Tag: UTRECHT
Suspect of fatal shooting incident in Utrecht cafe De Plak for observation in Pieter Baan Center
The suspect of the fatal shooting incident in cafe De Plak on the Vleutenseweg in Utrecht has been admitted for observation to the Pieter Baan Center (PBC). The court wants…
Utrecht will be the fastest growing city in the Netherlands in the coming years and will have about 94,000 extra inhabitants in 2035
More people are joining all over the Netherlands. In most municipalities in the province of Utrecht the number of inhabitants is growing, but nowhere as much as in the municipality…
Utrecht club of private landlords: the municipality’s reporting system for, for example, AirBnB is ‘messwork’
The website went live on July 1. In this way, the municipality wants to get a better grip on the holiday rental market. Host Club Utrecht strongly opposed the introduction…
The noise nuisance for the elderly in Zuylenstede care center is not over yet
The owner of the property, Estea, is in talks with some residents to arrange other temporary accommodation in order to reduce the nuisance. The Kieft couple, who told their story…
Parent participation crèches as a weapon in the fight against staff shortages: ‘If it can be done in Utrecht, why not elsewhere?’
“It is important that the barriers that currently exist are resolved as much as possible,” said the MP. For example, as a parent participation crèche, you can only receive childcare…
Utrecht college wants to partially reverse cutbacks on local broadcasting
A committee of experts called the earlier planned cuts in the budget for local media a weakening of the news supply in the city. She came up with an alternative…
Human trafficking in Utrecht even worse than thought: ‘Just seeing the tip of the iceberg’
Party chairman Rick van der Zweth (PvdA) also sees the connection between closing prostitution windows and increased home prostitution. “Closing the Zandpad, the streetwalking zone and the Hardenbollenstraat encourages illegal…
‘Temporary solution to Cangeroes settlement problem’
The Utrecht basketball club rented a hall from a commercial landlord, but the latter has found a different use for its hall. This would put the basketball players on the…
Utrecht will not come with a fireworks ban after all
But on June 8, the House of Representatives rejected the initiative proposal to achieve a general national fireworks ban. “In the steps we have taken so far to arrive at…
Blockade at Jumbo distribution centers over, farmers at Utrecht Central gone after conversation with mayor
A group of about twenty demonstrating farmers entered into a conversation with Utrecht mayor Sharon Dijksma. They told the mayor, among other things, that they are considering the following actions.…