Tag: Netherlands
Revealing archive shows the man who tried to expose former alderman Sjoerd Swane
Accountability: Ton Bohnenn is the only one whom we can link to the group of anonymous letter writers on the basis of the archive. Several names are circulated in the…
Huize Molenaar is looking for bridal couples from the past 130 years
Today, 08:00 † 3 minutes reading time UTRECHT – It is not known exactly how many bridal couples have celebrated the most beautiful day of their lives. But that Huize…
Visiting mayor: Petra Doornenbal’s love for Renswoude is mutual
You choose We can go to the polls again next week. In the radio program Utrecht is Wakker this week, a mayor from the province joins you every morning to…
Utrecht calls on the cabinet: give 1000 euros to minimums for paying high energy prices
Yesterday, 08:12 † 1 minute reading time © RTV Utrecht UTRECHT – Minima should receive much more money because of the increased energy prices. The amount, which is now 200…
Visiting mayor: Gilbert Isabella wants everyone to vote in Houten
Like other municipalities, Houten also has ties with Russia; the municipality purchases electricity at Gazprom. “That is a Dutch location, but the gas comes from Russia,” says Isabella. However, switching…
Transport ban in Utrecht region after bird flu outbreak at poultry farm Lunteren
There are 228 other poultry farms in the 10 kilometer zone. Due to the contamination and the high poultry density, a transport ban applies in the region. This transport ban,…
Hekendorp does not accept school closures: ‘You take the heart out of the village’
The people of Hekendorp knew that the number of pupils was a topic of discussion. How could it be otherwise, with about ten students in groups one to four. Carla…
Security region: ‘Now 1200 places available for refugees in the province, we will reach 2000 anyway’
The national government has commissioned each security region to realize two thousand reception places. “We are going to achieve that anyway,” said the VRU. “You see that the entire region,…
Will there be another tram in De Bilt after 75 years?
His passion for public transport started when he was four years old. “My grandfathers both worked for the railways, as a four-year-old boy I stood with them watching the steam…
D66 Utrecht: ‘Building in the Rijnenburg polder a breaking point for coalition’
The statement of party leader Koning of D66 is striking because the party has recently changed position several times about the plans with Rijnenburg. Initially, the party did not want…