Outcomes of the European Parliament elections in Leiden and the area

Outcomes of the European Parliament elections in Leiden and the area

(Picture: Chris de Waard). Final Thursday, GroenLinks-PvdA acquired by far essentially the most votes within the elections for the European Parliament in Leiden. That is evident from the official outcomes introduced late final night time. With greater than 35 p.c of the votes, GroenLinks-PvdA turned by far the biggest celebration. By way of votes, D66 … Read more

Warm weather plays tricks on Leiden Marathon: 10 kilometers cancelled

Warm weather plays tricks on Leiden Marathon: 10 kilometers cancelled

(Photo: Chris de Waard) It is so hot this afternoon that many participants in the Leiden Marathon have dropped out. The 10 kilometers has been canceled by order of the Safety Region. Emergency services are stationed everywhere around the course. GRIP 1 has been declared due to the weather conditions. This stands for Coordinated Regional … Read more

Warm weather plays tricks on Leiden Marathon: start of 10 kilometers postponed

Warm weather plays tricks on Leiden Marathon: start of 10 kilometers postponed

Unity with the news from Key City As a regional broadcaster, it focuses on radio and TV broadcasts, the website redactie.nl, our free news app and various social media channels with news, information and entertainment on the Leiden region. Via this website you can also listen to our radio broadcasts online, hear programs you missed … Read more

Safety measures around the Van Brienenoord Bridge also affect our region

Safety measures around the Van Brienenoord Bridge also affect our region

The Van Brienenoord Bridge is in need of major maintenance. (Photo: Wikimedia) The Hague mayor Jan van Zanen and his Rotterdam colleague Ahmed Aboutaleb fear huge traffic jams from Leiden to Breda if maintenance work on Rotterdam’s Van Brienenoord Bridge is not started soon. The mayors say they need a hundred million euros to prevent … Read more

New Nasal Spray Developed by Ermelijn Smits to Strengthen Immune Systems of Vulnerable People – Call for Public Support

New Nasal Spray Developed by Ermelijn Smits to Strengthen Immune Systems of Vulnerable People – Call for Public Support

Ermelijn Smits. (Photo: PR) One million people in the Netherlands have lung diseases such as COPD and asthma. Hermelijn Smits from the LUMC wants to strengthen the immune system of these vulnerable people with the help of a new nasal spray. She wants to develop this using the body’s own substances from the intestines. Companies … Read more

Expert Center for Young People with Dementia to Speak at Alzheimer Café: December 14 Event Focuses on Young Onset of Dementia

Expert Center for Young People with Dementia to Speak at Alzheimer Café: December 14 Event Focuses on Young Onset of Dementia

Edith de Jong and Willy van der Khaak (right) from the expertise center for young people with dementia speak at the Alzheimer Café on Thursday, December 14. (Photo: Dementia Expertise Center) The stereotypical image of dementia is an older man or woman walking down the street in pajamas and barefoot. Looking for a home that … Read more

Corona Vaccination Round in Alphen aan den Rijn, Leiden, and Gouda: October 4 Start

Corona Vaccination Round in Alphen aan den Rijn, Leiden, and Gouda: October 4 Start

The vaccination location of Hecht GGD in Leiden. (Photo: Chris de Waard) People over 60, adults who receive a flu shot invitation and healthcare workers can get a corona shot from October 4 in Alphen aan den Rijn, Leiden and Gouda. The new corona vaccination round of Hecht GGD Hollands Midden will start that day. … Read more