Stories from Groningen · Netherlands

UMCG is educating first-year secondary school students about the dangers of vaping.

This is reportedly not the first time this has happened in the area.

Radio National featured a discussion about music, specifically mentioning the band Mogwai and their album 'Encumbered'. The segment also touched on the longevity of other bands and their continued output.

Groningen police confiscated an e-bike and arrested three minors in connection with violence and theft involving a rainbow flag.

The 'Inwonersbudget Nij Begun' subsidy became available on May 12, 2026, for residents in the provinces of Groningen and North Drenthe. The funding supports ideas contributing to liveability or social initiatives.

Emergency services in Groningen, Netherlands, have scaled up their response to a hazardous material incident at Rivierenhof.

The Platform Group has acquired Blickpunkt GmbH, a move that expands its Optics & Hearing segment. This acquisition aims to integrate local opticians with digital platforms, leveraging Blickpunkt's premium locations and profitability.

In a football match between SC Groningen and NSC, NSC had more scoring opportunities, specifically via Linse, before halftime. The situation for SC Groningen was described as being 'somewhat against the odds'.

An intensive anthropological investigation is currently being conducted on skeleton material found in the Netherlands. Researchers have performed isotope analysis at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and are conducting DNA testing, specifically in Munich, Germany.

State-owned energy management company EBN has been filling the largest gas storage facility in the northern Netherlands for one month.