Utrecht reach to De Planeet
For those opposed to all the new building in Utrecht, some good news as plans were unveiled today to redevelop De Planeet (The Planet), an iconic shopping and office complex in the old town...
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Jon Wilkins
Jon Wilkins is Welsh and lives in England. He is a writer. A Europhile and Remainer, he is a regular visitor to Utrecht and has set his crime novel series in the city.
Utrecht 0 Houten 1
The Royal Dutch Mint is leaving Utrecht. After having been established in the Dom city for several centuries, the company will soon be moving to Houten and along with moving will take all its...
Utrecht Pop into Pop-Up
Pop-up Gaard? I hear you ask. Where and what is that? Well, it’s been up for a few days now and can be found in Leidsche Rijn Centrum, on the new shopping mall at Wenenpromenade...
Utrecht makes the best Ice Cream
Ice cream! Don’t you just love it. Am I alone in waiting for sunny days ahead when I can enjoy sampling the marvels of my local gelato store? In Italy we saw a celebration...
Utrecht Beer drinkers sit back and enjoy!
Great news if you are a drinker of beer who doesn’t want to leave the comfort of your own home! Utrecht-based MiniBrew have just raises €2.6M funding as the Dutch startup develops the first...
Speedy internet comes to Utrecht
There is some big tech news as VodafoneZiggo laid out its plans to deploy Docsis 3.1 from 2020, starting in your very own city of Utrecht VodafoneZiggo will start rolling out its new fixed...
Utrecht 1 Amsterdam 0
In a remarkable display of one-upmanship, Utrechts Hoog Catharijne has turned the shopping tables on Amsterdam by picking up shoppers from Pieter Cornelis Hooftstraat and bringing them here. As Utrecht shopping centre is open...
Global leader, so what?
All you Utrechters will be pleased to know that The Netherlands now ranks in second place on the Global Innovation Index This I feel is a reflection of what we see in the city...
Sun shines on Utrecht Start Up
Utrecht-based startup Solease secures €2M crowdfunding: As energy will be one of the most expensive resources in the coming years, the demand for solar panels is growing. However, installation of solar panels are expansive,...
Utrecht toy shop to close
Sad, but true, it seems like Utrechters are falling out of love with toys. Or at least with toy shopping as a recent report has stated that the future is looking bleak for toy...
