Tag: Netherlands
Máximapark gets new chess tables after destruction
Mayor Sharon Dijksma called the destruction ‘sad’. In the question time of the Utrecht council, she said that it is not known who the perpetrators are. One table is known…
Utrecht schools violate the law with parental contribution
The alderman says this in response to questions from GroenLinks councilor Maartje Vermeulen. She says she has received signals that one specific school has pressured parents. “We recently received a…
Van Rossem Talks about Demka and the polluting industrial history of Zuilen
Many former employees remained proud of their former employer. Demka and Werkspoor were part of the ‘National Pride’, as were companies such as Fokker, Philips and DAF. Companies where employees…
Joyrider fled in handcuffs in a police car after causing a serious accident in Veenendaal
In the afternoon the Veenendaler drove at 83 kilometers per hour through the Dorpsstraat in Renswoude, in a Ford Ka that did not belong to him. An officer who saw…
Utrecht mayor Dijksma becomes UN special climate envoy
“Cities are on the front line in the climate crisis,” says Dijksma. “It is therefore important that they have a voice in international agreements on the climate and that they…
UMC Utrecht holds Philips liable for damage caused by ventilators
Since the safety warning, Philips has hardly given the hospital “information, advice and instructions” about what to do with the devices, the spokesperson for UMC Utrecht said. “That hinders our…
Dutch celebrities and former football players are no longer allowed in gambling commercials
Tony van Rooij, gambling project leader at the Trimbos Institute in Utrecht, says at the NOS that he thinks banning Dutch celebrities from advertising is a good first step. “It…
300 general practitioners from the central Netherlands are moving to The Hague: ‘Water is on their lips’
He examines Rodi, who is covered from head to toe with chickenpox and cries a lot. “I don’t worry if I see him like this,” Rebholz tells Rodi’s mother. “If…
Are the smoke detectors already installed? From tomorrow it is mandatory
They hear this more often at the fire service, says Diana Bouwman, specialist (Fire) Safe Living. “What people encounter is that it is not possible to hang the smoke detectors.…
NS will watch live with cameras in trains with a lot of nuisance
This live monitoring works as follows: if the number of nuisance reports suddenly increases on a certain route in a certain time frame, a dispatcher can decide to watch live…