Tag: Netherlands
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…
Viaduct in Driebergen officially named after deceased soldier: ‘Would be nice if people googled him’
During a ceremony at the town hall in Doorn today, Gustaaf Oscar (Boet) van Maarseveen was posthumously honored. There were speeches from the mayor, soldiers and relatives of Van Maarseveen.…
Light-headed and very hungry: this is what Stoptober looked like
Price has been involved with Stoptober in the Netherlands since the beginning. “If you do it on your own, without help, you have a 3 percent chance of succeeding,” she…
Mayor IJsselstein chooses ‘old love’ Bronckhorst
Several mayors have left the province recently. The beloved mayor Melis van de Groep in Bunschoten resigned in August, Sjoerd Potters said goodbye to De Bilt last week. Next year…
Youth detention and community service for 18-year-old man who fatally pushed bus driver
Amersfoort – The 18-year-old man who fatally pushed a bus driver has been sentenced to juvenile detention, community service and will be supervised by the youth probation service. The court…
Bunschoten also does not comply with agreements on the distribution law: ‘There was one promising building’
Bunschoten-Spakenburg – Municipalities in the province of Utrecht are not succeeding sufficiently in complying with the dispersal law. Bunschoten and Rhenen have no plans yet for the reception of asylum…