Tag: Netherlands
Jaarbeursplein stairs partly reopened after cracks in the bicycle shed
The parking facility at Utrecht Central Station has been closed for more than three weeks due to cracks in the construction. The bicycle cellar was overhauled this year after years…
Hunter Jos attacks rats with an air rifle: ‘They call me the Pied Piper of Houten’
And not only in the province of Utrecht, but also far from home. He remembers a moment in Friesland in particular. “I reported to a small house, completely full of…
112 news: Gritters hit the road | Stabbing on Eykmanlaan in Utrecht
November 2, 09:32 • 3 minutes reading time Province of Utrecht – In this blog we will keep you informed of the 112 news in the province of Utrecht. It…
Griftpark residents angry about plans for a cycle route: ‘Participation is a tick-box obligation’
Utrecht – Residents on the Alexander Numankade, near the Griftpark in Utrecht, are growing concerned about the plans for a fast cycle route on their doorstep. Despite many protests and…
Mysterious ribbon of lights spotted above the province
An eyewitness reports to RTV Utrecht that the satellites were visible above Soest for about half a minute and then disappeared one by one. “Starlink ‘little train’ over Eemdijk”, writes…
Van Rossem about the anger against the communists: ‘I heard the glass shattering’
Utrecht – The fifties. Time of reconstruction, of radio series for the whole family, of variety evenings and French chansons. Nice and calm, right? That’s how it seems. We also…
Fruit and vegetable harvest still reasonable despite soaking wet spring: ‘Fortunately things went well for us’
Province of Utrecht – The harvests of vegetables, fruit and other crops have still gone reasonably well in our country, despite an extremely wet spring. The damage to the wheat…
Dutch Democrats live between hope and fear for Trump
It may be called ‘Chapter Utrecht’, but you should see that in a broad sense. For example, there is someone from Tilburg and someone from Alphen aan de Rijn. “We…
Cybercriminals are getting younger: 14-year-old plays a bank employee with a voice changer
“People start to doubt themselves whether they can still participate in society,” says Rutger Jeuken, chief public prosecutor for Central Netherlands, about victims of cybercrime. This form of fraud is…
Chief public prosecutor: ‘Minors are often behind cybercrime’
Criminals buy information on the dark web, the black market of the internet. For just one cent they can buy a person’s private data. Criminals use this information to approach…