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Sports Short week 40: Delmée announces training group, Fraulo on the road with Danish promises
HOCKEY National coach Jeroen Delmée has announced the training group with which he will start the new Olympic cycle. The group of 31 includes Bilthoven resident Thierry Brinkman and the…
Sports Short week 40: Director Ronnes immediately left the judo association
JUDO The judo association immediately says goodbye to director of top sports Gijs Ronnes. For the future, the association foresees “a development that would require another director of top sport”,…
Human Rights Board rules: Jewish couple insufficiently protected by housing association
A Jewish couple from Rhenen who were terrorized by the neighborhood for years are not sufficiently protected by the Rhenam Wonen housing association. According to the Netherlands Institute for Human…
Woerdense Mees (7) suddenly became critically ill, and his family is now raising money for childhood cancer
How do you move on after such a terrible loss? “Some days things go better than others,” says Simone. She shares her experience with grief on her blog. A few…
Thijs Swinkels represents Utrecht at the Regional Song Contest 2024
When will I see you again? is a cheerful, Dutch swing pop song that Thijs recently wrote together with Mark Pepping and Tony Neef. The Nieuwegein artist was inspired by…
Once a guest worker, now he gives guest lessons: ‘All people are equal’
A suitcase, an Arabic-French dictionary and a ticket to Stockholm. That’s all Mustapha Slaby had with him when he came to the Netherlands in 1966 as a 24-year-old. “It was…
Increase in explosions presents mayor with a difficult choice: close homes or not?
“Especially when minor children are involved, you want the situation to return to normal as quickly as possible,” says Bolsius. Last year, the judge dismissed several mayors because they closed…
Asylum seekers have been warmly welcomed in Leersum for 35 years: ‘Support comes with being honest’
From the beginning, in 1989, the residents of the asylum center in Leersum were warmly welcomed by the community, says Frits Naafs, mayor of Utrechtse Heuvelrug, which includes Leersum. “It…
Festive opening of the first Utrecht energy hub with ‘tears of happiness’
Utrecht – A tent against the rain, a coffee bar, a red button, fireworks and cakes. All the ingredients are present this morning at the Lage Weide business park in…
Information evening ‘with bite’ to counter polarization in wolf debate: ‘I hope people think about it’
Hence this information evening in an informal setting. Because the wolf is active on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug, and in particular in Austerlitz. It leads to heated discussions. “Society is polarizing,”…