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Eurohotel in Leeuwarden wants to offer free hotel rooms to health workers

Organisation for nature reserves satisfied by spaced-out visitors

Groningen child-care organisation asks to re-open

Province of Groningen: 149 confirmed cases of COVID-19, Drenthe: 107, Friesland: 118

Major Northern Dutch study to consider COVID-19 risk factors in 135,000 person sample

Fifteen new infections in province of Groningen; first death; fewer infections in The Netherlands than expected

Ferris wheel factory in Groningen runs spooky person-free wheels (Video)

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Groningen-based company Vanhulley to start making face-masks, volunteers sought

Angry customers at Bedum supermarket drive workers to tears

Markets in Drenthe open, but ‘Corona-proofed’

Organisation for Dutch nature reserves: “Don’t come to De Slotplaats in Bakkeveen”

From Farm to Fork: Northern farms start delivery produce boxes

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“Digital department store” comes to Groningen

Light show for health and care workers in Groningen

Applause echoes round Groningen for healthcare workers
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Groninger Museum’s only Van Gogh stolen from museum in ultra-wealthy Laren

Traditional Frisian Skûtjeseilen boat race takes to the virtual waves

Groninger tradition ‘Herring for the poor’ cancelled

Church Bells to ring again this evening

Forum Groningen closed until June 1, Groninger Museum postpones exhibitions

Musicians in Drenthe and Groningen play along to “Ode to Joy”

Virtual Museum Tours, free-to-access learning, and film libraries: The Northern Times’ guide to Free online culture and education

IepenUP Live to feature free Frisian pop-music

Veenkoloniaal Museum in Veendam makes largest every purchase: a painting of W.A Scholten
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Heads in copper clouds: a Portuguese wanderer in Friesland

Vlieland football team suffers from serial prankster

Leeuwarden: an enchanted city

Bat shelter Groningen winds up: influx too large for “bat-woman” Anja Sjoerdsma

“Apples from Oranges”: vote for your favourite social project now!

Burgumer children have day of action against poverty

Leeuwarden: There is some magic in the air

Leeuwarden: a rather unexpected place

A ‘global nomad’ settles in Groningen
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“It feels good to help travellers”: an interview with Caleb Lekishon of My Super Tours

Together is better: My Local Friend matches internationals with Groningers

Make it in the North x Sustainable Future brings job-fest to Leeuwarden

Emmen wants RUG satellite campus

Dutch research institute ASTRON makes major breakthrough

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“Take a selfie, and let us do the rest”: and interview with Jafar Lotfi of Kabbex
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Leeuwarden named UNESCO City of Literature

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Leeuwarden named UNESCO City of Literature

by The Northern Times

October 31, 2019

The news was announced yesterday, becoming only the second Dutch city to so-named Translated by Thomas Ansell “Awesome news”, said ...

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Culture

Leeuwarden’s Cultural Capital legacy plans starting to form

by The Northern Times

Funding for culture, and a wish to become a ‘UNESCO City of Literature’ are major components of the plan. Translation ...

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People

Claudia Woolgar: a one-woman cultural tour de force

by Thomas Ansell

Born and raised in the UK, she’s run theatres, directed art festivals, and was one of the leading lights in ...

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What's happening

Argentine theatre group Fuerza Bruta coming to Leeuwarden

by The Northern Times

A two-week residency by the Argentine postmodern theatre group Fuerza Bruta in Leeuwarden in December is set to be the ...

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Photo reportage: Giants in Leeuwarden

Culture

LF2018 Royal de Luxe giant marionettes performance wins public event of the year

The three-day performance “Big Skate in the Ice” by the French street theatre company Royal de Luxe in August of ...

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Economics

LF2018 generated 230 to 330 million euros for Friesland

by The Northern Times

Organisers of Leeuwarden-Friesland’s year as a European Capital of Culture say that they are satisfied with the economic impact of ...

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YourPost Leeuwarden: a legacy of LF2018

People

YourPost Leeuwarden: a legacy of LF2018

by Thomas Ansell

December 19, 2018

YourPost.eu, a crowd sourced, multi-lingual news site, was launched as part of Leeuwarden-Friesland Capital of Culture. Its citizen journalists are ...

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Who What When Where Why: LF2018

Culture

“This is 2018” reflects on Leeuwarden-Friesland Capital of Culture 2018 in pictures

by Thomas Ansell

December 14, 2018

As the mantle of European Capital of Culture is about to be taken up by Italy and Bulgaria, a limited ...

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Friesland working on 2028 follow up to Capital of Culture year

What's happening

Friesland working on 2028 follow up to Capital of Culture year

by Matthijs van Houten

December 13, 2018

LF2018 director Tjeerd van Bekkum says that the organisation is working on a year-long event on the tenth anniversary of ...

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Politics

Delegation of 70 ambassadors visit Capital of Culture

October 16, 2018

A group of 70 ambassadors from around the world paid a visit to Friesland on Monday to learn more about ...

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