Bocholt (PID). In exactly 100 days, the starting signal for the first Bocholt Half Marathon is given. "For 1.300 registrations, for the half marathon alone, the organizing team has agreed to announce a participant limit," said Markus Schürbüscher, chairman of the organizing city sports association Bocholt and together with Ullrich Kuhlmann main organizer of the event at the 1. September 2019. "Our expectations for the first edition at the beginning of September were far exceeded," adds Kuhlmann. "Even though we use the years of experience in the city run, but all procedures are new at the half marathon and so we have decided to the registration portal on 17. June 2019 close. "Should the 1.500 mark be reached before this time in the half marathon, the registration will be stopped immediately. No late entriesThe registration deadline also applies to the 7,5 KM jogging and walking route as well as the children's run. A late registration on the day of the event is excluded. "We want to offer the runners a high-quality run, so the quantity is in second place," says Schürbüscher. Registration portalThe registration itself and the necessary information can be found at www.bocholter-halbmarathon.de.

Owner Thomas Bußkamp is also Managing Director at Lück. Photos: Lück GmbH & Co. KG By BERTHOLD BLESENKEMPER Lück GmbH & Co. KG is the "Company of the Year 2018" in Bocholt and thus the successor of TIS Technical Information Systems, which was awarded two years ago. The award ceremony this evening was connected with the handover of the sculpture "Innovation", a certificate and a check for 5000 Euro, created especially for the occasion by the artist Jürgen Ebert. Lück owner and managing director Thomas Bußkamp took it all proudly from the hands of mayor Peter Nebelo, the city savings bank boards Karl-Heinz Bollmann and Joachim Schüling as well as Ludger Dieckhues, the managing director of the economic promotion and city marketing company Bocholt. About 40 year after its founding in the bedding industry, the company Lück claims to have developed into "a leading global player with an international production network". 170 employees produce fillings for bedding and upholstery of all kinds on 20.000 square meters of production area at Vennweg in Mussum. The portfolio also includes services such as quilting, sewing and finishing. The company is part of the EuroComfortGroup, whose headquarters are also located in Bocholt. Both companies are managed by their owner and managing director Thomas Bußkamp. Lück was founded 1976 by Werner Lück on the Isarstraße and reported only one [...]

Bocholt-Barlo (ots) - On the Vardingholter road in height Great Avenue has come to a serious traffic accident. After the previous investigation, an 20-year-old man from Marl had driven with a delivery vans against 14.35 clock the Vardingholter road in the direction of Bocholt. At the same time, an 88-year-old pedelec driver from Bocholt wanted to turn left from the street Große Allee onto Vardingholter Straße and was caught by the delivery van. He was flown with the rescue helicopter to a clinic in Duisburg. Danger to life can not be ruled out. At the scene of the accident the pedelec driver had the right of way due to the rule "right-before-left". The accident recording and the closures are still ongoing.

Bocholt (PID). The green area on Weberstraße in front of the Kardinal-Diepenbrock-Stift is to be redesigned and redesigned. Bocholt citizens can have a say and give ideas and suggestions. The city invites on Tuesday, 4. June 2019, residents and interested citizens from 18 clock in the refectory of the St. George Gymnasium at Benölkenplatz. Registrations under Tel. 02871 953-183 or E-Mail zukunftsstadt@mail.bocholt.de. Registration deadline is the 31. May 2019. The framework: Competition "City of the Future" Background is the nationwide competition "Zukunftsstadt" (www.wettbewerb-zukunftsstadt.de). On Saturday, 18. In May, the official start of the third phase of the project took place in Bocholt (www.zukunftsstadt-bocholt.de). "As one of the last seven cities that have made it nationwide in this promotion of the Federal Ministry of Research, it now needs to implement concrete measures," says Sascha Terörde, head of the municipal staff unit for future and strategic issues. In Bocholt, this means that urban planning measures are accompanied and planned by direct citizen participation. For this purpose, three projects were selected at Weberstraße, Rebenstrasse and Europaplatz, which are content of the 2014 "Integrated Urban Development Concept" (ISEK) and part of the catalog of measures of the new version, which is currently being developed. Grants for the first of these three urban development measures are to be applied for this year. Here comes the public participation in the [...]

Bocholt (ots)) - On Wednesday afternoon, a witness reported to the police and made statements about conspicuous marijuana cloth, which flowed from a multi-family apartment in the city center. The officials also noted this smell, as well as other suspicions. In addition, they met in the house on the 26-year-old residents of another apartment, who introduced himself as an acquaintance of the 49-year tenant of the suspicious apartment. He stated that cannabis plants were also in his apartment and agreed to search his home. The public prosecutor's office was contacted and the prosecutor in charge applied for a warrant. In the 26-year-old's home, police officers found 14 ready-to-harvest cannabis plants, 15 cannabis seedlings, "plantation accessories" and hundreds of grams of cannabis harvested. The drugs and evidence were secured. In the 49-year-old's home, officials also secured a cannabis plantation (16 seedlings, 14 harvestable plants, supplies) and about 50 grams of harvested cannabis. The 26 year old was released after completing the action. The 49 year old's stay could not be determined on Wednesday.

Bocholt (ots) - An 20-year-old man living in Bocholt fell again on Thursday. In recent weeks, he had been caught several times in shoplifting and each occurred very aggressive. In today's case, employees of a drugstore in the city center reported. The 20-year-old had been banned from theft the previous day for theft and threat. Nevertheless, he entered the shop on Thursday mornings, informing the police. When he saw the police officers, he quickly put an item back on the shelf. During the search, the officials found several perfume bottles and a cutter knife blade. The 20-year-old said he wanted to buy the perfumes but did not have enough cash or other payment options. The police arrested the man and initiated another lawsuit against the 20-year-old who rioted and spat in the police station rooms.

Borken (ots) - Two horses may have fallen victim to poisoning on a pasture in Borken on Monday. The keeper of one of the affected animals had visited the stable on the street Landwehr in Borken-Gemen shortly after 18.00 clock. She found a mare dead, another horse was a few meters away. It still lived, but had no chance of survival after veterinary assessment. It was euthanized. A third horse was left intact on the site. According to an initial assessment, it can not be ruled out that the animals have been poisoned in an unknown way. In addition, the affected mare had external genital injuries. The police investigation is under way. Information requests the Kriminalkommissariat in Borken: Tel. (02861) 9000.

The squad planning of the 1. FC Bocholt II continues to gain momentum. The freshly baked district league climber can look forward to the new additions four and five. Eleftherios Malmatas and Jonas Schwanekamp move from Bocholter Hünting to A-Ligisten Borussia Bocholt. 20-year-old Malmatas is a defender and was returned from a knee injury last season. "Eleftherios has the potential to become a regular player, but we need to build him in peace now," said FCII coach Nikolay Glouhtchev. Jonas Schwanekamp (20) has a FC past, having played for the 1 three years ago in the B-Jugend-Niederrhein league. FC Bocholt. The brother of Lucas Schwanekamp, ​​also a FC II newcomer, feels most comfortable on the offensive wings. "Jonas is a technically good footballer who will revive our offensive," Glouhtchev said about the transfer.

The Rotary Club Bocholt has been working with his friends in Namibia on projects for elementary education and childcare for over 10 years under the motto "Kids in Lüderitz". Now the topping-out ceremony for the new building of the ELKIN kindergarten could be celebrated, which the Bocholt Rotarians financed with more than 65.000 €. "We are in the planning of the time and hope that this will continue with the upcoming interior design," emphasize Rudolf Schmeing and Horst Heiber, who oversee these international projects. Since 2009, the club has been able to mobilize almost 200.000 € for the Lüderitzer projects and thus, among other things, a school bakery, the renovation of a preschool and public playgrounds on the way. Through private visits on site the friendship with the friends in Namibia was cultivated and the success of the project could be personally inspected. The Kita-Neubau and the other projects were and are only possible thanks to the many donations from Rotarians, friends and long-time supporters, such as the Bürgerausschuss Krechting and the loyal visitors of our annual benefit concert.

Bocholt (PID). In order to support the integration of refugees in Bocholt, 80 engages citizens who volunteer to teach languages. They are trained and certified for this. About the adult education center Bocholt now new learning material was purchased. Christiane Nitsch and Ingrid Hardes were very surprised when they visited the adult education center Bocholt-Rhede-Isselburg. The representatives of the Asylum Working Group have given German lessons in Bocholt on a voluntary basis for many years. Refugees in particular benefit from the offer of VHS-certified Bocholter language assistants. Interaction between VHS and voluntary work With the funding from the "Komm-An NRW" program, the adult education center was now able to buy books, games and various materials, which have now been handed over. "The overall concept language in Bocholt" is alive and sees itself as a close interaction of honorary commitment and the courses of the VHS ", so the responsible for the project" honorary office: language and integration "VHS coworker Elisabeth Schmeinck. With the expert guidance of Danuzza Mendoncça Leuters, valuable books could be selected that enrich the teaching of volunteers. Another package of books will be presented to Petra Möllmann, who has been teaching German in the refugee accommodation in the former "Yupidu" for more than two years, at two lunchtime a week. In the VHS the [...]