Tag: Netherlands
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…
Luc’s Garden Safari in November: ‘Not every mushroom looks like a mushroom’
It has been hot and humid the past few weeks. We have not had night frost yet, the soil has not cooled down yet. Nice and warm and sultry, especially…
Residents of Griftpark fear for road safety if a fast cycle route comes to their doorstep
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…
Using 12 bottles of laughing gas in 24 hours: ‘Then you think: am I still alive or am I not alive’
Ilyas came to the addiction clinic through Hamid and Vincent, two field workers from Jellinek. Tonight the two men drive around the city. They start in Leidsche Rijn at the…
No extreme right, but a counter-demonstration in Baarn
The NVU opted for a demonstration in Baarn after a fuss about the use of the Dutch flag. A majority of the city council voted against a motion to hang…
Free admission to the LEGO fair in Leerdam: ‘People with small wallets are celebrating a children’s party here’
The two organizers proudly stand in front of their ‘diorama’, a table full of LEGO buildings. “Look at this. We have recreated Europaplein in Leerdam.” A number of spectators stand…
26 euros entrance? Not at the Leerdam LEGO fair
The Leerdam LEGO event is completely free, say initiators Richard van Strien and Jacques Hoencamp. This is in contrast to the 26 euro entrance fee that you pay at the…
Utrecht and Nieuwegein are national leaders in outbidding
Home buyers in Utrecht and Nieuwegein have to pay the furthest above the asking price, with 12.8 and 11.9 percent. This means they keep Amsterdam (9.1 percent) behind them. There…
Thousands of emails and apps: this is how the collaboration between Eneco and Utrecht broke down
The cultural differences between the two parties are now coming to the fore. The documents show that Eneco wants to achieve a return of 7.5 percent on the Overvecht-Noord project.…
Pub owner after a life-threatening bacteria: ‘You just have to follow your dreams’
Eric has a bunch of keys, from home and from the pub. His own pub in Oudewater, that is. The Brabander bought it in the middle of a corona lockdown.…