Tag: IJSSELSTEIN
Antoon has a bunch of keys with only one key: ‘I would love to be with a woman again’
Such as the lonely key of a well-known cyclist from IJsselstein. That one key is to the house where he has been living alone for years. He just can’t get…
Questions and answers: Are those drones allowed to just make recordings?
“I’ll shoot the first one that flies over me.” It is one of the reactions that came in to our editorial office about the news report that drones are flying…
Key ring reflects who you are: ‘This way I always have my daughter with me’
Irma from IJsselstein lost her daughter Petra 13 years ago, while the latter was on her way to work. “She really enjoyed working for the police in Utrecht and was…
New construction in Utrecht is lagging behind, 0 homes in IJsselstein
A total of 6,000 new-build homes were built in the province of Utrecht in 2023. That is about 700 fewer than the year before. And yet, due to the housing…
IJsselsteiners can again see what time it is on the clock of the St. Nicholas Basilica
“Every time, residents of IJsselstein asked: when will the clock come back?” says Gerard van den Bie, maintenance man at the church. He calls the lack of the familiar clock…
A speed camera has been in the infamous IJsselstein bend for a year, but does it work?
The speed camera has an effect, the Public Prosecution Service concludes. Traffic expert Gerard hopes it will remain that way, although he still sees things going wrong at many other…
‘Are the animals safe?’ – and 4 other questions about high water in our province
It looks spectacular: the floodplains are full and in several places the water already reaches the dikes. “These are the real old Dutch pictures,” says dike director Jeroen Haan of…
80 (!) car burglaries in 6 weeks in IJsselstein, police hope for a breakthrough after arrests
“Due to the high number of incidents, it cannot be taken for granted that these arrests have stopped car burglaries in IJsselstein,” the police emphasize. “Officers are extra alert during…
80 (!) car burglaries in 6 weeks in IJsselstein, police hope for a breakthrough after several arrests
“Due to the high number of incidents, it cannot be taken for granted that these arrests have stopped car burglaries in IJsselstein,” the police emphasize. “Officers are extra alert during…
Volunteer work is not a thing of the past, but it must change: ‘People do want to help, but on a flexible basis’
‘buddies’ are especially sought after, people are linked together to help each other and also to combat loneliness. And, for example, to support the elderly, who often still live at…