Tag: wooden
Mayor Houten threatened over asylum seeker issue, 53-year-old man arrested
Houten – A 53-year-old man has been arrested for “seriously threatening” mayor Gilbert Isabella van Houten. According to the municipality, the suspect’s statements had to do with the much-discussed Houten…
Residents of Houten are threatening legal action after the mayor’s statements regarding refugee shelters
Mayor Isabella has acted biased and careless in the plans surrounding the refugee shelter, the residents say. The municipality wants to house 175 asylum seekers in the so-called ‘Houten Hub’,…
Furniture factory Pastoe will almost certainly disappear from Utrecht
Van der Voort says that he wants to keep Pastoe production in the Netherlands, although it is not yet clear where. RSGA Design from Culemborg, which includes several Dutch design…
Screaming crazy about pigeons: residents in Houten hope they will take the pill
The solution that residents are hoping for comes from Groningen. There was a test there with pigeons that were put on the pill. In other words: corn mixed with contraceptive.…
Family of Def Rhymz has more than reached the target amount for a Surinamese funeral
The rapper’s last wish was to be taken to his native Suriname for his final resting place. Relatives therefore joined forces. “Let us use his positive energy and let Def…
Residents about the cat curfew: ‘Mine will only meow’
Houten – Many residents almost thought it was an April Fool’s joke. But the municipality of Houten assures: that is really not the case. Yet many residents of Houten think…
Meadow birds do not benefit from cats staying at home, experts say
“These are cats that are not fed,” agrees cat expert Liesbeth Puts. “They have to forage for their own food. And meadow birds, in addition to mice, are good prey.”…
Will Houten get a refugee shelter after all? Mayor believes there is a ‘100 percent’ chance
But what do you do as a municipality with an asylum assignment and so many residents who are against it? Talking, talking a lot, information evenings and actually knocking on…
Wooden curfew for cats to protect meadow birds, does that make sense?
“These are cats that are not fed,” agrees cat expert Liesbeth Puts. “They have to forage for their own food. And meadow birds, in addition to mice, are good prey.”…
Handball Houten is preparing for a crucial phase: ‘I have every confidence that everything will turn out well’
Limburg LIONS also plays in the BENE League, but was recently declared bankrupt. The club is allowed to finish the season, but if there is no restart, the club will…