Bert van der Tuuk from Assen presented the revolutionary skating suit for the Olympic Games in Milan this week. The coalition agreement was also presented, with several themes that are important for Drenthe. You can read that and other striking Drenthe news from last week below.
The municipality of Meppel is considering taking measures against the owner of a national monument in the Oosterboer district. According to the municipality, the owner of the farm from 1824 does not maintain the monument sufficiently and its condition is rapidly deteriorating. The measures follow political questions from coalition party Sterk Meppel.
A revolutionary skating suit from Asen should make the difference between silver and gold at the Olympic Games in Milan. Bert van der Tuuk from the Asser sports company Sportconfex designed and made the suit. The suit consists of two layers of fabric, which together provide less resistance. The suit will soon have to prove itself at the winter games.
The Groningen-Drenthe public transport agency wants to ensure that travelers behave properly on the bus with a new campaign. Although the public transport agency has not received any signals that people are misbehaving, people are less aware of the rules of conduct. Think about not calling on speakerphone, saying hello to the driver, or standing up for someone who has difficulty walking.
What started as a hobby has now grown into a full-fledged business: the diving school and equipment shop of the Bruijnis brothers from Hoogersmilde. After sixteen years, they exchanged their parents’ overcrowded garage for their own home near Nijstad, Hoogeveen.
On Friday, the Jetten-1 cabinet presented its plans for the future of the Netherlands: damage settlement in the event of earthquake damage. Drenthe is specifically mentioned once in the coalition agreement of the D66, VVD and CDA. However, there are several themes that influence the province, such as an AI factory in the Northern Netherlands, nitrogen, asylum, and housing.
