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Amsterdam drug user bus to leave OLVG: We're gone by June 30

The mobile drug consumption bus near the OLVG hospital in Amsterdam East is scheduled for removal on June 30 after operating for exactly one year. While the facility helped reduce drug-related issues in the Oosterpark, it also generated complaints from neighbors and the hospital due to limited capacity and loitering. A permanent indoor location is still being sought to provide necessary care, with temporary mobile solutions likely to be used in the meantime.

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Midwife challenges speeding fine on way to delivery: ‘Can’t drive 30 with sweating armpits’

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No trains between Haarlem and Amsterdam Sloterdijk due to defective railway bridge

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