Tag: Netherlands
Municipal reorganization seems to be off track for Lopik after CU-SGP and Hart win for Lopik
PROVINCE OF UTRECHT – The ChristenUnie-SGP and Hart voor Lopik are the big winners of the municipal elections in Lopik. Both parties are against a municipal reorganization and that therefore…
Again the lowest turnout in Nieuwegein: ‘Not voting is not complaining’
The big winner of the elections in Nieuwegein is GroenLinks. That party won 6 seats, a doubling. “We are very happy and had absolutely not expected this,” said party leader…
Stem cell bank in Leusden rightly closed, judge rules
What do they do with stem cells? The Stem Cell Bank is an organization where people can have their own stem cells stored for a fee. These stem cells are…
Party leader GroenLinks Vijfheerenlanden passed by number two: ‘It is the way it is’
That is unexpected, Van Doorn also frankly admits. “If we had thought in advance that Birgitte would become number one, we would have put her at number one,” he says.…
Ukrainian mother and daughter brew borsj in Baarn: ‘For the army and the children’
BAARN – It will not sound familiar to many people, but ‘borsj’ will certainly ring a lot more bells in Baarn in the coming period. It is traditional Ukrainian vegetable…
Daubings and slogans in Woudenberg and surroundings: ‘This is not new’
Earlier today, the police made a call via Twitter because of slogans with graffiti in Maarn. Neighborhood officers then share a photo of a billboard with the text ‘Own people…
Viase carriers voluntarily drive to and from Poland: ‘We have to help the refugees’
RTV Utrecht follows the bus journey of the Vian company to the Polish-Ukrainian border. On the way there are relief supplies on board, which are delivered to a Polish distribution…
The new bridges on Utrecht’s Westplein: one expressive and one modest
The Kanonstraatbrug is ”family of the classic Utrecht city bridges”, writes studioSK on behalf of the architects Iris van Huijstee and Charlotte Kok. Characteristic of the city bridges are the…
Four arrests and dozens of fines after a police check in the Utrecht Central area
People who have been convicted of a serious offense are obliged to provide DNA material. The three arrested persons never did this after the call. For that reason, they were…
How Aoife Derriks (69) made political newcomer De Unie a success in Nieuwegein
Derriks is transgender. She completed her transformation two years ago. “I have never made a problem of that and have always been open about it. I now go through life…