Tag: Netherlands
Elderly people let loose during Exercise Week: ‘It helps people with dementia’
Well, why do these residents think that 60 percent of the elderly do not exercise enough? Muscles that don’t feel as strong anymore, don’t feel like it, but above all:…
Thunderstorms in the Province: Flooded Streets, Lightning Strikes and Problems on the Trail
The storm cleared to the east around 4 p.m. Except for that one lightning strike at a health center in Utrecht, the damage in the region seems to be not…
Trees or posts must stop package deliverers and residents of Leeuwensteijn
UTRECHT – The municipality is looking at whether the new residential area of Leeuwensteijn in Leidsche Rijn can be closed off with trees and posts. This is a reaction to…
In the Netherlands, the Prime Minister’s old mobile phone at the heart of a controversy
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, managed to plunge the kingdom into a controversy with his small telephone with buttons which he had used for more than a…
Enough ATMs: almost everyone in our province can use flapping taps within 5 kilometers
Geldmaat is the company that builds and operates ATMs nationwide. Last month, the government, De Nederlandsche Bank, four major banks and representatives of entrepreneurs and consumers concluded a agreement about…
Thunderstorm in the province: flooded streets, fallen trees and lightning strike in Utrecht
UTRECHT – The thunderstorm is slowly moving towards Germany and except for that one lightning strike at a health center in Utrecht, the damage in the region seems to be…
Armed robbery at a jeweler in Vleuten, police are hunting for fled perpetrators
The police arrived with several cars and deployed a helicopter. A Burgernet call did not yield any useful tips. Local residents were asked to look out for a tinted man…
Man (50) from Loenen aan de Vecht must appear in court in Glennis-gate
LOENEN AAN DE VECHT – A 50-year-old man from Loenen aan de Vecht is suspected of involvement in the assault in an Amsterdam Jumbo supermarket earlier this year. It concerns…
Bodycam for Utrecht boas increases feeling of safety and reduces aggression
Dijksma: “I do not tolerate aggression and violence against our employees. The bodycam is a means of protection that has proven itself in various cases, such as the case that…
Panic due to robbery with ax in Utrecht supermarket: ‘I thought this would be a mess’
“The stupid thing is that they went through the store,” says a witness who, together with others, started chasing the man with the axe. “They were just waiting in line.…