The news in Drenthe was dominated this week by boulders that returned from Hoorn to our province, dead penguins and money to improve the LOFAR telescope.
Twelve Drenthe boulders from Hoorn in North Holland are again house. The boulders have been in the dikes there for centuries, but the hunebed center in Borger wanted them back and we succeeded.
Two dead penguins with biting traces were found in Zoo Wildlands. The animal park is still in the dark about which predator the two penguins killed. To find out the perpetrator, extra wild cameras were placed this week.
Astron receives more than 4.6 million euros to improve the performance of the LOFAR telescope in Exloo. Scientists are happy, but it also means good news for society.
“At the moment we only have a limited view of heaven,” says director Jessica Dempsey. “One of the things that the upgrade does is quadruple the image. So we can see four times more.”
Shopkeepers in the center of Emmen are working on a collective shopping ban for thieves, the first in Drenthe. Anyone who steals something more often or causes nuisance may no longer enter any participating store. The shopkeepers want to do this by sharing through a secure app, photos and data from nuisance perpetrators.
The Liberation Festival Assen and other liberation festivals in the country will from now on receive structural financing from the government. This saves the festivals. Different liberation festivals had a hard time after Corona. This year they received a one -off contribution of 700,000 euros. According to State Secretary Karremans, they can look forward to euros in the coming years.