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This is how you prevent a purchase from an unreliable webshop: ‘And if it happens, report it’
Tens of thousands of Dutch people are scammed every year by online shops. Some have ‘only’ lost their money, but for others their bank or private details are also on…
Subsidy battle in Utrecht: ‘It’s embarrassing that you are so dependent’
“Flabbergasted”, “stunned”, “in shock” and “a disappointment”. Cultural institutions that came off poorly in the report of the Cultural Memorandum Advisory Committee reacted with outrage yesterday. According to the committee,…
Eemland residents want to manage A28 wind turbines themselves: ‘Control over our environment must be restored’
Soesterberg/Leusden – Wind turbines are certainly not popular in the region. But Mark Goedkoop from Leusden and Allart Goekoop from Soest see the benefits. They represent at least a thousand…
How do you determine who does or does not receive a subsidy? ‘It’s a devil’s dilemma’
The special working group in Utrecht, the Cultural Memorandum Advisory Committee, released their recommendations on Wednesday. The advice is to no longer give money to some institutions that have received…
Why the Sinterklaas arrival in Vianen costs the municipality half a million: ‘This is huge’
“As a municipality you have to pay to receive The Passion of Serious Request, but not for Sinterklaas. But it is a huge event that has to be organized by…
RTV Utrecht analyst Robby Alflen: ‘Very charmed by David Min’
Alflen talks about pressure. That is a factor that should not be underestimated for newcomers to the Galgenwaard. On paper, bigger names than David Min have fallen because they could…
Oranjebrug open again, but we often stand in front of a closed bridge: ‘Get used to it’
Nijsse knows of himself that he is “one crying in the desert”. He has been insisting for years that we cannot wait until a bridge really closes, or worse, collapses…
Mental health still taboo: ‘Talking about it when things are not going well helps’
Province of Utrecht – Mental Health Week starts today. That is necessary, because it is still a bit of a taboo, sees psychologist Valerie Ritchie. While sharing with someone close…
Maliebaan station 150 years: expropriation of capital villas and lives full of danger
On Tuesday, June 11 and Sunday, June 16, RTV Utrecht will also broadcast the documentary ‘150 years of Maliebaanstation’. The documentary shows, among other things, that the construction led to…
Dijksma wants to recover damages from rioters FC Utrecht, but that ‘proves difficult in practice’
It is still unclear exactly how extensive the damage is. The mayor could not say anything about this yesterday. She did say she wanted to hold the rioters liable, but…