Etiket: Amersfoort
A28 accident victim is a 56-year-old man from Amersfoort
The victim who died yesterday in the accident on the A28 near Beilen is a 56-year-old motorcyclist from Amersfoort. A 55-year-old driver of no fixed abode was injured. The accident…
Amersfoort school wants to break the world record for chalk chalking | NOW
Draw a chalk trail of 5 kilometers. It sounds quite ambitious, but students of GSG Guido VMBO in Amersfoort will try to set the world record for chalk on pavement…
It is warm in summer, but skater Erno (80) thinks of one thing: ‘Where are my Elfstedentocht crosses?’ † Amersfoort
Erno van Markus (80) rode the Elfstedentocht three times. In 1985, 1986 and 1997. The last time he skated? ,,A year and a half ago: the winter of ’20/’21. I…
Lightning strike in Hoevelaken | NOW
Lightning struck a house on Leeuweriklaan early Thursday morning in Hoevelaken. As a result of the impact, roof tiles flew off the roof, several meter boxes fell out and a…
Geese in Nijkerk and Hoevelaken cause nuisance: ‘It’s one big mess’ | NOW
The number of swans and geese has grown to such an extent in Hoevelaken and Nijkerk that the birds are causing more and more nuisance. ‘A neighbor in a wheelchair…
How the legendary debate between Fortuyn and Melkert changed Dutch politics forever | Top stories Amersfoort
“Damn, here it was,” says Loek van Hasselt, former master of ceremonies for the municipality of Amersfoort. We are in the hall in the old town hall, where political history…
Residents of seniors’ flat in Amersfoort evacuated by fire in the middle of the night
A large fire raged in a seniors’ flat on the Garietstraat in Amersfoort in the night from Saturday to Sunday. One resident of the complex was taken to hospital with…
The mystery of Hitler’s secret tunnel: ‘Time has stood still here’ | Top stories Amersfoort
The broadcasting journalist (49), until recently director of Talpa Network Radio, has been living in Soesterberg since 1996, a stone’s throw from the impressive building on Kampweg. He first heard…
Gerard lost his wife, what should he do with his monumental building now? ‘Refugees are allowed in there’ | Amersfoort
The grief is still very fresh, but Gerard van den Tweel is back at the office. “Yesterday there were another hundred cards in the bus. I just went to bed…
From Hanover to Amersfoort, DierenPark gets seven penguins
According to animal caretaker Sander Drost, this is good news. “The group dynamics are better with a broader composition and there are more possibilities for the formation of penguin couples.…