150 mothers mobilise in Romerike

The Akershus news of the past 48 hours: 150 mothers gathered in the Romerike area to try to curb teenagers’ spending, and Bærum continues its debates on densifying Sandvika. A hotel in the county announces two awards, while several court cases continue (Romerikes Blad, Budstikka, NRK Akershus).

Akershus news: 150 mothers mobilise in Romerike

On Sunday 18 October at 11:00, Romerikes Blad published an article with the explicit headline: “150 mødre samlet seg for å få slutt på ungdommens pengeforbruk”. 150 mothers therefore came together to try to put an end to young people’s spending in the area. The gathering puts the question of teenagers’ budgets at the forefront of the regional daily’s weekend publications (Romerikes Blad).

Romerike, in the north-east of Akershus county, includes in particular the municipalities of Lillestrøm, Lørenskog, Ullensaker — where Oslo-Gardermoen airport is located — and Eidsvoll. The initiative reported on Sunday morning concerns this living area, where the local press covers municipal news every day (Romerikes Blad).

Bærum: Sandvika, the towers and housing at the centre of the debate

In its 18 October edition (00:00), Budstikka headlines “Sandvika er en gigantisk klump av høyhus”. The debate in Sandvika, the administrative centre of Bærum municipality, concerns the concentration of high-rise buildings. The same day at 09:00, the daily returns to the case of Magnus, 25, a first-time buyer, who responds to criticism voiced by an architect.

Budstikka also reports, in the night of 18 October, a U-turn around a “prakteiendom”, a large property, which was to become the next headquarters of the “prophet”. The three subjects — towers, property, first-time buyer — concern the same municipality of Bærum, where urban planning remains a theme followed by the local press (Budstikka).

A hotel honoured twice, and a barter chain for the TV-aksjon

Romerikes Blad reports on Sunday 18 October at 10:00 a “dobbel seier” for a hotel in its area: “Dobbel seier til hotellet: – Utrolig stolt”. The establishment’s management declares itself “extremely proud” after this double victory (Romerikes Blad).

On the NRK Akershus feed, the NRK Stor-Oslo newsroom — which covers Oslo and Akershus — launched on Monday a barter project inspired by the Canadian Kyle MacDonald, known in 2006 for having traded his way from a red paperclip to a house. Starting from a paperclip offered on air on the morning programme, the exchange went through jam, clothes and then a synthesiser from the jazz musician Bugge Wesseltoft. The instrument ended up with Kathrine Hovland, who was at a choir rehearsal, according to the public broadcaster’s account. “First and foremost, it was for a very good cause,” she says. The stated aim is to give as much as possible to this year’s TV-aksjon (NRK Akershus).

📌 Local briefs

A couple in their thirties is being prosecuted for obstruction of justice and corruption; they are already known for having defrauded a couple of more than 30 million kroner, and allegedly faked illness to escape their sentence (NRK Akershus).

In Romerike, a man was first turned away, then was spotted (Romerikes Blad, 18 October, 10:00). The same day at 08:00, the newspaper reports a “shocking video” from a station, with no further detail in the headline.

In Bærum, Carsten, knocked down from behind, then had a “million-krone idea” (Budstikka, 18 October, 00:00).

Nationally, The Local Norway announces the end of a rail strike after a month, a subject that concerns commuters in Akershus county.

Sources: NRK Akershus, Romerikes Blad, Budstikka, The Local Norway — Period: 17 October 2026 and 18 October 2026