A hectic Halloween and SAIK stays in Division 1

The police had a hectic Halloween weekend with drunkenness and assault in Västsverige. Skövde AIK is through to Division 1 next season as well, and in Göteborg a pike is going to eat invasive goldfish.

Busy Halloween weekend – assaults and drunkenness

Both Friday and Saturday were busy evenings for the police, largely due to various Halloween parties. The incidents mainly involved alcohol-related disturbances and assault cases. Among other places, the police were called to Kungsparken and to a party in Kungsladugård, where several people were reportedly involved in fights. On Friday, the police were called to Orust, where 200 people turned up.

– What stands out is the level of intoxication and the number of people taken into custody. This made it difficult to conduct interviews during the night, says police press spokesperson Emelie Lundqvist. During the night into Sunday, a home party in Herrljunga was broken up, according to the station commander at the Alingsås police station. Several young people were reportedly assaulted and a car was vandalised. SVT Nyheter Väst Borås Tidning

Pike Rolf is going to eat invasive goldfish

According to Länsstyrelsen Västra Götaland, the state's representative in the county, the issue concerns abandoned aquarium fish dumped into waterways by their owners. Goldfish eat almost anything available and thereby compete with other species. Large quantities can be found, among other places, in Kvarndammen in eastern Gothenburg. Across Västra Götaland, 22 larger ponds containing goldfish have been recorded.

– These ponds in a protected environment are not designed to contain fish, says Henrik Möller, project manager at Sportfiskarna. Now the hunt will also take place in the water: pike Rolf has been given the task of combating the invasive fish. He has been fitted with a tracker and is to be retrieved when the hunt is over. Länsstyrelsen's marine biologist Anna Dimming urges the public not to release their goldfish into the wild, but instead to contact an aquarium retailer. SVT Nyheter Väst

Skövde AIK secured its contract – staying in Ettan

Skövde AIK took a major step towards a new contract in Ettan Södra. A 3–2 home win over Rosengård at Södermalm meant the team could not be relegated immediately. When Trelleborg then defeated Laholm 2–1 on Sunday, it meant the contract was secured.

Division 1 football will be played at Södermalms IP again in the spring. The final-round match against Laholm will not be the decisive match that one might have feared. Skaraborgs Allehanda Skaraborgs Allehanda

Art Evening in Lidköping for the 18th time

For the 18th time, the LIDAN art society hosted Art Evening in Lidköping on Saturday. With 55 exhibition spaces spread around the city centre, there was plenty of art to discover – from both familiar faces and new exhibitors.

From handmade guitars to glittering light lanterns. During Art Evening there was plenty of creative elements to discover. Nya Lidköpings-Tidningen

Reader question: why keep a buffer in a savings account?

Under the heading Ekonomen svarar, Borås Tidning answers a reader's question about how economists think when they recommend a savings account for keeping money readily accessible. The reader writes that a savings account earns less interest than the rate of inflation, that it rarely takes more than a few days to sell funds, and that credit cards are available.

The reader also tells of a female friend who has several hundred thousand kronor in a savings account and wonders how much she is losing on it. Borås Tidning

In brief

• Four cars collided from behind on Säröleden in Västra Frölunda in Gothenburg at 12.30 on Saturday; one of the drivers was taken away by ambulance with an unclear medical condition, and the police believe the accident was caused by a medical episode – no crime is suspected. SVT Nyheter Väst
• A man in his 35s was pulled out of the water in Majorna in Gothenburg during the night of Friday into Saturday and taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries; the police have filed a report of suspected attempted murder. SVT Nyheter Väst
• A woman in her 30s took her mother’s car without permission and drove off the E20 at the Åsen interchange outside Vara with a blood alcohol level of 2.27 per mille, in the early hours of 9 May. Nya Lidköpings-Tidningen
• Sweden’s women’s curling team won European Championship gold after defeating Switzerland 7–2 in the final in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Borås Tidning
• Grästorp hosts Kungälv in a playoff on Sunday afternoon and is seeking a third consecutive third-place finish; live coverage begins at 15.30. Nya Lidköpings-Tidningen
• Folkets Hus in Hällekis has received a new stage and new stage lighting, made possible by support from Sparbanksstiftelsen Skaraborg. Nya Lidköpings-Tidningen
• A new children’s adventure story is set in Hjo – the book Ett slag räcker is the second in the Mord i Hjo series. Skaraborgs Allehanda
• A family left city life for Broddarp and found both a new home and new friends. Borås Tidning
• New establishments in Sparhuset are expected to bring both opportunities and challenges for businesses in central Tibro. Skaraborgs Allehanda