An 80-year-old man from Assen confesses involvement in the death of a 72-year-old woman and new future perspective for the Johan Willem Friso Kazerne in Assen. You can read that and other Drents news from last week in this news overview.
After years of uncertainty, there is again a bright future for the Johan Willem Friso Kazerne in Assen. There will be various safety training courses on the site and more government services are coming to Drenthe. The parties Province of Drenthe, the municipality of Assen, the Ministries of Defense, the Interior and Educational Institutions University of Groningen, NHL Stenden and DC Terra, agreed this last Monday. To make that possible, millions are invested. This must strengthen the barracks and improve employment in the region.
An 80-year-old Assenaar was arrested on Tuesday for the death of his 72-year-old woman. Her body was found the day before in the Noord-Willemskanaal near Tynaarlo. According to local residents, it is a couple who lives on Thorbeckelaan. The man confessed to being involved in the death of the 72-year-old woman on Wednesday.
The Rundedal at Barger-Compascuum is in the picture as a large-scale business park for defense-related industry. Defense, the government and the province are raising together to explore this possibility.
In recent years there have already been plans for a horticultural area, a wind farm and a car factory. They didn’t come. Although the coffee grounds are still looking at whether the plan is actually going on, alderman Guido Rink (PvdA) emphasizes that Rundedal is among the largest locations of his kind within the Netherlands.
Around ten parties have reported for the takeover of the bankrupt Veenpark in Barger-Compascuum. That says curator Jan Maarten Pol. The fact that there is a lot of interest in the takeover of the park is reason for the Pol to be optimistic about the future of the cultural -historical park, despite a debt of 700,000 to 800,000 euros. More than a week ago the park was declared bankrupt.
Are you under the age of 18 and do you like to drive on a fatbike or other e-bike? Then there is a good chance that you will have to cycle with a helmet from 2027. That is the plan of the outgoing cabinet. The youth of Drenthe does not like that.