Category: News

Report any foul odours from the harbour area immediately.

Að gefnu tilefni vill Hafnarfjarðarbær koma meðfylgjandi á framfæri til íbúa og annarra hagsmunaaðila um mál sem tengist ólykt og rakin hefur verið til fyrirtækisins Hlaðbær Colas og hráefnis í biktönkum þess sem staðsettir eru við Óseyrarbraut í Hafnarfirði. Bæjarstjóri Hafnarfjarðarbæjar og framkvæmdastjóri fyrirtækisins funduðu í nýliðinni viku um alvarleika málsins, rýndu úrbótaáætlun og eru […]

Survey of the Hafnarfjörður Library website

The City of Hafnarfjörður is currently working on a new website for the Hafnarfjörður Library. In a quick and short survey, in which residents and friends of Hafnarfjörður are encouraged to take part, only questions concerning the website are asked:  www.bokasafnhafnarfjardar.is and concern, among other things, the number of visits to the website, how the website meets users' needs, the purpose for which the website is visited and what […]

Live lunchtime concert from Hafnarborg today at 12 noon.

On Tuesday, 3rd November at 12:00, soprano Hanna Þóra Guðbrandsdóttir will perform at a lunchtime concert, accompanied by pianist Antónia Hevesi. The concert, entitled Sweet Tones, will feature arias from the operas La Bohème and Tosca by G. Puccini, and Adriana Lecouvreur by F. Cilea. Due to the current situation, the concert will be held in front of an empty hall. Due to the current […]

Social distancing and children – narrowing our social network

Schools and sports clubs are organising their arrangements to comply with government instructions on restrictions for school activities and gatherings, including limits on numbers, space requirements and the use of face coverings. It is important that parents/guardians at the same time reduce the number of people in their children's social networks outside of school hours so as not to undermine these measures. It is a good idea to have […]

Covid-19: Restrictions on school activities from 3 November

A new regulation by the Minister of Health on restricting school activities due to stricter public health measures will come into effect on 3 November. The aim is to ensure that there is as little disruption to school activities as possible and that operations at nursery and primary school level remain unaffected. On the advice of the Director of Public Health, the rule on mandatory face coverings will be changed so that it does not apply to children born in 2011 […]

School operations in light of stricter public health regulations

Play and primary schools in the capital region will reopen tomorrow, 3 November, as today was a staff day for organising school activities in light of the tightened public health regulations. Play and primary schools in the capital region have, in recent weeks, taken a variety of precautionary measures regarding infection control zones, infection prevention and the mixing of groups, and are therefore well prepared to conduct their work […]

Restriction on welfare services – but unfettered for prisoners

The government's tightened public health measures came into effect yesterday, Saturday, 31 October. The main change is a limit of 10 people instead of the previous 20. All organised social activities for older people temporarily closed In light of the government's stricter measures, a decision has been made to temporarily close all organised group activities in the social activities for older people. Hraunsel will, however, remain open; staff will be on site […]

Organisation day in nurseries and primary schools, 2 November

The municipalities and civil protection authorities in the capital region have decided to hold a planning day in nurseries, primary schools, music schools and leisure activities on Monday, 2 November, due to the government's tightened public health regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Monday, 2 November, will be used to plan work with teachers and other staff. Children in nurseries and primary schools should therefore not attend school on Monday, 2 November, but […]

Tighter public health measures from 31 October

The Health Minister has agreed to the Chief Medical Officer's recommendations for stricter public health measures, which will come into effect on Saturday, 31 October. The same rules will apply nationwide. The main change is a limit of 10 people instead of 20. All sporting activities will be prohibited, as will the performing arts. The rules on the tightened measures are expected to remain in force until 17 November. They […]

Students' self-confidence was boosted in parent-teacher conferences.

Á tímum Covid19 hefur reynt duglega á fjölmennan hóp sem skipar framvarðasveit í menntamálum hér í Hafnarfirði. Þriðja bylgja smita og sóttvarnaaðgerða stendur nú sem hæst. Grunnskólar hafa ekki þurft að loka en starfsfólk skiptist í hólf á kaffistofum eftir námsstigum og foreldrar mega ekki fara inn í skólana.  Bæjarblaðið Hafnfirðingur ræddi við fulltrúa allra […]