Freya Sawbridge

Freya was born in Edinburgh but raised in New Zealand (cue every person she meets saying “oh I have always wanted to go there but it’s so far away!”). A restless and curious nature has led her to move countries 5 times in the last 3 years in attempt to find a place she can call home. She contacted DutchReview on a whim and arrived in the Netherlands in summer 2019 to start her internship.

8 men arrested in Den Bosch for drugging and sexually abusing teenage girls

Earlier this morning, a group of men were arrested for abusing and sexually assaulting three teenage girls. Police Netherlands believe the girls were drugged...

More than half of ABN Amro’s ATM machines closed due to heists

ABN Amro has been forced to close down 470 ATM machines due to heists. The machines have been emptied and boarded up but ABN...

The NS want to use customers’ phone signals for seat seeking aboard trains

The Dutch railway operator, the NS, are eager to use WiFi to help passengers find a free seat in advance aboard a train. So...

Albert Heijn has decided it actually doesn’t want semi-naked photos of its employees

The Dutch supermarket giant, Albert Heijn, requested staff to upload semi-naked photos of themselves to trial a new app that could work out uniform...

Cyclist proclaims “I have a shark in my bag” to avoid traffic fine

What's the best excuse you've ever tried to get out of a traffic fine? Running late for an appointment? Rushing to your family-in-laws dinner?...

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