What’s going on in Holland this week?
The unusual and continuing cold period in Holland has led to a number of manifestations of skating fever.
Researchers at Radboud University in Nijmegen have set a new world record by developing a solar cell which converts 25.8% of light energy
Arnhem’s Burgers’ Zoo has been taken the penguins indoors because of the severe frost.
The Radboud Raid, named after the fearless Frisian king who fiercely fought the Franks around 700, will take place in Grou on 16 -17 May.
A 45-year-old Dutch woman in the town of Bunschoten has given birth to her 19th child
A Dutch company developed a new font that it says cuts ink usage by about 15 per cent.
It has been proved by historical research that US President-elect Barack Obama is descended from the Pilgrim Fathers who left the Dutch town of Leiden in 1620 to found the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts.
Nicola Lloyd nlloyd@holland.com
