Tag: Netherlands
Utrecht participants ready for Alpe d’Huez: ‘We will definitely come up on character’
How different it is with the Krablappers from Bunschoten-Spakenburg. That’s what Wilma Veldhoen, Storm Veldhoen (son of), Lia Knevel, Bo Knevel (daughter of), Mark Peter Ruizendaal and Leander Vedder call…
OM demands prison sentences and wants to take millions from directors of Nieuwegein wholesale for hemp growers
Nieuwegein – The two directors of a wholesaler in Nieuwegein who supplied all possible items for growing cannabis will go to prison for a year if it is up to…
Amersfoortse Nachtwacht amazes visitors to Museum Flehite: ‘We came especially for this’
Mathias Withoos painted Amersfoort in the 17th century. The canvas is a panorama of 207.5 x 427.5 cm. The restoration was therefore quite a challenge. “Tens of thousands of euros…
After several attempts, Skûtsje De Bunschoter is back above water
On Friday afternoon, a first attempt to make the ship afloat again failed. On Saturday, a salvage company also failed to get the ship into a natural position. Berger HEBO…
CDA De Ronde Venen regrets the departure of two councilors because of the board culture
“It has certainly been a very tough step, but we still felt that we had to take it,” explains De Korte in conversation with RTV Ronde Venen† “Something has happened,…
LSVb also wants compensation for higher energy costs for students
The impact of the hefty bills for gas and light is great for everyone, LSVb chairperson Ama Boahene said this morning on Radio M Utrecht, but students are certainly noticing…
Students still positive about education, despite corona measures
Utrecht – Students are almost as positive about their education as they were a year ago, says the Studiekeuze123 foundation based on the National Student Survey. 71 percent of Dutch…
School association LAKS receives a record number of complaints about exams
Utrecht – The Landelijk Aktie Komitee Scholieren (LAKS) in Utrecht has received a record number of 285,700 complaints about the final exams until Monday. Last year’s record (212,000) was already…
Cigarette not only bad for health: ‘Butts have been leaking toxic and carcinogenic substances into the environment for years’
Utrecht – About three quarters of cigarette butts are thrown on the street after smoking and eventually end up in the environment. This causes considerable damage, reports the Utrecht Trimbos…
Evofenedex: ‘Fossil garbage trucks slap in the face of entrepreneurs’
Entrepreneurs’ association Evofenedex reacts with irritation to the news that the municipality of Utrecht has recently started using ten new trucks that run on fossil fuels. Transport and Logistics Netherlands…