Tag: Amsterdam
New step in the De Ronde Venen wind turbine issue with legal letter to the Amsterdam council
The letter from lawyer Bosma, on behalf of the opposing parties, was received in good order in Amsterdam. The municipality does not yet want to respond to the content. “We…
Taking the train to Amsterdam and being smiled at by Herman Berkien: ‘Berkien is a boss’
Utrecht – You see it when you take the train from Utrecht to Amsterdam. A large graffiti mural with Herman Berkien and the Dom Tower in his hand. The creator…
Germans catch many more ATM burglars, and they mainly come from Utrecht and Amsterdam
Of the 201 suspects, 160 people came from the Netherlands in 2023, according to figures from the Bundeskriminalambt (BKA), the federal criminal investigation department. Last year, the BKA counted 461…
Climate protesters delayed a cruise ship entering port in Amsterdam | News in brief
The international environmental movement Extinction Rebellion is behind the protest. 17:47•Updated 21:58 In Holland, climate protesters have delayed the arrival of a cruise ship at the port of Amsterdam for…
Amsterdam does not want wind turbines near De Ronde Venen, but perhaps there is no other option
Among others, Utrecht provincial council member Dimf Ghijsels-Kerkhoff of the BBB had her say this morning about those search areas. At one of the locations, the mill would be so…
Mikko Korhonen hit a holar – leads in Amsterdam | Sports in a nutshell
Mikko Korhonen kicked off golf’s European Tour competition in spectacular fashion on Thursday in Amsterdam. Korhonen hit two birdies at the start and sank four handsome hole-in-ones. – Holari is…
Amsterdam may want to install wind turbines next to De Ronde Venen and residents (and politicians) are not happy with that
Response from the province of Utrecht In our region it often happens that municipalities argue among themselves about the installation of wind turbines, but in this case it goes beyond…
Victim of fatal accident Wilnis is a 57-year-old Amsterdam resident
The police write in a press release that emergency services tried to resuscitate the victim, but they were unsuccessful. The driver of the car is a 34-year-old man from Mijdrecht.…
Nicki Minaj arrested in Amsterdam
Late Saturday, the police said she was released, with a fine for trying to bring light drugs out of the country. According to Sky News, a spokesperson for Schiphol Airport…
Contaminated gardens are being cleaned up after centuries: ‘This was the waste dump of Amsterdam’
At the time when peat was being excavated around Vinkeveen, boatloads of peat went to Amsterdam and other major cities. They used this to heat their houses there. Those boats…