diff --git a/website/app/Http/Controllers/NewsController.php b/website/app/Http/Controllers/NewsController.php
index 4a881fee..70c431e2 100644
--- a/website/app/Http/Controllers/NewsController.php
+++ b/website/app/Http/Controllers/NewsController.php
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use \Model\NewsItem;
 
 class NewsController extends Controller
-{
+{ 
+    private static function TimestampToDateTime($timestamp) {
+      $result = new \DateTime;
+      $result->setTimestamp($timestamp);
+      return $result;
+    }
+ 
     public function show(Request $request, $id)
     {
         parent::registerView($request, 'nieuws', $id);
@@ -20,8 +26,8 @@ class NewsController extends Controller
 
 		case 2:
 			$source = $apiResult->source;
-			$newsItem->published = new \DateTimeImmutable('@' . $source->created);
-			$newsItem->edited = new \DateTimeImmutable('@' . $source->updated);
+			$newsItem->published = self::TimestampToDateTime($source->created);
+			$newsItem->edited = self::TimestampToDateTime($source->updated);
 			$newsItem->author = $source->author;
 			$newsItem->images = null; // Images will be embedded
 			$newsItem->video = null; // Videos will be embedded
diff --git a/website/config/app.php b/website/config/app.php
index c4169c36..6254f63f 100644
--- a/website/config/app.php
+++ b/website/config/app.php
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ return [
     |
     */
 
-    'timezone' => 'UTC',
+    'timezone' => 'Europe/Amsterdam',
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ return [
     |
     */
 
-    'locale' => 'en',
+    'locale' => 'nl',
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------