Research into the massive football bang and thousands of euros subsidy that must be repaid to the province. You can read this and other important news from Drenthe in this news week overview.
Football Association KNVB has started an investigation into the massive fight between WKE’16 and FC Surhuisterveen. That happened last Saturday on the football field of Achilles 1894 in Assen. There both teams competed for a place in the first class. Where WKE was initially winning, the club was overtaken by the FC Surhuisterveen. Then it got out of hand, and players fought each other.
Highly honored visit to the 100th edition of the TT in Assen. The king will be present on Friday at the training sessions on the circuit. Board members and volunteers tell the King about motorsport and the circuit, among other things. He also talks to MBO students who work in the Technical Center, where engines are inspected.
A bitter pill for the Veenpark in Barger-Compascuum. The park must repay more than 120,000 euros in a subsidy obtained to the province. The Veenpark will also not receive a new subsidy for the time being. According to the province and the municipality of Emmen, the Open Air Museum has not met the subsidy conditions. The province even speaks of a ‘worrying’ financial situation. To the surprise of the management, which is preparing for measures.
The provinces of Drenthe and Groningen no longer try to get a World Heritage Status for the Veenkoloniën. According to the cabinet, the chance of this is too small, the Provincial Executive of Drenthe announced. According to the Provincial Executive, the chance of placement on the provisional list is small because the peat colonies were rejected a few years ago due to a lack of integrity. This means how much cultural history has been preserved.
The asylum seekers’ center with 1,000 reception places on the Schepersmaat can remain in Assen. A council majority is behind the extension of the AZC by another fifteen years. But that didn’t go without a struggle, because a group of local residents is against. Their reproach is that the municipality violates agreements and does not take its residents seriously.