Tag: Vinkeveen
Vinkeveense Plassen denouement in sight: will all houses be allowed to stay?
According to fellow campaigner Gerard Korthals, not all houses need to be removed. “I also understand that that is no longer possible. Then it is war.” But he hopes that…
Strings, snacks and sangria: ‘Paul’s Patatboot is a phenomenon here’
Everyone gets a fist bump from Paul. “Hey, dude,” he calls out with a slight Amsterdam accent to a passing canoe. “I haven’t seen you in a long time!” The…
Sailing? Easy for kids at sailing camp: ‘Just feel the wind and practice a lot’
“It’s going to be a lovely warm day. The wind is a bit less today, but we’re still going to have a great day with the kids,” says Julia. She…
Suspect who ordered deadly watch robbery: ‘I only passed on information’
The Public Prosecution Service doubts that Marouan B. only gave information about the victim to other parties. According to the Public Prosecution Service, he is part of a criminal organization…
Boating in Vinkeveen? Not via the public boat ramp in any case
An entrepreneur who rents out rooms and cottages is also disappointed. Her guests often bring their own boat. “I have now found a temporary alternative, elsewhere, but guests have to…
Groenewegen as sprint leader for Tour de France
“There are seven or eight sprint stages in the Tour this year, so that is good news for me,” Groenewegen said in a press release from his team. “My form…
Contaminated gardens are being cleaned up after centuries: ‘This was the waste dump of Amsterdam’
At the time when peat was being excavated around Vinkeveen, boatloads of peat went to Amsterdam and other major cities. They used this to heat their houses there. Those boats…
Severely confused man stabbed helpful neighbor 24 times with a screwdriver: ‘I thought she wanted to kill me’
Because the man seemed confused and sad, the woman invited him to her place for a drink and to talk. But inside, out of nowhere, he started stabbing her with…
Victim of fatal robbery in Vinkeveen parking garage has been followed by watch thieves for some time
Vinkeveen – The man who was stabbed to death by a watch thief in a parking garage in Vinkeveen five months ago had long been followed by criminals who targeted…
In search of the almost extinct burbot, which only has sex when it is cold
It is an almost extinct fish with a strange name: the lota lota or burbot. The burbot does just about everything differently from other fish. No fish spawns that early,…