Knight in the Order of Oranje Nassau Geert Wolters from Nietap is angry. Asylum minister Faber does not want to sign for a royal award for five former COA employees. According to the minister, that appreciation is at odds with its policy.
Bizarre, says Wolters. “It is not a distinction of the king or the queen, it is an award from society and you will stay away from it with your hands.” In the meantime, two other cabinet members have indicated that they still sign for the Royal Awards.
The size is full for bus drivers in Emmen. Together with trade union FNV, they took action on Tuesday to draw attention to the unsafe traffic situation at the bus station. Especially the way in which they have to load their bus electrically is a thorn in the eye. The buses must go against the direction of travel on the charging station. “We want the charging station to be turned back to the old situation,” says bus driver Dirk Visser.
It is exceptionally dry for the time of the year. About half of the precipitation that normally falls have fallen. And that has consequences. For example, the threat of natural fires increases and farmers suffer from sowing. The water boards are already taking measures to keep the water level high. The water board is watering water into the high areas and in the polders to maintain it.
The Blokhut from Scouting Hoogeveen in the Spaarbankbos is in urgent need of renovation. But tens of thousands of euros still have to be found for that. With the money, Scouting Hoogeveen wants to insulate the building, tackle the kitchen and also tackle the fireplace. “That is certainly ready for innovation,” says chairman John Boertien.
Motors, jeeps and tanks. The vehicles with which the Allies Drenthe freed eighty years ago during the Second World War are temporarily back in our province. The coming week they can be seen in various places in Drenthe. The collection point was in Dalen on Friday. And it was busy. “This morning at seven o’clock the doors waved open, half a day earlier than we were planning, but people were already there. During the day we hope to be here with 700 vehicles,” said Sjoerd Looijenga of the Liberty Tour.