Tag: Netherlands
Pests enjoy waste strike: ‘Currently irritation factor 1 in the city’
Utrecht – Bags of waste and bulging containers, it is part of the street scene of Utrecht this week. The strike of garbage collectors creates a lot of mess. This…
Not a new customer, but a metal bar: installer mistreated on the way to an appointment in Maarssen
On Facebook, the victim’s girlfriend writes that her boyfriend, who owns an installation company, was on his way to a new customer on Wednesday evening. When he arrived at the…
Money to food bank, associations and entrepreneurs: IJsselstein gives tons extra to poverty reduction
We have to do something with that, says the Executive Board, which has therefore already decided to put a windfall of 500,000 euros into poverty reduction. It has now been…
Mayor Dijksma whistled back by judge: online area ban in violation of constitution
In November 2021, the boy posted a message in group chat ‘Resistance fighters Utrecht’: “Utrecht in revolt, no 2G & no fireworks ban! 26-11-21, 19.30, Kanaalstraat, Be there!!! Bring your…
Utrecht is launching a campaign about mental health, also for students
Van Hooijdonk: “We want to involve all kinds of stakeholders in the campaign, such as young people, but also parents and schools.” Following the theme week, there is the failure…
Soest may postpone decision on high-rise
Whether a decision will be made in Soest next week about high-rise buildings on Dalweg is extremely uncertain. Last night, the city council still had many questions about the area…
More and more waste in the center of Utrecht, markets continue as usual
The markets in the city, such as Friday at the Vredenburg, can continue as usual. The municipality has urged the market vendors to clean up their rubbish afterwards. The municipality…
Man who vandalized synagogues and mosque in Utrecht will not be prosecuted
It was not the first time the man had misbehaved. In 2019, a few weeks after the tram attack, he caused great unrest in the Ulu mosque by grabbing the…
Expert on Utrecht’s alternative widening of the A27: ‘Reducing traffic is very ambitious’
Finally, the province and the municipality want the network of different roads to be better utilized, for example by diverting traffic that leads to the city of Utrecht via a…
Teenager from Leusden refuses a test drive on his scooter and is beaten up
The driver of the car, who is estimated to be the same age as the victim, asked if he could test drive the scooter. The boy from Leusden refused, and…