Ravioli and Rain: The Wacken Festival Experience at the ‘Camp of Lost Souls’

Ravioli and Rain: The Wacken Festival Experience at the ‘Camp of Lost Souls’

Ravioli time at “Camp of Lost Souls” Despite the bad weather and mud, all residents and locals would help the festival guests, everyone would start talking to each other right away, reports Hofmann. There are enough showers with hot water. And: “Because of the arrival stop, it’s not as crowded as in previous years. More … Read more

Dresden Creates Germany’s First Heat Manual for Behavior and Health Protection

Dresden Creates Germany’s First Heat Manual for Behavior and Health Protection

Dresden (dpa / sn) – Saxony’s state capital Dresden has, according to its own statements, drawn up Germany’s first heat manual for behavior and the avoidance of health hazards. It is aimed at employees of municipal and independent institutions in the areas of health, care, social affairs, education and housing, and also contains insights into … Read more

Headlines: 1. Hand Grenade Found on Terrace Shore in Dresden 2. Snack Bar Burglary in Dresden-Zschieren 3. Cash Boxes Stolen from Therapy Rooms in Dresden-Albertstadt 4. Police Looking for Witnesses in Wrong Fundraiser Fraud Case in Dresden-Mickten 5. Missing 16-Year-Old from Dresden Friedrichstadt Found 6. Graffiti Vandalism in Coswig, Meissen District 7. Burglary in Business in Radebeul, Meissen District 8. Field Fire in Riesa, Meissen District 9. Drunk Driver Arrested in Strehla, Meissen District 10. Money Stolen from Safe in Freital-Zauckerode, Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains District 11. Stolen Artificial Grass from Sports Facility in Freital-Döhlen, Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains District 12. Drunk Cyclist Falls on Ferry Road in Pirna, Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains District

State Capital Dresden Hand grenade found on Terrace Shore Time: 19.07.2023, 20:15Location: Dresden old town On Tuesday evening, anglers found a hand grenade from World War II in the Elbe on Terrassenufer between Münzgasse and Carolabrücke. Dresden police officers blocked the site until the responsible water police arrived. The explosive ordnance disposal service recovered the … Read more

Building Cleaners and Window Cleaners Demand Better Wages in Industry Protest

Building Cleaners and Window Cleaners Demand Better Wages in Industry Protest

With a blitzblank swept Augustusbrücke, building cleaners and window cleaners protested on Monday what they saw as low wages in their industry. The goal of their protest action: An inflation compensation premium this year and from 2024 an annual bonus. This is intended to top up the hourly wage between 1 p.m. and 4.20 p.m. … Read more

Summer Cinema at the International Leipzig Festival: A Showcase of Award-Winning Films

Summer Cinema at the International Leipzig Festival: A Showcase of Award-Winning Films

Leipzig (dpa/sn) – From Thursday (July 13) in Leipzig, film fans will get their money’s worth at the summer cinema of the International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film (Doc). Various audience favorites would be shown in the open air – including the film “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” by director Laura Poitras, … Read more

Saxony’s Ministry of Education Expands Guidelines for Gender-Fair Language to Cooperation Partners

Saxony’s Ministry of Education Expands Guidelines for Gender-Fair Language to Cooperation Partners

Dresden (dpa / sn) – Saxony’s Ministry of Education is expanding its guidelines for gender-fair language – the so-called Gendern – to cooperation partners. Forms such as gender asterisks, underscores or colons for gender-sensitive designations in schools have long been rejected. The Ministry relies on the rules of the German Spelling Council. In a letter … Read more

Saxony Increases School Assistants to Support Teachers and Students

Saxony Increases School Assistants to Support Teachers and Students

Dresden (dpa/sn) – The countdown is on: On Friday, more than half a million schoolchildren in Saxony will receive their certificates and then start their summer holidays. Minister of Education Christian Piwarz (CDU) thanked the teachers for their work and announced that the number of school assistants would be increased from 576 to 751. This … Read more

Springer Verlag Announces Radical Austerity Measures at ‘Bild’ Newspaper with Job Cuts and Office Closures

Springer Verlag Announces Radical Austerity Measures at ‘Bild’ Newspaper with Job Cuts and Office Closures

Title: “Bild Newspaper Implements Radical Austerity Measures, Hundreds of Jobs to be Cut” Date: June 19, 2023 The renowned German newspaper, “Bild,” is facing declining circulation and has announced its plans to implement a radical austerity course in an effort to counteract this trend. The parent company, Springer Verlag, aims to strengthen the online edition … Read more

Saxony’s Prime Minister Commemorates Victims of June 17 Uprising in GDR

Saxony’s Prime Minister Commemorates Victims of June 17 Uprising in GDR

Dresden (dpa/sn) – Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer remembered the victims of the popular uprising of June 17, 1953 in the GDR on Sunday. The day is of great importance for the history of democracy in Germany and Europe and is an important day of remembrance, the CDU politician said on Sunday. With numerous events, … Read more

Saxony’s Coffee Roasters Band Together to Build a Unique Tourist Experience

Saxony’s Coffee Roasters Band Together to Build a Unique Tourist Experience

Roasteries on the move as lone fighters Marcus Lehmann sees great potential for Saxony when it comes to coffee: “We want to bring cafés, roasters and baristas together with tourism at one table in order to build up a tourist image and joint products.” Because coffee is still not marketed enough in Saxony, coffee roasters … Read more