Tag: UTRECHT
Kensington on the Dom, rapping children and cake in the city: this is how Utrecht celebrates its 900th birthday today
A new highlight in an already special year, says Kensington guitarist Casper Starreveld. “In our own city, playing on top of the iconic Dom, while it can be heard and…
Kampong confirms Oltmans departure – RTV Utrecht
In his first season, 68-year-old Oltmans, former national team coach of Orange, managed to qualify with Kampong for the final for the national title. Bloemendaal proved too strong in this…
Stop attacking and undermining science, say hundreds of scientists
The signatories say that this is not an incident, but “another superlative insult to scientists by a certain part of parliament”. They point out that these kinds of insults and…
Dutch Railways want to attract staff with train simulator
The NS normally uses the simulator to train drivers. Due to the staff shortage at the railways, the NS is now using the simulator to recruit people. The NS has…
900 portraits of Utrecht residents: ‘Some people really had to cross a threshold’
“We are particularly proud of the people who, despite a major barrier, because they are different, do not master the language, have a limitation or do not think they are…
Veenendaal gets an Islamic primary school, request for an Islamic secondary school in Utrecht rejected
School director Salihi also had to deal with disappointment. An application for the first Islamic secondary school in Utrecht was not approved by the minister. “We met everything, except for…
Suspect of nearly fatal shooting incident Leidsche Rijn continues to deny, OM demands 7 years in prison for attempted manslaughter
When the Hagenaar had knocked him out of nowhere, he was almost knocked out. He had heard a bang, possibly from fireworks, but hadn’t seen anything. Frightened, he got back…
25,000 homes in the Rijnenburg polder and higher taxes, these are the plans of the new coalition in Utrecht
After the elections last March, five parties entered into negotiations. GroenLinks, D66 and ChristenUnie lost seats compared to the previous elections, but still wanted to continue to run the city.…
Third division: Hercules can take a big step towards title
If Hercules wins tonight, it will be the leader in the third division with one game left to play, two points ahead of OFC. In that case, a victory against…
Podcast Palace Lofen: The palace is open again
In, finally. At the Vismarkt we go through the gate with the name Paleis Lofen. The Imperial Palace stood over the full length of the current Café Restaurant Graaf Floris…