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Local politicians call for action as Drenthe becomes unlikely home of organised crime

A win for animal rights as horse racing comes to an end in Groningen

Thousands of volunteers comb North Sea beaches at Beach Cleanup Tour: “282 pieces of rubbish within one hundred metres”

Judge hands down sentences for gang that sold AK-47’s and other weapons from second hand shops

KEI-week to go ahead despite Coronavirus fears, with a maximum number of visitors set for each event

135 room hotel to be built on Groningen’s Oosterstraat as housing crisis continues

Population statistics for the first half of 2021: Drenthe and Flevoland become more popular whilst university cities like Groningen lose folk

Frisian water board: “strong investment” required to make Province climate-change resistant

Co-artist behind giant Assen dog sculpture threatens legal action following ‘shiny’ restoration
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Lifestyle
Beerwalk Groningen tours available to book now: discover the city’s secrets through local beer!

Flights from Groningen Airport Eelde to Gran Canaria available again from August 16

Oosterstraat in Groningen to welcome new restaurant by renowned chef Yvette Dorsiel

Club Kokomo is gone- Palace to rise from the sweaty, sticky ashes

The best ice cream in the Netherlands? Head to Lemmer

Akerk in Groningen hosts Kidsweek- summer holiday fun for all ages

Tour de Drenthe coming with 4-day event for amateur cyclists

Forum Groningen re-starts International Movie Nights: all the latest non-English language releases, with subtitles!

Got a hankering for some home-made delights? Suikermarkt returns to EM2 on July 4
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Culture
Drenthe’s ‘Veenkoloniën’ get UNESCO World Heritage status

Welcome to the Village festival might be cancelled, but the ‘village of the future’ ethical hackathon will go on!

Nobel Prize winner Ben Feringa donates clogs to Clog Museum in Eelde

Princessehof Palace in Leeuwarden to come to life this weekend with live-projection show about Princess Maria Louise to kick off Friesland’s ‘Summer of Culture’

Prins Claus Conservatorium Summer Concerts to take place in July (with an audience)

Monty Python alumnus John Cleese to dust off material for one last show in Groningen

10-kilometre long artwork planned for Wadden Coast

Groninger Forum re-opens rooftop cinema from next week

Groninger Forum displays Aardman Oscar to celebrate exhibition extension
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People
ESN/ISO: “International students neglected in higher education in the Netherlands”

ESN launches ‘buddy programme’ for students in Groningen

‘University of Groningen must do more for the mental health of students’

From a WhatsApp group to a community: BLOG offers a ready-made social space for Black Ladies in Groningen

Dutch student grades rise during pandemic whilst mental health suffers

New students in Leeuwarden get ‘Coronaproof’ introduction week

King visits Drenthe, ignored by window cleaner

The freshest of threads: send in your designs and become the next sustainable fashion sensation

“We were hoping to start making friends in the summer”
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Opportunities
New IND residence permits available for start-up ‘key workers’

PhD Day goes online with ‘Make it in the North’ themed extravaganza

RUG Campus Fryslân to start second Bachelor’s programme: ‘Data Science and Society’

New online career event for Internationals: Meet Your Future in Energy to be held on April 22

University of Groningen CEO: “Mass lectures for students will not come back”

Province of Drenthe wants a new train connection to the east of the Netherlands: Nedersaksenlijn

Gasunie wants to make Northern Netherlands leading in green gas and hydrogen

Groningen professor awarded with European prize for ‘exceptional achievements as an astronomer’

Van Hall Laurenstein University acquires ‘Henryetta’, the world’s most sophisticated artificial insemination teaching tool
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Some borders open again to Dutch residents

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Some borders open again to Dutch residents

by The Northern Times

Though EU member states are opening their borders to holidaymakers again, some countries still have restrictions by Alexis Veenendaal As ...

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Fast international rail from Friesland and Groningen to Stockholm or Helsinki?

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Fast international rail from Friesland and Groningen to Stockholm or Helsinki?

by The Northern Times

January 24, 2020

With more and more people trying to fly less, could train travel be the answer? A fast international rail network ...

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Is bedding down in a church the new Instagram travel trend? Friesland certainly thinks so

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Is bedding down in a church the new Instagram travel trend? Friesland certainly thinks so

by The Northern Times

November 21, 2019

It very well could be the next social media trend: sleeping under pews, or where the alter stood Translated by ...

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Frisian trains to stay Diesel-powered

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Province of Friesland moves towards quicker trains to Groningen

by The Northern Times

November 18, 2019

The rail link between Leeuwarden and Groningen should have double the tracks between Hurdegaryp and Feanwâlden, and also between Hoogkerk ...

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Opportunities

Discounted OV chip card sale for Friesland, Drenthe and Groningen

by The Northern Times

January 14, 2019

Residents across all three northern provinces can get a public transportation card, an OV chip card, for a steep discount ...

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The Guardian: Groningen among best party destinations for backpackers

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The Guardian: Groningen among best party destinations for backpackers

by The Northern Times

January 3, 2019

On the heels of the CNN programme “Quest’s World of Wonder” naming Groningen one of the best places to visit ...

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North of North: Delfzijl and Appingedam

by The Northern Times

September 7, 2018

Groningen is the Netherlands’ northernmost large city, but what lies beyond – and above – is well worth a day ...

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Fewer trains from Groningen this weekend

by The Northern Times

August 29, 2018

Between the 31st of August and the 2nd of September, several Groningen train lines will not be operating a normal service. Translation ...

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NS travel planner now accepting Frisian names

Starting this week, users can look up their destination in Friesland in the Dutch National Rail (NS) travel planner by ...

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