Water issues, student support and ESK qualification

The drinking water in Lövstabruk has smelled bad for several days. Uppsala studentkår wants students receiving pedagogical support to be treated equally. Enköpings SK is ready to qualify for Superettan in football.

Drinking water in Lövstabruk smells bad

In Lövstabruk, the drinking water has smelled bad for several days. The problems began after Tierp's energy and environment company, Temab, carried out a planned filter replacement at the waterworks. Temab now says the filters should have been rinsed clean before being put into operation. Residents describe the water as “awful” and “pungent”.

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The student union wants equal pedagogical support

Uppsala studentkår has investigated how students whose studies have been adapted experience pedagogical support. The union has gathered feedback from around one hundred students. The report points out that institutions, courses and teachers handle support in different ways, and the union wants all teachers at Uppsala universitet to receive training on the subject.

According to preliminary figures from Uppsala universitet, 3 224 students currently have some form of adaptation, compared with just under 1 000 in 2015. Examples include extra exam time, help with reading material and extended writing time. SVT Nyheter Uppsala and SVT Nyheter Uppsala

New wood-staining company in Enköping

Färnkvist Trälackering AB has been registered with Bolagsverket, the government agency that registers companies, on 9 November. The company will provide re-staining and new-staining services for kitchen doors, interior doors and furniture. It is based in Enköping municipality (local authority).

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Enköpings SK ready for Superettan qualification

Enköpings SK are ready to qualify for the football Superettan. The team faces Örebro SK. The club was last in the second-highest league in 2008, and in 2003 the team played in the Allsvenskan.

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16-year-old sentenced for murder on Kvarngärdet

A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced for murder, preparation for murder, gross weapons offence and an offence against the law on flammable and explosive goods following the fatal shooting on Kvarngärdet in Uppsala on 5 July, when a 19-year-old man was shot dead. According to the indictment, the boy had been sent to Uppsala to kill another person, and when the intended target did not turn up, he was instead instructed to shoot someone else.

The district court convicts him on all counts and sentences him to 4 years and 6 months in prison, as well as deportation. The prosecutor had requested a 12-year prison sentence. The district court states that the punishment for an adult would have corresponded to life imprisonment, but that the sentence was reduced because the boy was 16 when the crimes were committed and is considered to have contributed to the investigation. SVT Nyheter Uppsala

Viking musical at Fyrishov in Uppsala

The musical ”Viking – a live action musical” will be performed at Fyrishov in Uppsala at the end of 2027, as part of an arena tour 2027–2028. The cast includes, among others, a singer from Nordman and actors known from ”Arn” and ”Tsatsiki”. According to UNT, this is stated in a press release.

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In brief

• Sirius has lost the lead in Allsvenskan after the defeat against Kalmar and no longer has the gold in its own hands; 2 matches remain. SVT Nyheter Uppsala
• A roe deer is moving on the wrong side of the wildlife fence on the E18 between Ullundatunneln and Frösvitunneln in the direction of Västerås; the warning was sent at 21.34 and traffic is expected to be affected until 23.55. UNT
• The terraced house at Valhallagatan 27 in Uppsala has been sold for 8 950 000 kr; the house is 135 square metres and was built in 1921. UNT
• The house at Danmarks-Lunda 29 in Uppsala has been sold for 6 450 000 kr; the previous owner bought it in March for 5 995 000 kr. UNT
• The exhibition featuring the 5 artists who will receive the Anna-Lisa Thomson grant in 2026 is taking place at Uppsala konstmuseum; each has received 110 000 kr. UNT