Tag: Soesterberg
Community center in Soesterberg is considerably more expensive: an extra 750,000 euros is needed
Initially, the new community center would cost 1.45 million euros. The total cost now amounts to 2.2 million. The mayor and aldermen call the extra costs “a setback” and have…
Amersfoort Zoo has the Efteling in its sights as the best outing
Yesterday the prize was awarded to the NMM, but that was not the first time. The museum has already received first prize seven times before. Visitors to the NMM said…
Seriously contaminated soil at Soesterberg airport must be tackled quickly
The municipalities of Baarn, Soest, Utrecht and Zeist collect water in the area near Soesterberg air base, the drinking water is safe for use. The RUD states that a recurring…
The Hague will pay 23.5 million for cleaning up PFAS at Soesterberg Air Base
Arcadis is preparing the remediation plan for the soil contaminated with PFAS at the former air base, the consultancy and engineering firm announced. “This project is trend-setting because the remediation…
UFO that flew above Soesterberg air base in 1979 made an indelible impression on soldiers
February 3, 1979, in the middle of the Cold War. At least twelve soldiers saw a huge black triangle flying above Soesterberg Air Base. The base was part of the…
Various archaeological finds during research at Soesterberg air base
From a military uniform jacket to basket harmonicas: several archaeological discoveries have been made at the former Soesterberg air base in recent years. The search for military heritage there is…
No mopeds, but old trucks snapped in Soesterberg
She and her husband John are a striking appearance with their three Volvo trucks. You don’t have to look closely to see that they are brothers or sisters. “From 1971,…
Bad news for the Oude Tempel housing development: badger headquarters are outside the estate
If the badger family stays, or at least part of it manages to escape forced relocation, the territory will continue to be used. Then another exemption will be needed for…
Politicians angry about research into Old Temple: ‘Province does not take us seriously’
The deputies have clearly not changed their position after the investigation they commissioned during the summer holidays. They write that homes at Oude Tempel have been discussed for some twenty…
DNA research via Australia leads to identity of Jewish resistance member
After imprisonment in the infamous Oranjehotel in Scheveningen, Kamp Amersfoort and on the Utrechtse Gansstraat in Utrecht, he was sentenced to death. A request for clemency was rejected. After Luza…