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Environmental club is looking for a farmer for an experiment with cows between the trees
Agroforestry is an agricultural system in which woody crops, such as trees and shrubs, are combined with arable farming or livestock farming. “This combination makes the entire agricultural system more…
In her debut season, for example, Puck Pieterse turned out to be the top favorite for the Mountain Bike World Championships
Afterwards, RTV Utrecht asked Pieterse in Italy whether, after her earlier expectations of the season, she now sees herself as the favorite for the World Cup in Glasgow. “Well, if…
These five regional colleagues will start in the Tour de France Femmes
Together with fellow provincial Bredewold, both riding for Team SD-Worx, Wiebes’ goal is to let teammate Demi Vollering win the general classification of the Tour. Mackaij has the same goal…
Paid parking increasingly common: is parking tax a cash cow for municipalities?
Utrecht and Amersfoort want to introduce paid parking in (almost) the entire municipality, and parking in other places is also becoming more and more expensive. News reports about parking fees…
Is paid parking ‘a cash cow’ for municipalities? 5 questions about parking tax
Utrecht and Amersfoort want to introduce paid parking in (almost) the entire municipality, and parking in other places is also becoming more and more expensive. News reports about parking fees…
Utrecht municipalities are disappointed that they cannot pay energy surcharge: ‘Sour for residents’
The municipalities of Bunnik, De Bilt, Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Wijk bij Duurstede and Zeist have chosen not to do this, because this would disadvantage some residents. “This is because there is…
Showing everyone that you cannot manage the budget: ‘If many municipalities do that, it is a clear signal to the government’
According to Jelmer Vierstra, alderman for finance in Woerden, the money worries are real. “This problem occurs in almost every municipality in the Netherlands. There are real concerns about 2026…
Sharp increase in explosives in the Central Netherlands: already more than in the whole of 2022
The police therefore see a shift from shooting incidents to explosions, and an increase in home-made explosions. There’s flash powder in those homemade bombs, which is also in Cobras. “This…
Looking for the gap in ‘farming municipality’ Eemnes: ‘Of course it sometimes collides’
Yet we should not exaggerate the gap between residents, say both council members. Everyone is still talking to each other and there is mutual respect, also in the city council,…
Concerns about ‘mega chicken housing’ Utrecht University, what about that?
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is preparing for a major renovation. Old concrete buildings from the 60s and 70s are disappearing. Instead, a modern complex must arise, sustainable and with…