Tag: Wijk
Work on the much-discussed old town hall Wijk bij Duurstede resumed after ten months
This means that the end of a long-running farce is in sight. Initially, Museum Dorestad was promised a place in the town hall. But when it turned out in March…
Wijk bij Duurstede town hall remains in the hands of the municipality, the council is unanimously against sale
“The big choice before us was the question: do we sell the unique building from 1662 or do we keep it and renovate it,” says D66 faction leader Bart van…
Flex housing installed in Wijk bij Duurstede, why are other municipalities unable to do so?
The government has made 18 million euros available for the construction of 1,500 flexible homes in the province. Wijk bij Duurstede is the second municipality where houses have actually been…
Staatsbosbeheer wants a new forest between Leersum and Wijk bij Duurstede
The cabinet’s climate agreement was a direct reason for Staatsbosbeheer to create more new forest area nationally and the municipality welcomes this: “Trees are characteristic of the green municipality of…
Man from Wijk bij Duurstede gets 8 years in prison for trafficking in hard drugs and reselling police data
A 32-year-old man from Wijk bij Duurstede has been sentenced to eight years in prison for involvement in large-scale drug trafficking and the reselling of stolen police information. The Utrecht…
OM demands 12 years in prison against a man from Wijk bij Duurstede (31) for drug trafficking
That is not just hypothetical. According to the Public Prosecution Service, the file shows that the sold police information also led to a liquidation attempt in at least one case.…
Man from Wijk shot officers with a crossbow before he was shot himself
The 48-year-old man who shot an officer in Wijk bij Duurstede on April 30 this year did so with a crossbow. An officer was hit in the shoulder. The first,…
From severed thumbs and freak shows to Super Mario: 1000 years of a fair in Wijk bij Duurstede
The oldest fair in the Netherlands was possibly 1000 years ago in the province of Utrecht. In Wijk bij Duurstede to be precise. At least that’s what Wikipedia says. Now…
Man from Wijk bij Duurstede arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking
The police have been on the hunt for so-called underminers for some time. They are involved in drug trafficking and often bridge the gap between the underworld and the upper…
Parisian Toby wants to bring culinary joie de vivre to Wijk bij Duurstede: ‘They are much too modest here’
He learned the almost military discipline of the French hospitality industry, which is extremely efficient and demanding. “Clear table 2, you’re too slow, you look sloppy, you smell.” The work…