Tag: UTRECHT
Highlight shooting stars to be seen tonight: ‘You don’t want to miss that’
Every year the meteor shower reaches its peak at the same time. “This year, the circumstances are just not ideal,” says Felix Bettonvil of Sonnenborgh Observatory in Utrecht. “Unfortunately, it…
Live blog: FC Utrecht and Cambuur just can’t score
In round 2 of the Eredivisie FC Utrecht will meet the Frisian Cambuur Leeuwarden. It is the first game in front of a home crowd and that should also result…
Ukrainian refugees learn Dutch: ‘If I stay here, I must be able to speak Dutch’
There is a soft buzz and the rustle of paper in the room as the Ukrainian participants take out their notebooks. The room slowly falls silent when volunteer Tineke raises…
Hercules simply through in cup, Sportlust ’46 also wins
Just before half time, Ter Leede was left with ten men, when captain Arroyo had to leave with a red card for depriving a scoring opportunity. The free kick, edge…
Three Utrechters swim from England to France and back: ‘Channel crossing is every swimmer’s dream’
Because France does not support the canal crossing, they are not allowed to land there. “It’s not the official way of entering France, otherwise we’re illegal there. It’s literally tapping…
Triton rower Van de Kerkhof wins silver at European Championships
Jacob van de Kerkhof won a silver medal during the European Rowing Championships in Germany. The rower of the Utrecht Triton was part of the Holland Acht. The medal was…
No rescue brigade at Utrecht lakes: ‘Area is so big, it won’t work’
The swimmers in the Vinkeveense Plassen, among others, must therefore pay attention to their own safety, explains the volunteer: “It is also about a part of your own responsibility. You…
NS threatens to go to court if railway unions strike
Unions are preparing actions and possible strikes at the Dutch Railways. Yesterday afternoon an ultimatum they had issued to the railway company expired and the NS did not meet their…
Greased Lightning sounds from the Dom Tower as a tribute to Olivia Newton-John
Utrecht – The observant visitor to Utrecht may have noticed: city carillonneur Malgosia Fiebig started her weekly carillon concert on the Dom Tower this morning with a song from the…
Podcast First the Vuelta, then the Tour: ‘Utrecht, Breda and Den Bosch show good Vuelta organization’
Woudenberg – First the Vuelta, a year later the Tour. Joop Zoetemelk is the first and only Dutchman who was able to imitate Jan Janssen (1967, 1968). The gifted climber…