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A new, spacious, and low-stimulus building for a children's day center and special education has opened on Plataanstraat in Leeuwarden. Due to the growth in special education, the location is already proving to be too small. Nevertheless, the children and staff are very pleased with the new facility and its courtyard garden.
Students at NHL Stenden have created a 3D animation highlighting the impulse to constantly buy new products. The project illustrates how people are inclined to replace perfectly working devices, such as headphones, as soon as a newer model is released.
AvP students Amy (18) and Rosanna (19) both wanted to write the winning Eurovision Song Contest song. If it is up to the NPO, the Netherlands will participate again next year. How do teachers and students at the Academy for Pop Culture in Leeuwarden view this?
The now 20-year-old man who is suspected of causing a fatal accident last June in the Bird Value in Zeeland is released on parole. That was decided by the court today at the first pro forma hearing in the case. The Public Prosecution Service had asked for the pre-trial detention of Reinaldas J. to be extended.
Good morning! In Breda, the suspect of the fatal accident with a group of schoolchildren in the Zeeland Bird Value is in court and Chinese President Xi is making a state visit to the United States. First the weather: this morning there is a lot of cloud, but this afternoon the sun breaks through more often and then the temperature rises to more than 20 degrees. Especially in the north, there is a chance of a shower later.
This week is the Week against Bullying. Throughout the country, extra attention is being paid to bullying and the consequences it can have. Schools reflect on how you interact with each other, where plagues stop and bullying begins and what young people can do when they themselves are bullied or see that someone else is the victim. But how is bullying actually viewed in Leeuwarden?
A design created by a student from SBO Aquamarijn has been placed on a trash bin in public space in Leeuwarden. The initiative highlights the message that trash belongs in the bin. The installation marked the conclusion of Himmelwike 2026.
Sander Arends and Bart Stevens won the ATP Challenger 100 tournament in Rennes, France. The first-placed Dutch duo defeated fourth-placed pair Ivan Liutarevich and Joshua Paris in the final on Saturday. Convincing march to the final Arends and Stevens form a successful occasional duo this week. At the ATP Challenger 100 tournament in Rennes, France, both Dutchmen beat each other without losing a set to the tournament winnings.
Together with Bart Stevens, Sander Arends has qualified for the final of the ATP Challenger 100 tournament in Rennes, France. The first-placed Dutch duo defeated third-placed pair David Stevenson and Matej Vocel in two sets on Friday in the semi-finals: 7-6(5), 6-2. Convincing march to the final Arends and Stevens form an occasional duo this week. In the first round, they dealt convincingly with the French Matteo Martineau and Luca Gueymard Wayenburg: 6-4, 6-3.
The Dutch should build up a larger emergency stockpile of food than is currently advised: for eight days instead of three. This is what researchers from the Clingendael Institute and Erasmus University say who have looked at food security in our country on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture. Our supermarkets and suppliers are now operating so efficiently that there are hardly any supplies for emergencies, they warn.
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