Tag: Netherlands
Investors on house hunting in Nieuwegein now that the city wants to introduce a purchase ban: ‘These are undesirable practices’
Municipalities can introduce a purchase protection scheme in desirable neighbourhoods. Affordable owner-occupied homes can then no longer just be bought up for rental. The idea is that home seekers, including…
Election campaign Oudewater started: ‘It has really erupted now’
Yesterday, 18:44 † 2 minutes reading time OUDEWATER – ‘Let the gluing begin!’, shouts mayor Danny de Vries to open the campaign for the municipal elections in Oudewater. The leaders…
Parallel runway A1 near Amersfoort closed on Saturday
The road will be closed from 10:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, but the parallel lane in the direction of Apeldoorn will remain open. According to Rijkswaterstaat, the joint transition needs…
Father takes the Zeist swimming pool to court, wants to take his son to swimming lessons without a corona ticket
Today, 17:22 † 4 minutes reading time © RTV Utrecht / Timo Anceaux ZEIST – A man from Zeist would love to go to swimming lessons with his five-year-old son,…
No more Turkish pizza at noon, LunchMaatjes wants a healthy lunch for all children
It is not clear how many children go to school without a well-filled lunchbox. According to the Poverty Coalition, 15.7% of children in Utrecht grow up in low-income families. That…
A1 for junction Eemnes temporarily closed due to accident with three cars and truck
EEMNES – An accident has happened with three cars and a truck on the A1 towards Amersfoort. It went wrong when a motorist tried to overtake the truck. The driver…
Soest agrees with higher costs of new sports hall
At the end of last month it was announced that the costs for this project will be millions of euros more expensive than originally budgeted. It was already announced in…
With shit and pee from the gas? Leusden is going to investigate sewer heat
Yesterday, 16:07 † 5 minutes reading time © RTV Utrecht / Jordi de Jong LEUSDEN/BILTHOVEN – Leusden will investigate how heat from the sewage and surface water can play a…
Happy about Rainbow Agenda in Nieuwegein, but ‘time for action now’
It’s great that Nieuwegein finally has a Rainbow Agenda, but that doesn’t mean the municipality can sit back now. That is the message from several councilors to the college. After…
Checking cyclists by boas can help reduce the workload of the police
“These figures alone show that the use of boas contributes to more effective traffic enforcement,” the research report says. The pilot was commissioned by the Ministry of Justice and Security…