From a furious mayor to a stubborn rat plague: these are the five stories you must have read on Thursday.
Kickboxer Mohammed J. (29) From Den Bosch has concluded a deal with the judiciary so that he can fight again worldwide. In exchange for a reduction in sentence, he gets forty months in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering. His lawyer expects J. to only have to be half a year. Here you can read the whole story.
Mayor Mark Buijs van Roosendaal is furious about leaking two confidential reports about the management culture and the buy -out of a Polish supermarket. Although he says he knows for sure that a councilor is responsible for the leak, he does not make a declaration. Check it here.
When purchasing a Polish supermarket in Roosendaal for 5 million euros, the city council was incompletely informed about costs and legal risks. A research report concludes that both the college and the council have dropped stabs in the process. Read the whole story here.
The Breda Tuinzigt district gets help with the fight against a stubborn rat plague. Housing corporation WonenBreburg and the municipality are going to collaborate more intensively to tackle the source of the problem. Residents are careful but want to see results first. You can read more here.
Peter Gillis sells two Spanish houses: a luxury villa in Playa Flamenca for more than € 2 million and a penthouse in Punta fine for € 595,000. The villa, called ‘my castle’ by him, has five bedrooms, six bathrooms, a lift and several swimming pools. The penthouse offers sea view, two terraces and shared swimming pools. Read the whole story here.