Tag: Netherlands
Boy stabs friend in the street when arguing over telephone, OM demands six months of juvenile detention
Amersfoort – How could a relaxed, late night walk by three young friends through Amersfoort turn into a bloody stabbing incident that could have been fatal? That was the big…
Much demand for the Dutch tricolor due to farmers’ protest: ‘Do you also have the flag upside down?’
Mijdrecht – Some think it’s beautiful, others tasteless, but the blue-white-red of the upside-down Dutch flag also appears more and more in this region at viaducts, traffic lights and lampposts.…
Bilthoven Noord zoning conflict resolved: ‘Finally recognition that mistakes were indeed made’
The municipality has announced that a new zoning plan will be drawn up, in which all plots that are currently not mathematically appropriate will be classified correctly. In addition, for…
Morning rush hour in the middle of a heat wave is clear, road inspector Wim notes: ‘Pretty quiet’
Wim is the helper in need for motorists with breakdowns. His job consists of cordoning off the situation as quickly as possible in the event of an accident or breakdown…
Sweltering hot! This is how organizations deal with the heat
Too hot for childcare, ice cream sales and showering for the elderly in care homes. Today, companies and institutions have to take unusual measures to be able to continue to…
Power outages in Zeist, Montfoort and Linschoten: thousands of customers without electricity
In Zeist, the power went out around 09.30 am during excavation work on the Antonlaan: a cable had probably been hit. Initially 2300 customers were without electricity, but soon about…
88-year-old Woerdenaar Jan runs the Four Days Marches on liquorice, water and energy drink
The fact that the bright sun is now partly throwing a spanner in the works will not stop Jan for another year. “I have four rolls of salty liquorice, a…
Crowds on Utrecht canals, municipality wants to come up with a plan to keep water safe at the end of this year
It is getting busier on the Utrecht waters. The number of boats, paddle boats, pedal boats and other vessels in the city is increasing rapidly. The municipality of Utrecht also…
KNMI: Warm days are now even warmer due to climate change
On average, the whole world has already warmed by more than 1 degree Celsius per year compared to 1850, explains Van der Wiel, but there are regional differences. For example,…
ALDI opens robot supermarket in Utrecht, test with shopping without a checkout
Since 2018, the Uithof on the outskirts of the city has had a Spar where customers scan with their smartphone and pay via a Tikkie. In the new ALDI, sensors…