Home care tops ratings, municipal director relieved

The Mellanstaden 1 home service group in Karlskrona receives a high rating in Socialstyrelsen's user survey. In Olofström, the municipal director of operations is relieved of duties, and Karlskrona Municipality wants to get back more than 200,000 SEK after a cancelled MMA gala. In addition: the toy has been named this year's second-hand Christmas present.

Home care services in Karlskrona receive a high rating

The Swedish Socialstyrelsen has presented the user survey ”What do older people think about care in 2026?”. Socialstyrelsen is a government agency that, among other things, monitors healthcare and care services. Sydöstran reports which home care teams in the county have received the highest and lowest ratings. Home care is the assistance that older people can receive from the municipality in their own homes, for example with cleaning and meals.

Mellanstaden 1 in Karlskrona is one of the home care groups to receive the highest satisfaction rating. The staff believe that its success is due to its approach, commitment, and clients feeling both security and closeness. The group had an APT, that is, a workplace meeting, when Sydöstran visited. They had already celebrated the high rating with cake a few weeks earlier. Sydöstran Sydöstran

Foam in the fountain The Big Fish in Karlskrona

The fountain sculpture The Big Fish at Klaipedaplatzen in central Karlskrona has filled with foam. The municipality, the local authority responsible for, among other things, parks and streets, suspects that someone poured dish soap into the water. The municipality’s parks department is to try to resolve the problem by adding a foam-suppressing agent and blowing away the excess foam. The municipality would handle the foam on the afternoon of Wednesday 11 November.

Carl Glantz, head of the parks unit in Karlskrona municipality, says that the municipality has not found any affected birds at the fountain. The head gardener Jeanette Glans says that the foam is damage and is regarded as a crime. The sculpture was created by Carl Milles and is a copy of one of the fish in the famous Poseidon fountain at Götaplatsen in Gothenburg. SVT Nyheter Blekinge

Olofström municipality gets new leadership

The political leadership of Olofström municipality has assessed that the municipality needs new leadership going forward. Therefore, the municipal chief executive Iréne Robertsson has been relieved of her duties, according to a press release. A municipality is the local authority responsible for matters such as schools, elder care and parks.

Patrik Krupa (M), chair of the municipal executive board, says this is not about Iréne Robertsson having done anything wrong. Karl Andrae, deputy municipal chief executive, steps in as acting municipal chief executive. SVT has contacted Iréne Robertsson for a comment. SVT Nyheter Blekinge

Karlskrona wants its 200,000 kr back

The final of the MMA gala Last Man Standing was supposed to be held in Karlskrona in March, but it was cancelled the day before. According to the agreement between the company behind the event, Kalmar Bilcenter, and Destination Karlskrona, the municipality was to lend NKT Arena free of charge, arrange the installation of barriers and flooring, and give the company 100,000 kr in marketing support. All of this was completed before the gala was cancelled.

Destination Karlskrona now wants the more than 200,000 kr that the event cost back. “We believe that we have fulfilled our commitments,” says David Wernersson, the event manager at Destination Karlskrona. Both parties have brought in legal representatives. SVT has unsuccessfully sought a comment from the organiser. SVT Nyheter Blekinge

The toy is this year's second-hand Christmas gift

For the fifth year in a row, the second-hand chain Myrorna has named its Second-hand Christmas Gift of the Year. This year, the toy is in focus. Buying second-hand can give items that already exist a longer life and reduce the need for new production.

Hanna Linbro, store manager at Pingstkyrkans Second Hand in Karlskrona, thinks this is a good thing. At the same time, she says the toys need to be checked before purchase. "If they're older plastic toys, perhaps you want to skip them," she says. SVT Nyheter Blekinge

Krif coach critical after heavy defeat

Krif Hockey suffered a heavy defeat at home against bottom side Nässjö HC in hockeytvåan. Coach Torbjörn Svensson was anything but satisfied with his team’s performance. “A truly sloppy performance by all the players,” says Svensson. Krif Hockey continue to mix and give during the current season. Sydöstran

In brief

• Aftonbladet's review of food inspections at McDonald's restaurants in Sweden from January 2025 to October 2026 shows that two restaurants in Blekinge are included on the list of establishments with several remarks. BLT
• A former county sports chief, now an HFK official, urges golfers to be careful in the sun after a visit to the dermatology clinic ended with a painful treatment of a sunburned face. BLT
• The Ica Allivs store in Rödeby opened in January 1963 and became a family business – the former Ica retailer who opened the store passed away on 1 November. BLT
• Karlshamns Handel has presented the winners of its 2026 awards, focusing on shopping, taste and service. BLT
• Mjällby secured a new contract in the Allsvenskan over the weekend, and at Tuesday's training session at Strandvallen, a sense of relief could be seen among both players and coaches, according to coach Andreas Brännström. SVT Nyheter Blekinge
• Artist Hasse ”Kvinnaböske” Andersson was a guest at the Kustflottan's ball in Karlskrona, as an honorary crew member on one of the Navy's vessels. BLT
• The Equmeniakyrkan in Vallby received unexpected support after an article in BLT and was able to load an additional truckload of aid for Ukraine. BLT