The Utrecht departments of D66 and ChristenUnie are concerned about a group of homeless people in the city. The shelter for Eastern European homeless refugees is closing and the parties are concerned about the consequences for the health of the homeless and public health. The homeless group is normally not entitled to shelter, but temporary … Read more
Tuesday 20 April 2021, 10.54 am PROVINCE OF UTRECHT – It is spring weather and especially in Corona time that means that we often go back to nature. That is generally healthy too, but you have to watch out for the tick, which is on the rise. You can get Lyme disease because of the … Read more
Aldi and SoLow will open their doors in House Modernes in the center of Utrecht. The building on the corner of Oudegracht and Lange Viestraat is currently being completely transformed. Supermarket chain Aldi leases over 500 square meters on the ground floor of House Modernes on the corner. SoLow, a shop for consumer goods and … Read more
This morning dozens of police raided homes and business premises in Montfoort, Ameide, Lopikerkapel and Haastrecht. Six suspects were arrested, five men and one woman. The action is part of an investigation into a group of criminals who allegedly trade in drugs on a large scale. During the raids several weapons were found and houses, … Read more
More than a third of the homes sold in Utrecht in 2020 were bought by people who are not going to live there themselves. In the last three months of last year, even 40 percent of the houses for sale in the city went to investors or investors. This is evident from figures from the … Read more
The UMC Utrecht will soon be able to treat a few babies with the very serious muscle disease SMA with the new gene therapy Znamenma. There is no reimbursement yet for the very expensive drug, but the center has made agreements with the manufacturer. There is now a so-called Early Access Program (EAP), intended as … Read more
There is now a so-called Early Access Program (EAP), intended as a bridge until there is clarity about the compensation in the Netherlands. The babies to be treated must meet various criteria, especially in terms of age, condition and weight. The new drug costs about 1.9 million euros per treatment. The Zorginstituut has to test … Read more
A rooster is walking on Tractieweg, in the middle of the Werkspoorkwartier in Utrecht. Oh, says alderman Lot van Hooijdonk, who comes from the Juliana Park. “People are releasing chickens there, usually roosters, which they no longer want at home. We will soon do something about that. The males are by far in the majority, … Read more
The student who says so is on Thursday with three other girls and a pack of wine in Lepelenburg park. No, they don’t have to put their name in it ADbecause the sorority they know of doesn’t encourage meeting. “You are forced to give up some of your student days, but you don’t want it … Read more
A week after the business conference in the Beatrix Theater in Utrecht, the first so-called Back to Life corona test event of Fieldlab Events, no corona infections took place. One employee is known to have been infected after taking the mandatory PCR test on Saturday and before the event on Monday 15 February People who … Read more