Tag: Netherlands
Partner gets 11 years in prison for murder of Rubia from Utrecht
Femicide is the deliberate killing of women or girls. Every eight days a woman is murdered in the Netherlands, 60 percent of whom are murdered by their partner or ex-partner,…
A restoration every 50 years: what is still original about the Dom Tower?
What makes it difficult is that everything has to be able to stay in place for the next fifty years. “That means that you feel like you have to remove…
Scare away wolves with paintballs? Experts are divided on the plan
Leusden – The province of Utrecht wants to be allowed to shoot a wolf in Leusden with paintballs. This should make the animal afraid of people again. Wolf experts are…
Cooking their own food: young asylum seekers now in Eemnes for six months
“We let them settle in here quietly,” Van den Bosch explains. The COA offers bed, bath and bread, as well as guidance. The asylum seekers stay for a year in…
Nonsense plan or the solution? Experts divided over paintballing a non-shy wolf
Leusden – The province of Utrecht wants to be allowed to shoot a wolf in Leusden with paintballs. This should make the animal afraid of people again. Wolf experts are…
Man (21) arrested for vandalizing graves at cemetery in Overvecht
The suspect was arrested on May 16, but the Public Prosecution Service (OM) is only now releasing it. The man was initially arrested for other matters. Later, police investigations revealed…
‘Power grid ready in time for new mega solar field in Eemnes’, alderman is confident
The municipal council of Eemnes took the decision in principle to build the mega solar field at the beginning of July. The offer to the province is part of a…
Utrecht wrestler misses Olympic Games: ‘I cried for days’
“We are now going to have a blast with the children in Overvecht. I really want to fight for them, they always feel like they are 1-0 behind. I want…
Increasing number of wolf attacks on sheep and other animals
The incidents with a wolf that occurred this month on the Den Treek estate with a girl and a dog are not included in these figures. Earlier this month, a…
DUMS files for bankruptcy, what happens to the lessons now?
In 2019, the DUMS, Theaterschool Utrecht and dance center moved into the building on the Domplein. The intention was that these three institutions would jointly rent the building from the…