Agder · 6 October 2026

Lyngdal: Sørlandsbadet at the heart of the Sørlandet / Agder news

Lyngdal's kommunedirektør, Kjell Olav Hæåk, is proposing that Sørlandsbadet, owned by Lyngdal municipality, be put up for sale. The matter is to be reviewed by the formannskapet (municipal executive committee) on Thursday this week (NRK Sørlandet / Agder).

Hans Fredrik Grøvan, KrF mayor of Lyngdal from 1995 to 2007, reacts strongly to the proposal. "I think this is shooting yourself in the foot, and it shows little forward thinking," he tells NRK. He puts forward two arguments: tourism and swimming lessons. "The municipality has offered children extremely affordable swimming instruction for many years," he points out.

Grøvan fears the offer will be weakened if the facility is sold. "It would be a shame if the offer were qualitatively svekket, and in the worst case if the facility disappeared," he adds (NRK Sørlandet / Agder). No decision has been made at this stage: the matter goes before the formannskapet on Thursday 8 October.

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6 October 2026

New E39: too few motorists, a bill in the billions

On the new E39 between Mandal and Kristiansand, the 25-kilometre trip costs 110 kroner. Adding Kristiansand city tolls, the bill comes to 130 kroner for a petrol or diesel car fitted with an AutoPASS (NRK Sørlandet / Agder).…

6 October 2026

Kristiansand: one of Norway's largest roundabouts opens

The new temporary roundabout at Gartnerløkka in Kristiansand opened to traffic at 03:00 on Sunday night into Monday, according to project manager Jan Helge Egeland at Statens vegvesen (NRK Sørlandet / Agder). Vestre Strandgate had been closed since 25 September…

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Economy: apple harvest better than feared

At KG Puntervold in Grimstad, which takes in apples from private growers and presses them into juice among other things, the worry of the summer has given way to relief. "It went a lot better than we feared, quite simply,"…

6 October 2026

Health: RS-virus vaccine still awaited

Mathea fell seriously ill with RS-virus. The illness can be prevented, but on Monday it became clear that the offer will not arrive until next winter. Many families with young children must therefore prepare for a difficult season (NRK Sørlandet…

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4 October 2026

IK Start Kvinner one win from Toppserien

IK Start women can secure promotion on Sunday; Senterpartiet criticises 160 million kroner Skagerrak 2 repair; a Lyngdal resident collects 1,150 toilet-roll dolls.

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Express bus drops fixed stop at Brokelandsheia

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30 September 2026

Sp doubles its county council group

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