Tag: Libourne
Narcotics, stolen vehicles, weapons… Seizures of all kinds from the gendarmes during the “Place Net” operation
They cast a wide net. Some 850 gendarmes took part last week in an operation to combat delinquency and crime, called “Place Net”, in Gironde. They carried out checks and…
First indictments after the Puisseguin accident which left 43 dead in 2015
Eight years after Puisseguin, one of the most terrible road accidents to occur in France, the first indictments were announced. Four indictments were issued in November during the investigation into…
After a racist threat against a teacher, a high school almost shut down
Concern is growing at the Jean Monnet high school in Libourne. Half of the teachers at this Gironde establishment have been exercising their right of withdrawal since Monday, after an…
Chalet atmosphere, Instagram and Michel Bussi… Santa’s secretariat is getting a big facelift
It’s official, Santa’s secretariat has been open since Tuesday. Established for sixty-one years at the Libourne mail customer service (the only one in France where postal workers have the right…
Santa’s mailbox is open until December 20
“Dear Santa…” This is often how children begin their annual letter to the leading figure of Christmas. Its secretariat installed by La Poste in Libourne (Gironde) has reopened its doors.…
The oldest mayor in France has died at 101
He was a hundred years old and still held his position as mayor of Saint-Seurin-sur-l’isle, a small town of around 3,000 souls, in Libournais. The disappearance of Marcel Berthomé, a…
“They are treated like cattle”, the authorities’ fight against slavery in the vineyards
This Friday, October 13, the Libourne public prosecutor’s office opened a judicial investigation for human trafficking against seven people. Implicated for having employed dozens of people of Romanian origin in…
Overwhelmed, Libourne emergencies also want to be regulated
By visiting the emergency department of the Libourne hospital center, we pass in front of many patients who wait on stretchers, in the corridors, with a resigned expression. “Sometimes we…
Van der Poel wants to shine on Poulidor land between Libourne and Limoges… Follow the 8th stage with us…
9:00 a.m.: Hi lovers of fast-moving bikes! Another stage for the sprinters, like Friday in Bordeaux? Maybe yes. But the arrival this Saturday in Limoges will not resemble that of…
For the sake of sobriety, the mayor of Libourne renounces the traditional ceremony of vows
No petit fours or glasses of champagne to start the year 2023 in Libourne, in Gironde. The socialist mayor of this city of 25,000 inhabitants announced on Twitter that he…