Tag: Netherlands
“August will also be full of summer, but the chance of extreme heat is small”
Towards the end of the month it seems to be a little less warm, but even then the temperature remains slightly above normal. The chance of a shower also increases,…
Photo historian Róman Kienjet on the beginnings of photo booths and rapid photography: ‘This is a rather unknown history’
At the start of the research on fast photography, which nobody previously knew about, Kienjet had expected to come across portraits of people who were unknown. “For example, people who…
Pig Knor from children’s book by Tosca Menten comes to life on the silver screen: ‘Very proud!’
That crazy fantasy in her books is why she thinks Knor lends itself well to a stop-motion film like this one. “That is pre-eminently something where you can go completely…
Marco wrote the new national anthem of Utrecht: ‘The Dom proud in our midst’
Years later, the blow comes. Marco falls into a severe depression that lasts for years. “I read the newspaper, watched television, was a zombie and hoped that I wouldn’t wake…
It is unclear whether arrears will be made up by giving status holders priority over Utrecht homes
“The goal is to help as many of the 490 status holders as possible to social housing in six weeks from 1 August,” the college writes. To reduce this backlog,…
Duo arrested after driving under the influence and ignoring driving ban
Despite his driving ban, the man in question had gotten behind the wheel and was found to have drunk almost 3.5 times too much alcohol during the breathalyzer test. “Very…
Curled sickle moss appears after 150 years in Tienhoven: ‘So the vibrating peat is doing really well’
What is no mystery is that the conditions in the Eastern Binnenpolder are apparently ideal for the moss species. “It is special that it is 150 years ago that this…
Extra measures in Hoef and Haag: police post, more officers and a place where people can go with questions
Fortunately, no one was injured in the explosion that happened around 4 a.m. this morning. However, there was a lot of damage and above all, the fear was good in…
Province launches survey on use of bicycle routes in the Utrecht region
Utrecht – The province of Utrecht is investigating through a survey how many people use bicycle paths that are being transformed into very fast bicycle routes (through cycle routes). Cyclists…
Why? And why this young family in particular? Many questions after the explosion Hoef and Haag
It is not yet clear what caused the explosion and whether it was a mistake. “The investigation, also carried out by the forensic investigation service and the criminal investigation department,…