Tag: Netherlands
Petition against increasing boating rates: ‘Huge step’
Bakker would also like to sail electrically. But converting his boat is not possible, the purchase of an electric boat starts at two to three thousand euros and that is…
ZiZo restaurant on Oudegracht is open again: ‘Care is not just making connections’
For the first time – after two weeks of renovation – ZiZo’s doors are open again. New owner Oscar Larik joins three of his employees – Janine, Tim and Marilyne…
Student transport in Wijk bij Duurstede still three days a week, major concerns among parents
Wijk bij Duurstede has a budget of 67 million euros. It is a big job, says councilor Hans Buijtelaar. “If you have to get more than two million out of…
Alliance cannot continue with demolition of Jericho without residents’ support
Abolition of support measurement The housing associations in Amersfoort want to get rid of the support base measurement. If less than seventy percent of the residents are in favor of…
Convicted of intentional collision must leave the country
‘Nicely stuck’ The 52-year-old Y.Ç. got into his employer’s car on October 4, 2023. Moments later, he deliberately drove into a then 73-year-old woman and her dog. Without caring about…
Amersfoort extra alert to “feeling wrong” among healthcare providers after RaYan abuses
At the end of May, the Healthcare and Youth Inspectorate found a long list of serious shortcomings at RaYan and decided to close it. At the location at the Forel…
Low income? Then the bus and tram will become much cheaper or even free
The discount applies to trips within the province, but possibly also to trips with U-OV and Syntus that cross the provincial border. In that case, a Utrecht resident who travels…
Omar (8) sitting at home is full of incomprehension about cuts to gifted education: ‘It’s terrible’
The government wants to cut millions in support for people at home and gifted education. In the meantime, the gifted Omar (8) from Nieuwegein is still not at school. A…
No more bicycles on the sidewalk? Bicycle parking at Vaartsche Rijn station is being expanded
There are currently about 1200 places. That’s already not enough. The sidewalks at the station are therefore usually full of bicycles, often two rows deep. The municipality says it will…
Vinkeveense Plassen denouement in sight: will all houses be allowed to stay?
According to fellow campaigner Gerard Korthals, not all houses need to be removed. “I also understand that that is no longer possible. Then it is war.” But he hopes that…