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Calls mount for a national ban on consumer fireworks in NL

Amsterdam and Rotterdam mayors, and national police chief Janny Knol have all called for a national ban on fireworks following a number of serious incidents during the New Year festivities in the Netherlands, including the death of a 14-year-old youth. Consumer fireworks are banned in 19 cities, including Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht, but the ban was widely ignored, and firework …

Fireworks Ban Rotterdam

1 week, 4 days ago

May football violence spurs talks between Mayors and KNVB on fan disorder

NL Times

Mayors of cities with professional football clubs are calling for clarification from the Royal Dutch Football Association regarding ongoing violence and the extensive police involvement surrounding matches. This initiative follows a series of violent incidents, including the May FC Utrecht vs. Go Ahead Eagles match, which led to clashes between supporters and police. The violence during the May match prompted …

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2 months ago

Restored Utrecht Dom Tower to be officially opened by Queen Máxima

NL Times

The restored Dom Tower in Utrecht will be officially openedon Saturday evening. Queen Máxima and Mayor Sharon Dijksma will turn on the new lighting of the tower, officially ending the years-long project. The inauguration will take place with a light show from the balcony of the Academy Building of Utrecht University, which is located diagonally opposite the Dom Tower. The …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Utrecht monument to the abolition of slavery unveiled on Friday

NL Times

A monument dedicated to enslaved people was unveiled in Utrecht on Friday afternoon. The 150th anniversary of the practical abolition of slavery will be celebrated during the as-yet unofficial Keti Koti holiday on Saturday. Utrecht Mayor Sharon Dijksma, Alderman Linda Voortman and Leroy Lucas, who initiated the project for a new monument, unveiled the monument together. "The shape of the …

Slavery Monument Utrecht Dijksma

2 years, 6 months ago

Laughing gas use banned in almost all of Utrecht

NL Times

It will soon be prohibited to use laughing gas in almost the entire city of Utrecht. The districts of Binnenstad and Oost will soon be the only districts left where the use of laughing gas is not banned. The use of laughing gas causes serious nuisance on the street and has major consequences for the health of users. Life-threatening situations …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Two men arrested for death threats against Utrecht mayor

NL Times

Police arrested two men on accusations that they violently threatened the mayor of Utrecht, Sharon Dijksma. "A 29-year-old man from Amsterdam and a 21-year-old man from Utrecht were arrested by the police yesterday after death threats were made against the mayor on the same day," police said in a statement on Friday. "The statements addressed to the mayor were of …

Utrecht Dijksma

2 years, 7 months ago

Enforcement officers in Utrecht allowed to voluntarily wear bodycams

NL Times

Enforcement officers in the municipality of Utrecht may carry a bodycam with them if they want to, Mayor Sharon Dijksma decided that after a trial with the cameras was well-received by the employees. "The results of this study confirm that the bodycam is a good means to increase the feeling of safety, safety and learning ability," she told the city …

Utrecht Dijksma Wear Bodycams

2 years, 9 months ago

First public memorial for Utrecht tram attack next week

NL Times

Next week Friday, Utrecht will be commemorating the third anniversary of the terrorist attack on a city tram in 2019 that left four people dead and many others injured. "It is good and important that we can commemorate the tram attack in a wide circle this year," Utrecht mayor Sharon Dijksma said. On 18 March 2019, Gokmen T. opened fire …

Utrecht

2 years, 11 months ago

Utrecht mayor threatens to fine open restaurants, cafes and bars

NL Times

The municipality of Utrecht warned catering establishments they could be fined for remaining open in protest of the extension of coronavirus measures targeting the hospitality sector. "If they do not close, they can be fined 4,000 euros," said a spokesperson for the mayor of Utrecht, Sharon Dijksma. Gys Owner Gijs Werschkull said he mainly wanted to show that it is …

Open Utrecht Dijksma Kashani Sanju Ramen

3 years, 3 months ago

Utrecht deploys ex-criminals to dissuade young people from joining drug world

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Utrecht will work with ex-criminals to prevent young people from entering the drug environment. "Utrecht proposes a reinforced approach to counteract further disruptive efforts of drug crime," said mayor Sharon Dijksma in a letter to the city council on Thursday. They have the authority to help young people make different choices in order to stop the "breeding ground for criminal …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Utrecht a step closer to prohibiting private fireworks use

NL Times

The city council of Utrecht is pressing forward with a plan to ban the private use of fireworks this summer. According to Mayor Sharon Dijksma and the city aldermen there is "no more room in Utrecht" for the "unlimited use of fireworks by private individuals." A second survey, conducted by the municipality itself, showed that 60 percent of Utrecht police …

Fireworks Utrecht Residents

3 years, 8 months ago

Five Utrecht cafes welcome visitors for the first time in months as covid-free test begins

NL Times

Five Utrecht city center cafes opened their doors to guests for the first time since bars, restaurants and cafes were ordered to close in mid-October during the height of the second wave of coronavirus infections. The event was held at De Beurs, one of the five cafes involved in the three-day experiment to help determine how the hospitality sector can …

Event Utrecht Cafes

3 years, 11 months ago

Automatic firearms found buried in Utrecht park after tip to TV show

NL Times

Multiple weapons were found buried in Park Transwijk in Utrecht last week, following a tip given to RTL5 crime program Crime Desk, Utrecht mayor Sharon Dijksma said informed the city council on Monday. According to De Telegraaf, the weapons found were Kalashnikov AK47's - automatic firearms often used in assassinations. Shortly after Dijksma took office last month, she asked the …

Crime Utrecht Dijksma

4 years ago

Sharon Dijksma sworn in as 332nd Mayor of Utrecht

NL Times

Labour politician Sharon Dijksma was sworn in on Wednesday as the 332nd person to serve as Utrecht's mayor. The Labour party member took the helm of the country's fourth largest city not in front of a huge audience at the Tivoli Vredenburg music center as would be the case under normal circumstances, but rather in a small ceremony at City …

City Utrecht Dijksma

4 years, 1 month ago

Billion euros raised to extend Amsterdam subway to Schiphol Airport

NL Times

Amsterdam alderman Sharon Dijksma reached an agreement on extending the Noord-Zuid subway line to Schiphol airport with the municipalities involved, the province of Noord-Holland, the transport region, KLM, NS, and Schiphol. These parties agreed to together provide 1 billion euros for the project, Dijksma said to De Telegraaf. This plan will create 122,700 extra jobs and offers the possibility to …

Billion Euros Schiphol Dijksma

4 years, 1 month ago

Amsterdam's infrastructure chief moves to be mayor of Utrecht

Dutch News

Amsterdam’s infrastructure chief Sharon Dijksma is set to be appointed the new mayor of Utrecht, replacing Jan van Zanen who has moved on to The Hague. Dijksma, 49, is a career politician, who was the youngest ever MP when she first entered parliament for the Labour party at the age of 23. After several spells as a junior minister, she …

Utrecht Dijksma

4 years, 1 month ago

Amsterdam's infrastructure chief moves to be mayor of Utrecht

Dutch News

Amsterdam’s infrastructure chief Sharon Dijksma is set to be appointed the new mayor of Utrecht, replacing Jan van Zanen who has moved on to The Hague. Dijksma, 49, is a career politician, who was the youngest ever MP when she first entered parliament for the Labour party at the age of 23. After several spells as a junior minister, she …

Utrecht Dijksma

4 years, 1 month ago

Amsterdam politician Sharon Dijksma named new Utrecht mayor

NL Times

The Utrecht municipal council nominated Sharon Dijksma to be the city's new mayor. "We are confident that Sharon Dijksma will act with practical wisdom, self-awareness, and that she knows what she does in the service of others," GroenLinks city councilor Heleen de Boer said when announcing the nomination, according to the broadcaster. "With Sharon Dijksma, Utrecht will have an experienced …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Quay wall in Univ. Amsterdam collapse was repaired in May; In trouble for weeks

NL Times

Employees of the University of Amsterdam were given limited access to re-enter two buildings adjacent to a quay wall which crumbled into a canal. The pavement above and along the quay was renovated in May, but it was found to already be sinking on August 18, the university said. The buildings house the faculties of Art History and Humanities, and …

Building Quay Univ

4 years, 6 months ago

Some Amsterdam bridges, quays on the verge of collapse

NL Times

The initial results of the municipality of Amsterdam's inspections of the state of its bridges and quays have raised major concerns. Some bridges are on the verge of collapse, and inspection of the first 80 high-risk quays showed that they all need renovation, responsible alderman Sharon Dijksma said, Het Parool reports. According to Dijksma, the number of bridges in need …

Bridges Quay Dijksma

4 years, 7 months ago

Micro cars which park on Amsterdam pavements face €95 fine from July

Dutch News

The drivers of micro electric cars such as Biros are being offered the chance to buy a two-year Amsterdam-wide parking permit for the discounted price of €450 as part of efforts to get them off the pavements. The city plans to ban the micro cars from parking on the pavement from July 1, but says wardens will only be able …

Park Fine Owners Micro Cars

4 years, 7 months ago

Micro cars which park on Amsterdam pavements face €95 fine from July

Dutch News

The drivers of micro electric cars such as Biros are being offered the chance to buy a two-year Amsterdam-wide parking permit for the discounted price of €450 as part of efforts to get them off the pavements. The city plans to ban the micro cars from parking on the pavement from July 1, but says wardens will only be able …

Park Fine Owners Micro Cars

5 years, 3 months ago

Amsterdam could use cameras to enforce scooter ban; 3,500 fines handed out so far

NL Times

The municipality of Amsterdam is considering using environmental- and mobile cameras to make sure scooters and mopeds stay off the bike paths. Since the ban was implemented, 3,500 fines and 360 warnings have been issued for scooter and moped riders caught on bike paths, alderman Sharon Dijksma announced, Het Parool reports. The use of cameras in the above mentioned tunnels …

Cameras Scooter

5 years, 8 months ago

Amsterdam could ban most petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030

NL Times

A new plan by Amsterdam's city leadership announced on Thursday aims to ban all petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030. Part of the plan includes unspecified subsidies and exemptions to help ease the burden of transition for city residents and businesses, and more investment in Amsterdam's electric vehicle charging network. To achieve its goals, the city wants to phase in …

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Calls mount for a national ban on consumer fireworks in NL

May football violence spurs talks between Mayors and KNVB on fan disorder

Restored Utrecht Dom Tower to be officially opened by Queen Máxima

Utrecht monument to the abolition of slavery unveiled on Friday

Laughing gas use banned in almost all of Utrecht

Two men arrested for death threats against Utrecht mayor

Enforcement officers in Utrecht allowed to voluntarily wear bodycams

First public memorial for Utrecht tram attack next week

Utrecht mayor threatens to fine open restaurants, cafes and bars

Utrecht deploys ex-criminals to dissuade young people from joining drug world

Utrecht a step closer to prohibiting private fireworks use

Five Utrecht cafes welcome visitors for the first time in months as covid-free test begins

Automatic firearms found buried in Utrecht park after tip to TV show

Sharon Dijksma sworn in as 332nd Mayor of Utrecht

Billion euros raised to extend Amsterdam subway to Schiphol Airport

Amsterdam's infrastructure chief moves to be mayor of Utrecht

Amsterdam's infrastructure chief moves to be mayor of Utrecht

Amsterdam politician Sharon Dijksma named new Utrecht mayor

Quay wall in Univ. Amsterdam collapse was repaired in May; In trouble for weeks

Some Amsterdam bridges, quays on the verge of collapse

Micro cars which park on Amsterdam pavements face €95 fine from July

Micro cars which park on Amsterdam pavements face €95 fine from July

Amsterdam could use cameras to enforce scooter ban; 3,500 fines handed out so far

Amsterdam could ban most petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030