Tag: UTRECHT
Is there blue-green algae in your swimming pool? Eke checks it for you
As soon as summer arrives, the news about blue-green algae will follow. And that makes sense, Eke explains. “The blue-green algae is a bacterium that is always in the water.…
When everyone is asleep, Raymond from Utrecht keeps an eye on his 40 residents: ‘I am a real night person’
You can’t just knock on the door for a place to sleep at the 24-hour reception on Keulsekade, where you can stay all day. You must be registered with the…
More wasps due to warm spring, fighters work overtime: ‘600 to 800 nests per week’
Because we have had a nice spring with little long-term precipitation, many nests were given the chance to develop properly, according to Smit. And as a result, more wasps have…
Crowds on Utrecht canals, municipality wants to come up with a plan to keep water safe at the end of this year
It is getting busier on the Utrecht waters. The number of boats, paddle boats, pedal boats and other vessels in the city is increasing rapidly. The municipality of Utrecht also…
ALDI opens robot supermarket in Utrecht, test with shopping without a checkout
Since 2018, the Uithof on the outskirts of the city has had a Spar where customers scan with their smartphone and pay via a Tikkie. In the new ALDI, sensors…
Owners of Utrecht laughing gas wholesaler receive more than 19,000 euros in fines: ‘Gas bottles were thrown loose through their cars’
To transport the nitrous oxide, the two used their own cars, but also the cars of family or friends. The car in which one of the men was transporting laughing…
Eager Bas Dost happy to be back in the Netherlands: ‘I just want flames’
The mercury is expected to rise to 34 degrees today. That is why the FC Utrecht selection is training an hour earlier this morning at the Topsportcomplex in Overvecht, in…
Podcast Broos Episode 4: The End of the Tunnel
What did the corona crisis mean for Utrecht residents with a vulnerable labor market position? How did they fare financially and emotionally? And to what extent did they receive help?…
Brittle Episode 4: The End of the Tunnel
What did the corona crisis mean for Utrecht residents with a vulnerable labor market position? How did they fare financially and emotionally? And to what extent did they receive help?…
Heat annoying? With rheumatism patient Corry (58), everything goes a little more smoothly
She notices it when she gets up. When it’s hot, she has less trouble getting out of bed, says Corry (58). “In the cold things go slower. But then really…