Tag: Netherlands
Mariken Heitman about winning Libris Literature Prize: ‘I’m still speechless’
The pea plays a major role in the book. The main character, a seed breeder, wants to restore the pea to its original state and not grow it into an…
A first for Sports Campus Leidsche Rijn: energy neutral and off gas with ‘water batteries’
It goes like this. Next to the campus, which houses the Leidsche Rijn College and a sports hall, three large water reservoirs are being constructed at a depth of five…
Three years in prison for taxi driver who smuggled drugs
The man has previously been convicted of a drug case, but according to his lawyer, his life had improved. Two weeks ago, the lawyer therefore asked the court “not to…
Young little owls disappeared in Leidsche Rijn: ‘Most likely robbed for trade’
UTRECHT – The Utrecht city ecologists are angry. Five young have disappeared from a little owl box in Leidsche Rijn, a nest check showed this morning. Urban ecologist Gideon Vreeman…
Animal protection wants more attention for dumped kittens: ‘Dumping is never an option’
They were barely six weeks old, the three kittens found in a meadow last week by a passerby who happened to be passing by. Under the fleas, with a serious…
Inspectorate intervenes at Best Home Care in De Meern: ‘Risk situation’
According to the inspection, some actions are not always performed by an authorized and competent care provider. Furthermore, there was no procedure for reporting and investigating incidents, which means that…
Theater directors barely get schedules, stage technicians dropped out during lockdowns
The stage sector is now seeing what it warned about before. In the cultural sector, many self-employed people work without staff, who were at home for months without income and…
GroenLinks wants to continue in Utrecht with aldermen Lot van Hooijdonk and Linda Voortman
Van Hooijdonk has been an alderman in Utrecht since 2014 with the mobility, energy and green portfolios. She made the city much more car-free. It brought her supporters, but also…
Stress and overstimulation: the lockdowns are gone, but the mental problems in young people are not
One is happy that he can go to a party again, the other experiences stress because he has to perform again. Months after the lifting of the corona measures, it…
Job application help in Overvecht: ‘The boys from the neighborhood need to set an example’
The course consists of three evenings, where mainly boys between the ages of 12 and 22 participate and learn how an application process works from start to finish. “These guys…