Tag: AMERSFOORT
Utrecht and Amersfoort commemorate colonial past and slavery
Slavery past Last year, the national Advisory Board Dialogue Group on Slavery History advised the government, among other things, to recognize the role of the Dutch authority in slavery and…
Reception crisis drives a hundred asylum seekers to Amersfoort sports hall: ‘Draging people through the country is not humane’
Especially because the reception of asylum seekers is actually not up to the municipalities. “It is not our core task, we would rather not have it, we have to make…
Campaigning farmers report to the ChristenUnie party office in Amersfoort
Farmer actions that lead to dangerous situations for road users, officials or politicians are “unacceptable”, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said. Demonstrations are allowed, the prime minister said this morning during…
Royal award for driving force behind Amersfoort neighborhood association
Bekker has been a volunteer with the neighborhood association for decades. In 1980 he was one of the builders of the new community center and since then he has been…
Young Alderliesten wins ALTA Open from 47-year-old Forger: ‘I was fitter’
The first set of the singles ended in 6-2. Forger had lower back pain, but was able to continue playing. In the second set, Forger, who has played two games…
Birthday Ferdinand Forger to final ALTA Open: ‘Despite wedding yesterday’
“It was a nice game. It was 4-0 pretty quickly, but I turned 47 for a reason and so it came to a head. He had a good serve with…
French boy arrested in a stolen car in Amersfoort after a chase
Officers were pointed to the car the boy was driving by a license plate recognition on the A16. Officers who received the report found the vehicle on the A27. Police…
Former politician Roel Mulder (70) passed away: ‘An inspired man with a great social heart’
Mulder was a great advocate for more culture in Amersfoort. “As soon as it was about this subject, he was at the forefront and mainly knew how to tell a…
Still almost white smoke in Amersfoort: ‘Coalition agreement announced next week’
Exactly one hundred days after the elections, Amersfoort is the only municipality in our province that has not yet presented a coalition agreement. But that doesn’t seem to last long.…
No more traffic jams on national roads after farmers protest
There are no more traffic jams on the highways. Tractors are still in use in various places in the country. Also on the A12 towards Utrecht, the recovery work is…