Tag: Netherlands
Demonstration year 2024 put pressure on the Utrecht police
“I’m still angry about that and that’s putting it mildly,” says Dijksma. The police officers who were present and asked if the softer could be allowed were approached aggressively. “That…
112 news: Major fire in flat in Utrecht | Suspicion of joyriding after ramming a parking garage wall
After, according to the police, a heated conversation, the man who introduced himself as the driver called for the actual driver. The men could not prove a correct rental contract.…
Major fire in Utrecht apartment: residents have to sleep somewhere else
Utrecht – A very large fire broke out in a meter cupboard of a house on the fourth floor on Tafelbergdreef in Utrecht. The fire was extinguished around 9:30 p.m.…
Honking and thumbs up for Silvester’s car, he decorated it with 2500 Christmas lights
Silvester does not drive the car when the lights are on because that is officially prohibited. “Then you will receive a fine of one hundred and eighty euros,” he says.…
112 news: Car in water in Nieuwegein | Suspicion of joyriding after ramming a parking garage wall
After, according to the police, a heated conversation, the man who introduced himself as the driver called for the actual driver. The men could not prove a correct rental contract.…
Taking the camel out of the week: this is how companies try to get their employees out of traffic jams
Province of Utrecht – Are Tuesdays and Thursdays your regular office days? Then you are not alone. There were again a record number of traffic jams in the province this…
Crowds approaching GP post during holidays: ‘The calm before the storm’
When do you call the GP post and when 112? If you or someone else is or appears to be in mortal danger, call 112. You can do this day…
Why are Christmas balls red and what does an English Christmas tree look like? Huis Doorn provides the answer
The staff was not forgotten during Christmas. In 1920, the first year that Wilhelm lived at Huis Doorn, he ordered clogs for them from the local clog maker. And that…
400 years ago a dike broke in the Netherlands – a company is still paying interest for the consequences to this day
It is a rarity and has survived a lot: the oldest promissory note in the world that still earns interest today. Its story begins in 1624. What kind of interest…
Going to the office on Monday or having a meeting a little later? In this way, companies try to make rush hour more bearable
Province of Utrecht – Are Tuesdays and Thursdays your regular office days? Then you are not alone. There were again a record number of traffic jams in the province this…