Tag: Netherlands
Utrecht is preparing for storm Eunice: fire brigade deploys extra staff, no trains and UU cancels physical education
The Utrecht Landscape, good for 6000 hectares of forest in the region, also has important advice today: “Stay out of the forest and do that for a little longer than…
UMC Utrecht in uncertainty for longer, investigation into closure of children’s heart centers expanded
There are only twelve pediatric heart surgeons in the Netherlands who can provide such care. Some of them will soon be retiring, which puts pressure on healthcare. Because it is…
Community service and suspended prison sentence for drugging girls in Soest with GHB
It was nearly 11 p.m. when that passerby alerted the police on a cold December evening in 2020. Officers found the girls lying together on the ground. It was around…
Test locations are closed and a forest walk is not recommended during storm Eunice
The test locations Utrecht Jaarbeurs, Amersfoort, Veenendaal and Woerden will be closed from 12.00 pm, location De Meern all day and Utrecht Overvecht (Neckardreef) between 4.30 pm and 9 pm.…
No more trains on Friday from 2 p.m. due to storm
PROVINCE OF UTRECHT – Due to storm Eunice, fewer trains will run on Friday morning and all train traffic will be stopped from 2 p.m. The NS reports that this…
PvdA stunned: no extra shelter for the homeless despite storm
The PvdA councilor had asked questions, assuming that the KWR did come into effect. But according to Streefland (ChristenUnie), extra night shelter is not necessary at all. The homeless can…
Full Utrecht council ‘not amused’ about data breach Safe Together
Aldermen in Stichtse Vecht, Montfoort, De Bilt and Vijfheerenlanden, among others, received a fire letter this week, which was sent by nine parties from those places. The councilors find the…
8 questions for RIVM about the HPV vaccine, cervical cancer and the population screening
It is 2009 and the HPV vaccine is being included in the National Immunization Programme. Slightly later than planned – the vaccination will eventually be postponed for a year due…
Femke (25) from Utrecht got cervical cancer: ‘Please take that vaccine’
A tour of RTV Utrecht on social media shows that many people have not taken the HPV vaccine. In many cases because they are too old: the vaccine has only…
Carnival associations are trying to quickly organize a nice weekend: ‘Looking for a party again’
The Rijnpinters association in Odijk gave the green light today. This year they celebrate carnival without measures, albeit in an adapted form and “with common sense”. βIt has been two…