Several ports blocked by strikers against pension reform

Pension Reform: Several Major Ports Blocked this Thursday

PROTESTS: The ports of Nantes and Saint-Nazaire, but also those of Brest, Le Havre and Calais were stopped this Thursday against the pension reform At the call of the CGT, a “dead ports” day is underway in several sites in the country. Disturbances and blockages are particularly reported in Nantes-Saint-Nazaire, Brest, Le Havre, or Calais. […]

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The wounded baby seal.found on the beach of Dunkirk has died

North: Struck on a Beach, the Young Seal Succumbed to his Wounds

ANIMAL ABUSE: The seal, found injured on a beach in Dunkirk, died at the reception centre of the LPA He had been discovered, wounded in the head, on the beach of Malo, in Dunkerque, in the North. The young seal, collected by the League of Protection for Animals (LPA) of Calais, died Saturday, announced the Wildlife Care […]

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19 migrants were rescued Wednesday 5 June 2019 off Calais.

Calais: 19 Drifting Migrants Rescued off the Coast

The maritime gendarmerie of Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais) has recovered on board a drifting boat 19 migrants Wednesday 5th June, 2019. They were in a very bad position when they were rescued. Wednesday 5th June 2019, the maritime gendarmerie of Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais) has recovered on board a boat adrift 19 migrants. They were then taken care of by firefighters and the SAMU in […]

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Exposure of Playmobil de Calais (Pas-de-Calais) is visible every day, except Monday 1 January 2018.

An Exhibition of Playmobil on Ancient Civilizations can be Seen Currently in Calais

Relive the history of ancient civilizations through exposure Playmobil® installed until Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Gambetta Calais Forum (Pas-de-Calais). Now, to Calais (Pas-de-Calais) , trace ancient times through the exhibition “Playmobil, the record expo” , installed until Sunday, January 7, 2018 , the Forum Gambetta. The great ancient civilizations (Rome, Egypt) The huge exhibition of Playmobil (3rd edition), is divided […]

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Ferry failed to leave the port of Calais due to high winds of Storm Ana

Calais Ferry Failed to leave Port to Dover

A ferry to Dover, which had failed on Sunday to leave Calais harbour with 313 people on board, due to strong winds, was permanently secured. A ferry bound for Dover , which had failed on Sunday at noon to leave the port of Calais with 313 people on board, due to strong winds, was finally brought to safety in the evening […]

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Signs of recovery in Calais

Calais: Signs of Recovery for Tourism and Economic Activity

ECONOMY: A shudder that remains fragile due to the return of migratory pressure … In the tourism sector and economic activity are showing signs of recovery in Calais, an improvement that could be tarnished however by the return of migratory pressure observed recently. Since the break in October of the “Jungle”, business is gradually distributed to the trade […]

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Driver dies after hitting roadblock of the migrants near Calais

Calais: A Driver Died in an Accident Caused by a Road Block set by Migrants

ACCIDENT: This is the first time such an accident has happened … The driver of a van died early on Tuesday morning in a fire at his vehicle, recounts France Bleu Nord . He lost control while traveling on the A16 at the town Guemps (Pas-de-Calais), blocked by a roadblock set up by migrants. They had placed tree trunks on […]

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22 people injured after a road accident on the A16 involving a bus and a truck

North: 22 Injured on the A16 in a Road Accident between a Bus and a Truck

A road accident between a bus carrying Dutch teenagers and Polish truck occurred on the A16 at Gravelines (North) has injured twenty-two this Thursday morning, one serious, we have learned from sources. The collision between the Dutch bus and the Polish Truck, occurred around 4.45 am in the north of France, halfway between the two port cities of […]

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The wall at Calais to protect the trucks from the migrants is completed

Calais: The “anti-migrant” Wall is Completed

CALAIS: The wall 4 metres high and 1 km long, extending the fences already installed on the ring road near the port … Building an “anti-migrant” wall on both sides of the ring road leading to the port of Calais, to prevent migrants getting smuggled in trucks is completed, said the prefecture of Pas-de-Calais on Monday. […]

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