Tag: DISTRICT NEAR THE EXPENSIVE CITY
Wim (59) jumps 61 times from a flying helicopter as a tribute to his parents: ‘I don’t want to call myself an adrenaline junkie’
And now Wim is almost 60, a good age to take on another extreme challenge in his beloved sport. finds himself. Inspired by Maarten van der Weijden who won the…
District alderman Kosterman resigns due to costs of renovating old town hall
BurgerBelangen, VVD, PCG, D66 and Oprecht initially submitted a motion of no confidence against the alderman, but because the alderman resigned before the vote itself, that motion was withdrawn. It…
Fortissimo enters the premier league with new coach Laverman
Fortissimo announced earlier this year that it was parting ways with Ruder because they wanted a trainer with a different profile. With the appointment of Laverman, they hope to have…
Police shoot confused man when arrested in Wijk bij Duurstede home
Around 9 p.m., the police responded to a report about a conflict in a house on Badorfstraat. There they found a man who showed confused behavior. He threatened the officers…
Full and sold-out halls at the carnival in Wijk bij Duurstede, ‘Fortunately, corona did not cause much damage’
Carnival is especially celebrated among the rivers. But Utrecht villages and towns also throw themselves into the festivities every year. Carnival is most celebrated in Hoogland. But also in Achterveld,…
Landowners Kromme Rijn oppose the fermentation plant in Cothen
A large number of landowners in the Kromme Rijnstreek are today taking the province to court. They started a business because the province has granted a permit for a fermentation…
Carnival preparations in full swing again: ‘We can’t catch up, but we can make up for it’
The location belongs to the carnival association of Wijk bij Duurstede, the Kaieschaiters. Chairman Jan van Rooijen: “There is a lot of activity here, building is busy every evening and…
Woolly night owls on crooks’ path: police herd sheep
Wijk bij Duurstede – When one sheep is over the dike… An unexpected night job for police officers in Wijk bij Duurstede this weekend. Six sheep escaped on Saturday night…
Magic with flour, salt and water: in search of French baguette secrets in Wijk bij Duurstede
Why the bread is stick-shaped? Coster has no idea. He knows the difference between a Dutch and a French baguette. “The traditional baguette complies with a number of specific rules.…
Norma sifts through 300-year-old municipal council minutes in Wijk bij Duurstede: ‘Even then dog poop, favoritism and quarrels were on the agenda’
Norma Mulder (74) from Wijk bij Duurstede is busy every Thursday morning: typing out the minutes of the municipal council meeting. But then the city council meetings of a few…