Tag: Netherlands
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.…
Festive closing of the Dom Tower restoration next weekend, with light show, music and Máxima
Many Utrecht residents have admired the renovated Dom Tower since the scaffolding was gradually completed. But that does not mean that the municipality will simply ignore the completion of the…
Due to Eneco’s large profit margin, the Overvecht-Noord natural gas-free project became too expensive
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.…
Nowhere is there more outbidding than in our province, Utrecht and Nieuwegein, the leaders
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…
Work on Amsterdamsestraatweg delayed, old farm and city wall found
These centuries-old finds came to light during work on the Amsterdamsestraatweg and Weerdsingel Westzijde. “We had archaeologists come by to study it,” a municipal spokesperson said. “They then determine whether…