Tag: Houten
Sports Short: Dutch O18 talent chooses handball Houten, Den Ouden eliminated in Italy
VOLLEY-BALL The second match in the final for the women’s national championship, between VV Utrecht and Sneek, will be played on Saturday, May 4, in Sporthal Galgenwaard. The match was…
Sports Short: UZSC men’s win, Houten handball still scoreless
BEACH VOLLEYBALL Mixed success for Robert Meeuwsen at the Pro Tour Beach tournament in Mexico. Together with Alexander Brouwer, the Nieuwegeiner won his first group match in two sets against…
Sports Short: bad day for UZSC, Houten handball still scoreless
BEACH VOLLEYBALL Mixed success for Robert Meeuwsen at the Pro Tour Beach tournament in Mexico. Together with Alexander Brouwer, the Nieuwegeiner won his first group match in two sets against…
Sports Short: VV Utrecht to semi-final play-offs, beating for Handball Houten
VOLLEY-BALL VV Utrecht has qualified for the semi-finals of the play-offs for the national title. After Thursday’s 3-1 home win, the second game against Sudosa Desto was lost 3-2 (set…
In Houten, the proponents and opponents of an asylum seekers’ center are diametrically opposed to each other: ‘Just let them come’
A boy walking past the meadow where the shelter is to be located shrugs his shoulders about the Houten Hub. “I’ve heard of it, but I don’t care,” he says.…
Residents of Houten are threatening legal action after the mayor’s statements regarding refugee shelters
Mayor Isabella has acted biased and careless in the plans surrounding the refugee shelter, the residents say. “We do not trust transparent treatment,” says resident Anita van Scheppingen. The municipality…
Suspect confesses to threatening Houten mayor: ‘Definitely does not deserve the beauty prize’
The Houten Oost Residents Committee, of which the suspect is a member, believes that the mayor should not have made these statements because the municipal council had not yet made…
Mayor Houten threatened over asylum seeker issue, 53-year-old man arrested
Houten – A 53-year-old man has been arrested for “seriously threatening” mayor Gilbert Isabella van Houten. According to the municipality, the suspect’s statements had to do with the much-discussed Houten…
Residents of Houten are threatening legal action after the mayor’s statements regarding refugee shelters
Mayor Isabella has acted biased and careless in the plans surrounding the refugee shelter, the residents say. The municipality wants to house 175 asylum seekers in the so-called ‘Houten Hub’,…
Screaming crazy about pigeons: residents in Houten hope they will take the pill
The solution that residents are hoping for comes from Groningen. There was a test there with pigeons that were put on the pill. In other words: corn mixed with contraceptive.…