Utrecht Trials Allowing Sex Work from Home
02 jun 2023 om 12:26Update: 31 minuten geleden Utrecht is going to allow sex work from home as a test. Prostitution currently often takes place in a home, but this is still illegal. The municipality wants to allow sex work for one person per home under certain conditions. The sex worker must be registered at […]
What’s Going Wrong with the Netherlands’ National Prevention Agreement to Tackle Obesity?
02 jun 2023 om 05:11Update: een uur geleden Five years ago, the government presented an ambitious National Prevention Agreement to tackle obesity. But the proportion of young adults with obesity remains high, as it turned out on Thursday. What’s going wrong? And how could we solve the problem? “The start of a movement”, Prime Minister […]
Expansion of Temporary Asylum Shelter in Delft for up to Five Years
A temporary asylum shelter in Delft can stay open for a minimum of two years and a maximum of five years longer. In addition, the location will be expanded to 320 places. Now 220 people can live there. The Delft alderman for integration Joëlle Gooijer (ChristenUnie) expects that many such shelters will be needed in […]
Netherlands’ Clean Energy Use on the Rise, Biomass Consumption Falls
02 jun 2023 om 00:07 The Dutch will also have used more clean energy in 2022 than the year before. The use of solar panels in particular is on the rise. Biomass is actually burned less and gas consumption – which is not sustainable – has also fallen considerably. This is evident from figures from […]
Former hotel in Albergen delayed in becoming home for asylum seekers due to pending environmental permit
It will take until at least after the summer holidays before asylum seekers can live in the former hotel in Albergen, Twente. This is because the environmental permit is still pending. The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) had already applied for the environmental permit in February. But it now appears that […]
“Zur Brücken Waage”: A Valuable Property in Sirnach’s Village Center Now Under Preservation Protection
The property at Kirchplatz 6, «Zur Brücken Waage», is classified as «valuable» in the building reference inventory of the Office for the Preservation of Monuments. It is described as a “multi-purpose building, overall appearance 19th century, core probably 17th/18th Jh.». The building is said to have “high status in the village center of Sirnach”. This […]
Expert warns of ongoing threat from bird flu in wild birds
30 mei 2023 om 05:06Update: een uur geleden Poultry farms have recently become bird flu-free, but that does not mean that the virus no longer poses a threat. Wild birds still get sick. That is worrying, say bird experts. “Bird flu is an unpredictable virus that doesn’t just affect birds.” Since the beginning of 2023, […]
“Ferry Passengers Stranded on Ameland Due to Car Bridge Malfunction in Holwerd Harbor”
30 mei 2023 om 00:15Update: 4 uur geleden After hours in the harbor in Holwerd, motorists who took the ferry from Ameland to the mainland on Monday had to return to the Wadden Island. Due to problems with the car bridge, they were unable to get off the boat. According to the Leeuwarder Courant it […]
Ferry Passengers Stranded on Ameland as Car Bridge Malfunctions in Holwerd Harbor
30 mei 2023 om 00:15Update: 2 uur geleden After hours in the harbor in Holwerd, motorists who took the ferry from Ameland to the mainland on Monday had to return to the Wadden Island. Due to problems with the car bridge, they were unable to get off the boat. According to the Leeuwarder Courant it […]
Third Suspect Arrested for Fatal Stabbing at Amsterdam Festival
The police arrested a third suspect on Monday for the fatal stabbing on Sunday evening at a festival site in Amsterdam. It concerns a 20-year-old man from the capital. Earlier, the police already arrested two suspects at the festival site. Three people were injured in the stabbing at the Solid Grooves festival. A 21-year-old man […]