Tag: UTRECHT
Boxing gyms about Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson: ‘It’s all about money and attention’
“The local version of Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul, we brought that to the Netherlands.” To be clear, in this case Manhoef is Mike Tyson, Roelvink is the challenger. Manhoef…
Public Prosecution Service demands 7 years in prison for tram shooter Gökmen T. for attempted murder in prison
Gökmen T., who was previously convicted for the fatal shooting on a tram in Utrecht, is said to have tried to kill a prison employee in 2021. He stabbed the…
Explosion at the player bus of the Feyenoord youth team during a match against FC Utrecht
During the explosion, the youth teams of FC Utrecht and Feyenoord under 14 faced each other on the football field for a practice match. The damage to the bus is…
ProRail strike has started: few to no trains to and from Utrecht
All trains to and from North Holland are not running. In addition, fewer trains run, especially from Utrecht Central Station to Eindhoven, Arnhem and Leiden. The strike will last until…
Booker Prize not going to Utrecht’s Yael van der Wouden
Yael van der Wouden participated with her debut The Safekeep, translated into Dutch as De bewaring. The book is set in post-war Overijssel. Isabel lives there alone in her deceased…
Podcast Stadhuisplein: Councilor Van Hooijdonk’s role had been played out in the city
It is striking that the three agree on many points, despite their different political backgrounds. Van Esch is happy with the attention for the bicycle, at the expense of the…
Vulnerable man was ‘plaything’ of Utrecht scammer family: 6.5 years demanded against 35-year-old woman
The case against the then 17-year-old girl, who had to pose as Kristina, has been dismissed. According to the Public Prosecution Service, the file shows that she was forced to…
Ron Jans also trainer of FC Utrecht next season: ‘Not ready here yet’
“I’m not ready yet,” Jans said at the supporters’ evening, as can be read on the FC Utrecht website. “I have indeed previously indicated that I wanted to make the…
Lack of understanding among Utrecht aid organizations about cuts: ‘Worrying’
From sex education to campaigns about contraception, Rutgers is best known for the work they do in the Netherlands. But the majority of Rutgers’ budget is not spent in the…
Utrecht Tjebbe van Oostenbruggen becomes State Secretary for Finance
Van Oostenbruggen lives with his wife and two daughters in Leidsche Rijn. There he is a member of the NGK church RijnWaarde. He also does running, boot camp and volleyball,…