Tag: Netherlands
Utrecht calls on King’s Night celebrations: don’t come to the city center anymore
The traditional party evening for King’s Day has been canceled for the past two years due to the corona crisis, so some sellers have extra items for sale this year.…
Live blog King’s Day: Nice and busy at the Utrecht dress markets
Today, 11:12 † 2 minutes reading time PROVINCE OF UTRECHT – Orange above, Orange above! Long live the king! We can’t ignore it, today is King’s Day. In this live…
Bunschoten biogas plant no longer processes waste, green gas production is coming to an end
As of today, the waste will go to processors outside the province of Utrecht, who will turn it into green gas. Where exactly, De Jongh does not want to say.…
Police: King’s night Utrecht was pleasant, number of arrests negligible
According to police spokesman Wim Hoonhout, King’s Night went smoothly and ‘almost flawlessly’. “There was a marginal disturbance here and there, but the number of arrests can be counted on…
IJsselstein is full of fruit trees and this is what the town has in it
IJsselstein has the largest public fruit tree collection in Europe. Recently, researchers took a closer look at them. Their measurements show that the 2,200 fruit trees together produce oxygen for…
Error festival renovation of Rijkswaterstaat office: in addition to a leaky pond, there are also problems with the facade
The biggest problems are, next to the pond, with the facade of the high-rise buildings. The choice was made for a facade of two parts, an inner layer and a…
Truck festival Nog Harder is canceled: ‘There is no location’
Finding a good new location is the biggest challenge, says Harrie. “You really can’t get it more beautiful than this.” Whether there will be a festival next year therefore largely…
Number of suicides in Utrecht rising: ‘Talk about your mental health’
“If you take into account that the number of people living in the Netherlands is increasing, the suicide rate has been stable since 2019,” says researcher Renske Gilissen of 113…
Program 900 years of Utrecht: neighborhood parties, circus performances and Kensington on the Dom
Here’s Hooray! Utrecht will soon be celebrating its 900th birthday and that is why the municipality has just announced the associated party program. And this shows that there are all…
Teenagers have to pay tens of thousands of euros in compensation after Achterberg fireworks attacks
BACKGROUND – Two boys from Veenendaal who were involved in fireworks attacks in the village of Achterberg a year and a half ago have been sentenced by the Utrecht court…