Tag: UTRECHT
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…
Mo discovered as an adult that he has ADHD: ‘That makes me who I am’
“Tell me, Mo.” You can find it at the shopping center in Lunetten in the Zuid district of Utrecht. Stubble beard, brown eyes. A Lakers T-shirt and a can of…
Tradition continues: yet another neighborhood party in Utrechtse Zeven Steegjes
The party tents have been set up, the garden chairs are on the street and the Dutch tricolor is hanging out: the narrow Utrecht Kockstraat is ready: after a two-year…
Man stuck in Utrecht apartment for days due to broken elevator
A Bo-Ex project manager visited the man today to look for a compromise. Temporary accommodation in a hotel, however, soon proved not to be an option. “The man has a…
Vuelta fever is rising, but the new alderman is not nervous: “Especially exciting if the weather will be nice”
She likes cycling herself and made trips to Budapest and Rome. On Sunday she will participate in the touring version of the Vuelta. “I signed up for the 80 kilometers.…
NS and unions can’t figure it out: new strikes will follow
The unions previously issued an ultimatum to the rail company. In this they demanded that the NS agree to their new collective labor agreement requirements. That set date expired today,…
Stage victory Groenewegen in Norway – RTV Utrecht
Vinkeveen – Dylan Groenewegen has won the second stage of the Arctic Race of Norway. It was a drive of 154 kilometers from Mosjøen to Brønnøysund. The BikeExchange-Jayco sprinter won…