News hour In association with RTV Utrecht NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 11:40 The Amersfoort city council was choked last night in a debate about the wearing of a headscarf or yarmulke by enforcers and other extraordinary investigating officers (boas). A number of political parties, including Denk, submitted a motion to allow religious expressions during working hours. But … Read more
Dec 19, 2023 at 9:42 AM Update: 38 minutes ago Three quarters of the trees that municipalities plant are good for nature. Amersfoort and Ede top the list. This was evident from research by Nature & Environment on Tuesday. The organization examined almost 2.5 million trees in the 28 largest municipalities. Three quarters of those … Read more
Dec 2, 2023 at 10:59 PM Update: an hour ago Several people were seriously injured in a major accident caused by a wrong-way driver on the A1 at the Hoevelaken junction on Saturday. The highway is closed in both directions for the investigation. The wrong-way driver collided head-on with a car just after 10 p.m. … Read more
Sep 22, 2023 at 10:50 PM Update: 2 hours ago Anglers in Amersfoort are no longer allowed to use barbs when fishing from the new year. Lead-containing weights over 15 grams are also prohibited. The municipality has agreed this with the local fishing club, which has about three thousand members. A barb on a fishing … Read more