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Six people meet at Varvet health centre

At Varvet health centre, six people are sitting together with a nurse and talking about how the week has been. They talk about what has been difficult and about bright spots in daily life after a cancer diagnosis. One of the participants says that life is a constantly ongoing happening, here and now, rather than when it is time for the next big birthday.

Hudiksvalls Tidning

Migrant workers received an agreement and 15 million kronor

Migrant workers building data centres in Gävle and Sandviken report long working days, poor housing and intense pressure from bosses. Their struggle has led to a historic collective agreement and 15 million kronor in retroactive pay.

The international journalist network Investigate Europe has examined data centre construction in several countries, including Sandviken and Gävle, and reveals serious shortcomings. Arbetarbladet

Ockelbo lost to Alvik 65–78

Ockelbo lost the home game against Alvik 65–78 in Superettan basketball on Sunday. Gefle Dagblad and Arbetarbladet

Delsbo Library brought therians and furries together

During the autumn holiday, furries and therians gathered at Delsbo Library to make masks and tails. More than 20 people came to fuss around, create masks and tails, and socialise.

The event ”Autumn Holiday on Four Paws” was an initiative by Delsbo Library, which had listened to young people in the village. A therian identifies as one or more specific animals on a spiritual level. A furry is a fan of human-like animals, often with a ”fursona”, an animal character that the person cosplays as. SVT Nyheter Gävleborg

In brief

• Bjuråker's community centre held an autumn market on Saturday during All Saints' Day with more than 70 exhibitors and treasures ranging from locally produced cheese and honey to pewter trinkets and rag rugs. Hudiksvalls Tidning
• Delsbo community centre hosted a ”game day” on Saturday with tournaments, pixel graphics and silver TV sets. Hudiksvalls Tidning
• There are four pétanque courts at Teaterparken; a reader's letter describes that an association averages 20 people per session and that the season ends when the snow arrives. Hudiksvalls Tidning
• In Hillsjöstrand, neighbours take turns looking after the chickens in a chicken co-op. Gefle Dagblad
• A trotting horse fell and died during a V65 race at Gävletravet on Saturday; a driver and a horse owner had to be taken to hospital by ambulance. SVT Nyheter Gävleborg
• An internal report on the psychiatric ward in Hudiksvall has pointed to a dysfunctional work culture; three employees were suspended pending an investigation, and one of them says the investigation was concluded without warning and that the suspension has been lifted. SVT Nyheter Gävleborg