Tag: Netherlands
Bilthoven also warns children: do not cycle alone
After the incident, the Christian Lyceum, after asking the police for advice, advised students not to cycle alone. The Stichtse Vrije School followed this advice because a colleague lives in…
Utrecht residents worried after violence in Amsterdam: ‘It is dangerous to generalize’
Both Dutch Muslims and Jews have experienced feelings of humiliation and insecurity in recent weeks, the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights reports. This is due to the aftermath of the…
Utrecht’s Central Park festival will last three days next year
There has been a lot of buzz about Central Park in the past. For example, there was damage to trees during the festival in 2022 and 2023. The municipality recovered…
Monastery wall from the Middle Ages is ‘home’ again
“We have really thought this out down to the millimeter,” says Lione du Pied. Still, it is exciting when the 30,000 kilo block takes to the air. “Oh, now it’s…
Festival Central Park in Utrecht is expanding: not two, but three days and an extra stage
There has been a lot of buzz about Central Park in the past. For example, there was damage to trees during the festival in 2022 and 2023. The municipality recovered…
Large loach, kingfisher and badger pass by in the battle for Amelisweerd
It is the second day in a marathon of three, in which 29 objectors to the plans for tackling the highways around Utrecht can have their say. Today it is…
Starters and asylum seekers find shelter together at Soestdijk Palace
The site now offers shelter to 152 refugees, most of them single young asylum seekers and recently also following travelers. That number could grow to 175 if the shelter continues…
Supermarkets in the city center of Utrecht are allowed to sell alcohol until midnight again
The municipality says it made the decision to abolish the sales ban in consultation with entrepreneurs. “This will remove the misunderstanding among customers and make the situation in the stores…
Two supermarkets in the city center of Utrecht are allowed to sell alcohol until midnight again
The municipality says it made the decision to abolish the sales ban in consultation with entrepreneurs. “This will remove the misunderstanding among customers and make the situation in the stores…
Assistant Sinterklaas for families with a small budget
Children are registered in various ways. Through neighborhood teams, schools and churches, for example. There is no income test or anything like that. “We trust that those people know the…