Weather: strong gale announced in Normandy

Weather: strong Gale Announced in Normandy

From Monday 23rd until Wednesday 25th September 2019, the weather will deteriorate in Normandy. The wind could blow up to 83 km/h on the coast. From this Monday 23rd September 2019 until Wednesday 25th September, several notices of great expenses and gale are announced all over the Channel and in the North Sea. Winds from south-southwest will reach […]

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Despite the intervention of the Dragon 50 helicopter, the young rider died. She had just fallen heavily on horseback at Jullouville (Manche).

Manche: A Teenage Girl Dies in a Dramatic Horse Accident

On a ride to Jullouville (Manche), a 15-year-old rider fell heavily Sunday 15th  September. She died as a result of her injuries. “Cassandra, young hope of the Normandy team, has left us tonight”, can be read on the Facebook page of the Championship of France Endurance As Normandy. The equestrian world is mourning again. One week after losing one […]

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Thunderstorms threaten Normandy and will be very strong locally.

Violent Winds, Thunderstorms and Rain: The Weather will be Very Disturbed in Normandy at the End of the Day

The Manche is still maintained in yellow alert for storms on Tuesday 18th June, and the bad weather announced will spread throughout Normandy for the end of the day. Already not very pleasant, the weather will only worsen the department of the Channel this Tuesday, June 18, with heavy showers and thunderstorms over the entire department, according to Meteo France . […]

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The town of Coutances is the first of the race to offer free wifi in its streets.

Normandy: Coutances, the First Town of La Manche to Offer Free Wifi on its Streets

You can now browse the web, check Facebook or reply to your emails while strolling the streets of Coutances. An innovative free service in the Manche (Normandy) The town of Coutances, in the Manche (less than 10,000 inhabitants), now offers free wifi – and secure – in its streets. 11 places are thus equipped with terminals: in front […]

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The 47-year-old immediately lost his driving license in the Manche

Manche: Caught Speeding, 49 km/h over the Speed Limit

ROAS SAFETY: On the 14th May, shortly before noon, a 47-year-old man was arrested by the Avranches Rapid Intervention Brigade. He was driving 49 km/h over the limit. On Tuesday 14th May, at 11.35 am in the Manche department (Normandy), the Avranches Rapid Intervention Brigade team intercepted a 47-year-old motorist travelling at 159 km/h for a speed limit of 110 km/h. The […]

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In Cherbourg, three people dead including two children

Cherbourg: Three Dead including Two Children, an Inter-Family Murder

FIRE: A burnt body, mother in Shock, two children dead, a third child is in a “very serious but stable” state Three people, including two children , died this Saturday in  Cherbourg  in an apartment where firefighters intervened for a fire. On their arrival, the firefighters discovered “three children, wounded by knives and having lost consciousness”, and “in the room […]

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Fuel prices have tended to fall since November.

Manche: Fuel Prices Down Since November

Since November 2018, fuel prices have dropped in the department of Manche, according to a study by a specialised site. In the Manche department, fuel prices have been on a downward trend since November 2018. This is the result of a recent study conducted by the station-essence.net site   throughout the country. The average price per liter at the pump rose from 1.53 euros […]

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In Normandy at Cotentin, normal service to the Channel Islands resumes on August 18

Normandy: Between Cotentin and the Channel Islands, Crossings will Resume around August 18th

Due to technical problems, crossings between North Cotentin (Normandy) and the Channel Islands are interrupted. The company Manche Iles Express announces restarting on August 18th. Since the end of July, links between the Channel Islands and the ports of Diélette and Carteret (Normandy) have been interrupted . Due to a technical problem on its boats, and in particular […]

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A British cyclist has died on the roads of Manche after a heart attack

Manche: British Cyclist Dies after Cardiac Arrest on the Road

A 64-year-old man died Sunday 12th August, 2018 in the town of Grimesnil (Manche), while riding a bicycle. Firefighters failed to revive him. This Sunday 12th August, 2018, shortly after 4 pm, a man was riding a bicycle on the RD 102, in the town of Grimesnil, when he suffered a cardiac arrest. The cyclist dropped to the […]

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A person was rescued from a ferry by helicopter at Le Havre

A Passenger Suffering from Pain Aboard a Ferry off Le Havre was Evacuated by Helicopter

On the night of August 3rd to 4th, 2018, a passenger aboard the Mont-Saint-Michel ferry complaining of stomach pain was evacuated by helicopter off Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) On the night of Friday 3rd to Saturday 4th August 2018, around midnight, the maritime prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea was warned by the Regional Operational […]

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