Nantes: Garbage Collectors on Strike Block the Strategic Cheviré Bridge 1

Nantes: Garbage Collectors on Strike Block the Strategic Cheviré Bridge

Big traffic delays, Thursday morning 20th April. Since 7.30 am, sixty striking garbage workers block the Cheviré bridge in the north – south highway that connects the south and north of the city of Nantes. Moreover, the three waste collection sites are still blocked, as are two waste sorting centers, including the incineration plant at Prairie […]

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Car boot sale in La Motte in Brittany this Saturday

La Motte: Boot Sale at Roger-Jouan home on Saturday

There’s no age for fun is an association that makes weekly visits to the residents of the Roger-Jouan home. On Tuesday afternoon, the group improves daily in support and entertainment for residents. Different activities are offered: memory games, crafts, singing, dancing or just a few words of comfort. To support itself, the association organizes on […]

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Police and Gendarmes were out in force over the Easter weekend in the Charente

Charente: 712 Traffic Offenses Recorded over Easter Weekend

ROAD SAFETY: Police and Gendarmes were out in force on the roads of the Charente department over the Easter Weekend … During the Easter weekend, the police and gendarmes were out in force on the roads of the Charente department with many check points set up.  In all, 712 traffic offenses were recorded by the […]

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Two young people have admitted their involvement in the death of a 58 year old man, found bound in his apartment in Lisieux

Man Found Dead and Tied Up in Lisieux: Two Young Jailed

Two young people have admitted their involvement in the death of a 58 year old man, found bound in her apartment. In the popular district of Hauteville, Lyautey Avenue in Lisieux (Calvados), people are stunned. The death of their neighbor Joel Lageirse aged 58 years old, found bound on Friday in his apartment left them […]

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Weather in Charente:  Sunshine despite the Clouds 2

Weather in Charente: Sunshine despite the Clouds

WEATHER: Sunshine is forecast for the Charente department, despite the clouds … Meteo France forecasts a sunny day for the whole of the Charente department, despite the presence of high clouds and cumulus. A North East wind will blow moderately in the morning, increasing in the afternoon. Temperatures will average around 12 degrees in the morning […]

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Traffic difficulties on the A13 in Normandy

Normandy A13: Vehicles Broken Down, Slowing for Several Kilometers

The evening turns on busy roads in Calvados on Easter Monday 17th April 2017. A slowdown over seven kilometers is currently registered on the A13 between Danestal and Beaumont-en-Auge, in the direction Caen – Paris . A slowdown of several kilometers is currently registered on the A13 in the direction Caen-Paris between Danestal and Beaumont-en-Auge. […]

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Man threatens in Easter Mass in Nice

Nice: A Man Makes Threats at Easter Mass, he was Arrested

ARREST: “He made threats and had agitated behaviour” said one witness … The Church of Saint-Pierre d’Arène, in Nice, was evacuated on Sunday morning, in the Easter Mass after a man with threatening behavior broke into the premises. A security perimeter has been established in this area, close to the Promenade des Anglais. Un individu […]

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François Pervis became world champion kilometer for the fourth time this Sunday in Hong Kong.

Track Cycling: François Pervis is the Kilometre World Champion

The Mayennais, François Pervis, 32, was crowned kilometre world champion for the fourth time in his career. He beat compatriot Quentin Lafargue (26 years). After missing the World Championships in London last year, François Pervis had at heart to put the record straight in Hong Kong this year. The 32 year old cyclist has the […]

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Near Brest, a major archaeological discovery

Near Brest, a Major Archaeological Discovery

Scientists have uncovered the artistic traces of the Upper Paleolithic in Plougastel-Daoulas (Finistère). Besides being very rare in Europe, they are also the oldest of its kind in Brittany. “An exceptional archaeological value. “ Nearly four years since Nicolas Naudinot, research professor at the University Côte d’Azur CEPAM-CNRS, working on the site of the Empress […]

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