Lelystad

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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima, joined by Princesses Ariane, Amalia and Alexia during the King's Day visit to Emmen, Drenthe. 27 April 2024
Politics
Dutch royals to celebrate King’s Day 2027 in Lelystad, first time in Flevoland
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The front of a Dutch fire department vehicle in 2022
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Video: Fire destroys Lelystad swingers club days after municipality bought property
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Backpacks hanging on the backs of chairs in a primary school classroom
PoliticsBusiness
Zeeland schools sue ProRail over train not running for four months
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Entrance to the train station at Schiphol
Business
Schipol Airport-Zwolle night train impossible without municipal funding, Arriva says
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Data center
BusinessTechCultureLifestyle
Permitted large data centers in Amsterdam and Lelystad move ahead despite opposition
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Dutch police officers
Crime
Man arrested after breaking Into Goudswaard home and sexually assaulting two women
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Lelystad
Business
Dutch property values climb to €3,320 per m2; Biggest increases outside Randstad
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Store front of Louis Vuitton, international luxurious brand, Amsterdam branch, October 12, 2021
CrimeBusiness
Luxury brand Louis Vuitton fined €500,000 in Dutch money laundering case
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Ryan al N., an 18-year-old from Joure, who was found murdered in the waters along Knardijk in Lelystad on 28 May 2024.
Crime
Family appeals convictions in honor killing of 18-year-old woman
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Ryan al N., an 18-year-old from Joure, who was found murdered in the waters along Knardijk in Lelystad on 28 May 2024.
Crime
Father gets 30 years, brothers 20 for alleged honor killing of Ryan Al Najjar
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Three intercity trains at Groningen Central Station
BusinessCultureLifestyle
NS starts reduced timetable during winter holiday period
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Control tower Lelystad Airport.
PoliticsBusiness
Caretaker cabinet OKs F-35s at Lelystad, passes holiday flight decision to next cabinet
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Ryan al N., an 18-year-old from Joure, who was found murdered in the waters along Knardijk in Lelystad on 28 May 2024.
Crime
Brothers' lawyers ask for acquittal for 18-year-old Ryan's honor killing
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Bicycle signs on open train door.
Business
Attempted copper theft halts train traffic to and from northern Netherlands
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Crime scene tape with a police car in the background
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One killed, three injured in three-car crash on Oostvaardersdijk near Lelystad
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The flag of Suriname against a backdrop of city lights. Artist's rendering.
Business
Over 250,000 Surinamese people have moved to the Netherlands since 1975
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Police officer checks in on elderly man
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Police in Lelystad, Zeewolde warn of scam campaigns targeting dog owners, homes
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Dutch police station.
Crime1-1-2
Police seek couple who left Spanish gunshot victim at Lelystad hospital
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Cocaine and heroin seized by Lelystad police from three minors. 31 Oct 2025
Crime
Three children arrested for cocaine, heroin possession in Lelystad
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Truck at an asphalt plant
HealthBusinessCultureLifestyle
Toxic fumes, noxious odor from Lelystad asphalt plant drive record number of complaints
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Trams, cars, and bicyclists try to navigate Rotterdam's rush hour as Storm Benjamin makes its way across the Netherlands. 23 October 2025
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Benjamin the third official "storm" to hit the Netherlands this autumn; fifth this year
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Swiss wristwatches lying on green leaves
Crime
Dutch fiscal investigation service seizes 44 cars and luxury items in tax fraud probe
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Broken Circle/Spiral Hill in Emmen
CultureLifestyle
Fifteen post-1965 buildings nominated to become new national momuments
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Cocaine
Crime
Police seize 1,600 kilograms of cocaine in Gorinchem and Ede, four arrested