FOOTBALL – One played 156 times in the FC Groningen shirt, the other even 171 times. Mike te Wierik and Maikel Kieftenbeld are two half ‘Grunnegers’ in the selection of FC Emmen. Both veterans also wish their old club the world, but not this afternoon. “But we are really looking forward to it. It is … Read more
A motorist was stranded at a traffic light in Emmen early this morning. The car hit the pole at the intersection of Hondsrugweg and Weerdingestraat. The driver and at least one other passenger then fled, as bystanders saw. “I heard a loud bang, then a lot of screaming and saw people running away quickly,” a … Read more
Jan 29, 2024 at 5:05 PM Update: an hour ago The Public Prosecution Service (OM) is demanding seven years in prison against twenty-year-old Jermaine S. for complicity in the death of a counselor at the Yorneo youth institution in Emmen. As the leader of a youth gang, S. is said to have instigated the deadly … Read more
A journey through America past all the famous places where Elvis Presley has ever been. Singer Bouke Scholten from Emmen travels with Rob Kemps to follow the ‘King of Rock and Roll’ in the new TV program ‘My Tribute to Elvis’. The first broadcast can be seen tonight on SBS6. In the three-part special, images … Read more
Sometimes abrasive, sometimes polishing, sometimes challenging, sometimes even sweet. About everything, about nothing, true or heavily fictional. Enjoy reading your weekly dose of sandpaper Now that the gunpowder fumes have cleared, the emergency workers wake up in their hospital beds and Saskia and Hans have swept their sidewalk clean again, we can start the daily … Read more
In addition, ‘new’ Dutch people are also expected to know a lot about society. That was not easy for Lucille May Curato, who came over from the Philippines five years ago. “I found that the most difficult part. You have to learn a lot of things about rules, politics, insurance, but also history,” she says. … Read more
Two men recently climbed onto the back of a Drenthe Tours bus. Images show two unknown men wearing camouflage jackets hanging at the back of the shuttle line for migrants between Emmen and Ter Apel. One of the two men quickly takes the lead and lets go of the bus, while another holds out longer. … Read more
Due to a collision on the track between Emmen-Zuid station and Emmen, train traffic between Zwolle and Emmen has been halted for the time being. The collision happened around 10:30 am. After reporting the incident, several emergency services rushed to the Spehornerbrink in Emmen, where visibility screens were quickly installed. The train has been standing … Read more
“I really had a war with my body for a while.” This is how Anita Elling describes her battle with Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine. The Scheper Hospital in Emmen has established the Treant Infection Center especially for people with an inflammatory disease. Internist-infectiologist Sander van Assen is one of the … Read more
The roof of a farmhouse on Noordeind street in Emmen caught fire this evening. The street was closed by the police. The fire probably started at the back of the farm. Several fire engines were deployed to extinguish the fire in the thatched roof. On Instagram, Emmer entrepreneur Vasco Rouw lets us know that he … Read more