to be vaccinated before flu season.
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8. News article6 Oct 2026

   Bergen publishes school absence figures for all municipal primary schools for the first time: 19.4 percent of lower secondary pupils have over 20 days of absence

   • Bergen municipality has for the first time published an overview of how much school pupils are absent. The aim is to know more and be more open about the situation.
   • 19.4 percent of lower secondary pupils had 20 or more days of absence in the 2025/26 school year. Education councillor Christian Haugen says the older pupils are, the more of them have high absence.
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9. Call for applications6 Oct 2026

   Bergen municipality seeks nominations for its 2026 equality and diversity prize by 31 October

   • Bergen municipality wants suggestions for who should win its 2026 equality and diversity prize. The deadline is 31 October 2026. Send suggestions with a reason to Mari Garaas Løchen.
   • The prize can go to people, businesses, institutions or organisations in Bergen. They must have worked for equal opportunities whatever a person's gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, belief, disability or age.
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10. News article5 Oct 2026

    Norway's largest underwater heritage excavation begins in Bergen's Vågen harbour ahead of toxic seabed cleanup

    • From October, marine archaeologists (who study remains under water) from Bergen Maritime Museum are digging at Munkebryggen in Vågen. It is the biggest underwater heritage survey in Norway.
    • The dig is needed because Renere Havn Bergen will stop pollution spreading in the inner Byfjord. Bergen municipality and the Norwegian Environment Agency run it. The law requires heritage to be surveyed before cleanup.
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