Due to track work, less train traffic than usual will be possible around Haarlem from Thursday for six days. The NS reports this on Monday. There will be no trains at all between Haarlem and Leiden until 31 January. In addition, there will be no trains to Santpoort Noord and Zandvoort during the weekend. Finally, … Read more
The artist who fell from a great height during a Christmas Circus Haarlem performance is out of danger. The acrobat is approachable and needs a lot of pain relief. He will be further examined for fractures or internal injuries, for example. The accident happened around 8.45pm. There were about a thousand spectators in the circus … Read more
04 jan 2023 om 22:34Update: 2 uur geleden An artist fell from a great height during a performance by Christmas Circus Haarlem on Wednesday evening. The victim was taken to hospital with injuries, a police spokesman said. The spokesman has not yet been able to say how the artist is and how serious the injuries … Read more
The massive power outage that started just after 11pm Friday night in the Haarlem area was resolved by 4am Saturday morning. Around 30,000 households, large parts of Haarlem and parts of Spaarndam, Bloemendaal and the surrounding area were left in the dark after an explosion and fire at a high-voltage substation. TenneT, which operates the … Read more
Parts of Haarlem, Spaarndam and the surrounding area were hit by a “major blackout” on Friday evening, network operator Liander reports. It arose after an explosion and fire at a high-voltage substation, reports the Kennemerland Security Region. 30,000 to 40,000 households would be without electricity. TenneT, which operates the national high-voltage grid, reports that a … Read more
ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 00:21 Tens of thousands of people were left without electricity for hours due to a power outage in and around Haarlem, Spaarndam. According to network operator Liander, there is a “major power outage”, with between 30,000 and 40,000 people in 41 streets without electricity. Liander expected the malfunction to be fixed at 1:15am, but … Read more
For the first time since its foundation in 1951, the International Organ Improvisation Competition Haarlem has not received a winner this year. The jury was of the opinion that the finalists were not innovative, creative and original enough and decided not to award a prize. The organ competition is part of the International Organ Festival, … Read more
The percentage of pupils at risk of loneliness has more than doubled for second and fourth graders in secondary education compared to 2019, before the corona crisis. Thirty percent of the second and fourth graders say they suffer from this, that was 14 percent. Online bullying has also doubled: 11 percent of second and fourth … Read more
Old lyrics about the holocaust by the new city poet of Haarlem, Darryl Danchelo Osenga, have ensured that his appointment was withdrawn after two days. The council of mayors and aldermen of Haarlem announced this on Friday. After his appointment last Wednesday, older song lyrics from 2012 by Osenga surfaced in which he rapped about … Read more