Over the years, Damen has taken over many ailing shipyards in the Rijnmond region. Verolme (Rotterdam) and Maaskant (Stellendam), for example. The company not only acquires staff, warehouses and docks, but also new, specialist knowledge. Things don’t always go smoothly. If the staff of Wilton-Fijenoord (Schiedam) does not receive a job guarantee, a commotion will … Read more
ANPMayor Reinie Melissant In association with Rijnmond NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 08:38 Mayor Reinie Melissant of Gorinchem received death threats on Monday morning at the busy weekly market. A man in clogs complained about the mayor’s ‘power’ and then shouted “the bullets are coming”. Melissant was welcomed by bystanders and subsequently reported the incident to the police. … Read more
A hand grenade was found in a playground on Groepstraat in Rotterdam on Sunday evening. According to the police, a boy found the grenade in the bushes and took it to the playground. The boy’s parents called the police when they realized what the boy was playing with. Experts from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service … Read more
The owner of a car parked at Jacques Urlusplein in Schiedam found his car on Saturday afternoon with a bullet hole in the window and in the child seat in the back seat. Police are now looking for witnesses who saw anything between Friday evening and Saturday evening, and hope that bystanders may have images … Read more
A car got stuck between two trucks on Tuesday afternoon around 3:30 PM. This happened on the parallel lane of the A15 at the Gorinchem junction in the direction of Papendrecht. One passenger was trapped in the passenger car. It was removed from the vehicle around 4:30 p.m. and transported to the hospital by emergency … Read more