Achterhoek

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The Tweede Kamer COVID-19 inquiry committee during a press conference on witness hearings. May 21, 2026.
HealthPolitics
Covid inquiry finds some Dutch mayors refused to enforce rules in late lockdowns
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Ambulance
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Person killed in suspected suicide at Beltrum railroad crossing
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Sheep in a meadow
HealthNature
Bluetongue virus has been detected in another 900 places since Monday 
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Sheep in a meadow
Health
Blue tongue still rapidly spreading among Dutch sheep, but slowing down
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Entrance of the Zwarte Cross Festival, July 2015.
CultureEntertainment
26th edition of Zwarte Cross festival attracts record number of visitors
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Tonny ter Horst, shot dead in Ter Achterhoek on 9 October 2000
Crime
Breakthrough in coffeeshop robbery homicide: Suspected gunman arrested 23 years later
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Blue-green algae on Taihu lake
HealthNature
Warning for blue-green algae in warming waters; Record streak of summer days in June
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An Arriva bus waiting for an Arriva train to pass at station Lichtenvoorde-Groenlo
Business
Regional train staff on strike for three days this week
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Gavel with lady justice in the background
Crime
Community service for dumping waste on highway in farmers' protest
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Summer fun - kids cooling down with a sprinkler
TechNature
First official heat wave in two years approaching
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Easter bonfire
HealthTechNatureCultureLifestyle
Sharp decline in Easter bonfires this year in Achterhoek region
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Jewish people fled to the vacation house in Warnsveld woods during the Second World War
TechScience
Second World War Jewish refuge to be displayed in Dutch Open Air Museum
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Cracked, dry ground
TechNatureScience
Millions of euros invested to tackle drought in eastern Netherlands
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Dutch Police Officer at the crime scene.
Crime
Police use robot arm to remove volatile explosive powder found in Halle
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Dutch police crime scene tape
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Missing friends found in crashed car, One killed
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Roe and hare in meadow
CultureLifestyle
More and more people moved away from Amsterdam during the pandemic
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Police dog
Crime
Seven arrested for abusing police dogs in training
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Size comparison of Hyalomania ticks (above) to common sheep ticks (below)
Nature
Giant Hyalomma tick spotted again in Netherlands
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Drought conditions affecting crops in 2012
Nature
Drought in East Netherlands now as bad as record years 2018, 1976
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Irrigation
Nature
Drought, low water levels trigger irrigation ban in eastern Netherlands
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Business
Busy roads expected this weekend due to holidays, festivals
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Cracked, dry ground
Nature
2018 in top 5 pct. of Netherlands' driest years
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Nature
Record drought in parts of Netherlands
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Easter bonfire
NatureHealth
More particulate matter in Netherlands air due to Easter bonfires