Tag: Netherlands
New holiday home for families with children in the Princess Máxima Center opened in Doorn
Doorn – Families with a child who is undergoing or has undergone treatments at the Princess Máxima Center can now stay in a new holiday home in Doorn. The house…
The number of people over the age of 100 is increasing in the Netherlands
According to the data of the Netherlands Statistical Institute (CBS), the number of people over the age of 100 in the country has increased by about 20 percent compared to…
FC Utrecht loses to Queen’s Park FC: “A lot of footballing ability, defense needs to be better”
Characteristics FC Utrecht – Queen’s Park FC 2-4 (1-1) 12. Simon Murray 0-1 30. Henk Veerman 1-1 56. Simon Murray 1-2 58. Rayan El Azrak 2-2 73. Grant Savory 2-3…
Families collect first harvest at their own organic farm in Baarn
A Herenboerderij is a cooperative of 200 households with a farmer or farmer’s wife in paid employment. The organically grown products that come from the land – vegetables, fruit, meat,…
Mayor closes home Hoef en Haag for 10 days after explosion due to ‘targeted action’
Mayor Fröhlich of Vijfheerenlanden, the municipality that includes Hoef and Haag, visited the neighborhood this morning to talk to shocked local residents. “Luckily no injuries, but a lot of damage,”…
‘Former FC Utrecht director Piet Buter accused of raping Vera Pauw in the 1980s’
Zeist/Zeist – The man accused of rape by Vera Pauw, the former national coach of the Dutch women’s team, is Piet Buter. The 73-year-old former director of FC Utrecht says…
Boas are allowed to use weapons, but mayor Dijksma does not want it in Utrecht: ‘Violence monopoly is for the police’
He calls the position of the mayor, who believes that the monopoly on violence should remain with the police, outdated. “The monopoly of violence does not lie with the police,…
Parliamentary questions about the disastrous renovation of the Rijkswaterstaat building
The architect who was commissioned to create a new design to replace the leaking pond also knows nothing about algae growth. A year ago we called architect Ben Kuipers. He…
Singer Eddie Vedder reflects on the death of 22-year-old Sem from Utrecht: ‘I hope that together we can be part of the healing’
“He was 22 and he was supposed to be here tonight but unexpectedly and suddenly, he passed away a few days ago,” Vedder said onstage. “I want to put out…
Explosion at home in Hoef and Haag near Vianen: police are investigating
No injuries were reported in the explosion, according to police. No one has been arrested either. To the question of what caused the explosion, the police have yet to give…