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Completed 2,186 sports badges in Oberberg

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Oberberg. In front of the guests of honor Christian Berger and Marc Zimmermann (members of the state parliament), deputy district administrator Professor Dr. Friedrich Wilke and Gummersbach's deputy mayor Jürgen Marquardt were honored as the winners of last year's sports badge competition at AggerEnergie in Berstig. A total of 2,186 sports badges were awarded by 19 schools and 29 clubs in the Oberberg district. This corresponds to an increase of 632 sports badges (previous year: 1,554), which means an increase of over 40 percent. The chairman of the district sports association, Hagen Jobi, praised the sports badge representatives for their tireless voluntary work and thanked the savings banks in Oberberg, the Kreissparkasse Köln and AggerEnergie for their generous sponsorship. Uwe Töpfer, Managing Director of AggerEnergie, was pleased to be the sponsor and host of the sports badge award ceremony for the 22nd time and emphasized the importance of sport and exercise as a means of...

Collided with tree

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  Marienheide. Early on Monday afternoon (May 20th), a motorcyclist was seriously injured in a solo accident in Marienheide on the K45. A 26-year-old from Bergisch-Gladbach was on his motorcycle from Marienheide-Lienkamp towards the Wilbringhausen roundabout at 2:25 p.m. For reasons that are still unclear, he fell in the area of ​​a slight right-hand bend and slipped into a tree next to the road. The motorcyclist was taken to the Gummersbach hospital with serious injuries. During the time the accident was recorded, the K45 was between the roundabout L97/ K45 and Wilbringhausen roundabout completely closed.

Speed ​​cameras sprayed

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  Reichshof-Odenspiel with white paint. The damage was reported to police at 8:15 a.m. on Sunday (May 19). The police have started an investigation and are asking witnesses to contact the Waldbröl Criminal Police Office on 02261 81990.

Illegal race between Audi A6 and BMW 320D

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  On the night of Whit Monday (May 20th) around 1 a.m., the Cologne police seized an accident-damaged Audi A6 in Deutz, the driver's license of its 31-year-old driver and a BMW 320D along with the driving license of a 25-year-old. Also in coordination with the Cologne public prosecutor's office, the police confiscated the cell phones of the vehicle occupants. According to witnesses, those involved were said to have raced with squealing tires on Siegburger Straße at the level of the junction with Poller Kirchweg. At the road narrowing at the KVB stop there, the BMW driver pushed the Audi into the track bed in a sideways collision, where the A6 came to rest with a broken axle. The highway police were dealing with another illegal motor vehicle race. Early on Sunday evening (May 19th) around 6 p.m., the Cologne motorway police had stopped and confiscated the Lamborghini of a British citizen (34) on the A4 at the Aachen intersection. The Briton had to pay a security deposit. Witness...

The Cologne fire department strongly advises party guests to see a doctor

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  On the night of Saturday, May 18th, a partygoer called the fire department's emergency number at 1:47 a.m. because her friend had suddenly collapsed. The control center dispatched an ambulance and an emergency medical vehicle to an operation site located at an old fortification and bunker complex. As soon as they entered the location, the carbon monoxide warning device carried by the emergency services personnel triggered an alarm and showed a massively increased CO value in the surrounding air. This reading represents an imminent threat to the life of anyone in the area. Since around 50 to 100 people were still in the premises at the time, the emergency services on site arranged for the property to be evacuated immediately and reported the situation back to the control center. In view of the extent of the danger and the feared high number of affected or sick people, additional fire and rescue services, as well as the operations management service and the leading emergency doctor...

A couple surprises a burglar and has to open the safe

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The police are looking for two masked intruders after a recent break-in on Friday morning (May 17th) in a single-family home in Cologne-Westhoven. According to initial findings, the previously unknown men pried open the balcony door of the apartment building on Rheinaustraße around 9:30 a.m. and thus got into the bedroom on the upper floor. There they rummaged through several cupboards until the house owners (72,74) disrupted the further execution of the crime. According to initial investigations, the attackers first overpowered the 72-year-old woman and then her husband, who rushed to help. The men, armed with a crowbar, then demanded to open the safe and hand over jewelry and cash. The suspects fled with their loot in an unknown direction. At the time of the crime, the presumably black-haired men were said to be wearing black hoodies, dark quilted vests and dark trousers. The victims estimated that the suspect, who was around 180 cm tall, was around 20 years old. His slightly smaller...

25 years of the Krone Cup: Small field, big cinema

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  The popular small-field tournament, which has thrilled players and fans for a quarter of a century, will take place again on Corpus Christi Lülsdorf. 25 years of the Krone Cup - on Thursday, May 30th, it's that time again: The Krone Cup of the old men of SpVgg Lülsdorf-Ranzel, which has now become a permanent tradition, is entering the silver round. The popular small-field tournament, which was initially held under the name Kirchmann Cup, was launched in 1997 as a meeting between two counter teams. Since then, more and more teams have been added. In 2019, the field was as full as the stadium at the derby: an incredible ten teams took part. A highlight in 2018 was the participation of a Croatian selection when many thought: “Is this the Krone Cup or the European Championship?” In 2015, the tournament received its current name based on its namesake: the “Zur Krone” restaurant. The tournament is characterized by small-field football games, where the aim is to play in a fair, sporty ...

Spa Classic 2024

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From May 17th to 19th the clock turned back at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. At the Spa Classic, motorsport fans experienced a unique journey through time with fantastic vehicles from motorsport history. Although the weekend was characterized by rain and fog, the historic cars provided unforgettable moments. Despite the mixed weather, almost 25,000 enthusiasts came to marvel at almost 400 historic racing cars on the most beautiful track in the world. Motorsport history has already been written here; the most famous drivers in legendary car brands drove their most important races here. But there wasn't just a lot to see on the racetrack, there were also more than 1,300 club cars on display outside in the surrounding parking lots. Young and old were able to enjoy the numerous activities in a festive atmosphere. Particularly noteworthy is the extraordinary Porsche 917 exhibition, which attracted many visitors.