Tag: UTRECHT
Mega quarrel about mini playground: ‘It’s a soap’
The angry residents united, they want the playground gone again. The group of opponents is now almost as large as the group of proponents. The playground has now ruined the…
‘100 people are now coming your way’: this is how Utrecht quickly received asylum seekers from Ter Apel
Hundreds of asylum seekers sleep for days outside the application center in Ter Apel. Not in tents, but in sleeping bags under stretched tarpaulins. There is not always food and…
The municipality of Utrecht did not want to refuse posters of the Gender Doubt campaign: ‘Freedom of expression’
The campaign against the national transgender law has now ended, so the posters are no longer hanging in Utrecht. But if they were still there, it was difficult to get…
From sports hall to asylum seekers’ center: this is what our province is doing about the reception of asylum seekers
A river cruise ship to receive a hundred asylum seekers in Nieuwegein or an empty office building in Veenendaal that will remain open longer for emergency relief and will also…
Nieuwegein wants to invest 15 million in fast metro to Utrecht: ‘Construction Merwedelijn is crucial’
Nieuwegein also puts forward the housing shortage as an argument. Alderman Eggengoor: “We need the Merwedelijn to be able to build the homes, for which there is such a great…
Wammes bakery in Utrecht is disappointed with sky-high energy bills: ‘It is ticklish, but we remain positive’
Not only the energy, everything has become more expensive. “Butter, eggs, nuts, grain, cream, you name it,” says owner Everim Wammes. Lately he has been back in the business, which…
Aarts cannot protect water polosters from elimination at European Championships
The Orange faced a 2-0 deficit after 2.5 minutes. It was thanks to Laura Aarts, goalkeeper of the Utrecht UZSC, that it was only 5-3 for the Spanish team halfway…
Room shortage action plan: 60,000 new student housing in 2030
Minister Dijkgraaf: “It is clear to me that something has to be done about the room shortage. It costs students a lot of time, stress and energy to get a…
Bus drivers on strike: the province of Utrecht must take control
Province of Utrecht – Too little salary, killer duty rosters, too short breaks, absenteeism due to illness, an aging population, ride cancellations. According to the FNV, it is a mess…
Advertising poster of action group Gender Doubt destroyed: ‘Keep your hands off those posters’
Utrecht – An advertising poster of the action group Gendertwijfel in a bus shelter on the Croeselaan in Utrecht has been destroyed. According to the group, which campaigns against the…