Former Baas says goodbye to the judiciary after 40 years and there is finally recognition for ‘forgotten’ Moluccan soldiers: these are the five stories you must have read this week.
After a career of more than 40 years in justice, Gerrit van der Burg says goodbye where it once started: as an public prosecutor in Breda. The former highest boss of the Public Prosecution Service looks back on high -profile matters such as the murder of Peter R. de Vries and the Martel Chamber in Wouwse Plantage. He sees a hardening in crime, but continues to embrace Breda. Read his story here.
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Fifty Moluccan KNIL soldiers from Breda posthumously receive an important recognition with a medal in Museum Bronbeek. For their children this finally means justice for the injustice that their parents were affected after forced departure to the Netherlands in 1951. The father of Panoes Salampessy is one of them. Here you can read his story.
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The Food Bank in Eindhoven celebrates its 20th anniversary, but sees the gap between rich and poor grow through the tech tree. The number of families that need help rose from 450 to 630 in a year. The Food Bank urgently needs a million euros for electric trucks due to the zero emission zone. Read it here:
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After 30 years, the nostalgic jug coin disappears from the Tilburg carnival. The special payment method that was accepted in dozens of bars can no longer compete with PIN payments. Pub boss Alex Boonmann understands the decision, but it is disappointing: “It made our city unique.” Read the whole story here.
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The 75-year-old Superfan Jef Lammerse has set up a complete NAC museum in the basement of his flat in Breda. For more than 60 years he has been collecting everything from his favorite club – from shirts to newspaper clippings. The neighbors love it and let him go his way in the shared space. Here you can read his story.
