Tag: UTRECHT
Suspected ax robbery Jumbo suspected of attempted manslaughter, 2 co-defendants released
Two suspects of the violent robbery three months ago at the Jumbo supermarket in Overvecht are allowed to await their trial in freedom. During an introductory session, the court decided…
Mayor Dijksma about abortion demonstrations: ‘These are abrasive fundamental rights’
The debate was requested by Hester Assen of the PvdA. To many questions from Assen, the mayor referred to a letter she sent to the council earlier this month. It…
Major damage to hotel Utrecht after fire: ‘But luckily no one was injured’
“It could have been a lot worse.” Stefanie Bolk says that a number of times, somewhat relieved. She is the manager of the Mother Goose Hotel on the Ganzenmarkt in…
The future of the local media in Utrecht remains unclear: ‘The loss of Bingo FM is not yet on track’
In addition, the license plays a role. Each municipality can grant a license to a local broadcaster through the Media Authority. That license now rests with the regional broadcaster RTV…
Utrecht politicians: ‘Police must stop unnecessary use of bicycle paths on their way to the office’
It has been noticed for some time that the Catharijnekade is regularly used by police cars on their way to the Paardenveld office. The first part of that quay is…
A must for the Utrecht council: discuss the Spatial Strategy 2040 one more time
This densification must take place at existing nodes, or at nodes that need to be developed, such as Lunetten station. This creates several centers in the city, each of which…
Utrecht city council talks about scaling back subsidy city channel Bingo FM
According to the business director of RTV Utrecht, Gerard Schuiteman, the possible cutbacks are at odds with what the college wants to achieve: “The new coalition stands for a lively…
Communists were not allowed to come to introduction week for students: ‘Outrageous and political discrimination’
The CJB calls it ‘a disgrace’, and ‘political discrimination’. In a comprehensive statement on its website, the youth organization says the UIT week’s decision “fits in a more general context…
More and more noisy seagulls in Utrecht: ‘Many people are on sleeping pills’
There are no precise figures about the increase in the number of gulls in Utrecht. But the municipality does say that more and more reports are coming in. And the…
The province of Utrecht remains committed to an ‘equivalent alternative plan’ for widening the A27 at Amelisweerd
Utrecht – The province of Utrecht remains “fully committed to an equivalent alternative plan for widening the A27 within the Amelisweerd basin”. That says a spokesperson for the province in…