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Three refugees Wijk bij Duurstede arrested after nuisance, will not return to shelter
Last Friday, a group of one hundred asylum seekers arrived at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, because the situation at the application center in Ter Apel was untenable. That is why…
In Wijk bij Duurstede, the atmosphere is different than Facebook sometimes makes you believe: ‘It is important that we put our shoulders to the wheel first’
He has been to the location and thinks it looks neat. “Look, the question of whether people are justified here or not, that is not for the municipality of Wijk…
Mayor Wijk bij Duurstede about refugee reception: ‘The attitude of some Wijkenaren is a security risk’
What is really needed: daytime activities. “These people are not allowed to work, but they would like to do something,” says the mayor. For that reason, she calls on her…
Asylum seekers from Jaarbeurs to Wijk bij Duurstede: ‘We must also take our responsibility’
Late last night, the hundred single men came to Utrecht because the situation at the registration center in Ter Apel had become really untenable. Several buses have been deployed from…
Woman who set fire to her house in Wijk bij Duurstede is sentenced to prison and mandatory treatment
The second fire was much more intense. The fire brigade came with large equipment, because the narrow street Langs de Wal was difficult to reach. When emergency services arrived, flames…
Will the fibula return to Wijk bij Duurstede? For some ‘a dream’, for others ‘unlikely’
For Bart van Asperdt, councilor for D66 in the city, the question is not whether the fibula will return, but when. He has been campaigning for it in local politics…
Woman who set fire to her own house in the heart of Wijk bij Duurstede has to wait longer for trial
The investigation into the arson has been completed, but the probation service needs more time to advise on the most appropriate sentence for the woman. That should be long-term and…
From historical petition to the skeleton in the vegetable garden: book about education in Wijk bij Duurstede should immortalize stories
Philip and his editors visited many former students and teachers to record the anecdotes, but in a small town where everyone knows each other that is also difficult. “You have…
Wijk bij Duurstede gets museum: ‘The greatest archaeological treasure was found here’
Only after that striking amount of bones were found in the 19th century did the first tentative indications that Wijk bij Duurstede 1000 years ago could have been something different…
Postcard from the mayor for new voters Wijk bij Duurstede
According to the mayor, young people in the municipality are interested in housing, so that they at least have the choice to continue living in Wijk bij Duurstede. But according…