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Cheeses in the spotlight at the Mondial
#LARZAC – Pride in the ranks of the Larzac shepherds cheese cooperative! In fact, their cheeses received no less than five medals at the last Mondial du fromage in Tours. “Great pride” for the 50 employees, explains Emmanuel Combet, the director. La Marotte and l’Estaing won the gold medals. The cooperative is developing a range of around twenty dairy products and will innovate with a 100% sheep’s cheese raclette cheese starting this fall.
Every morning, the black spot on the A709 motorway
#MONTPELLIER – For years, thousands of motorists have found themselves stuck bumper to bumper on the A709 motorway, from Vendargues to Saint-Jean-de-Védas, particularly between 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., the busiest time slot. With sometimes precarious security since “clever kids” play fish tails thinking they can save a few seconds… “For me, for three or four years, morning traffic has increased,” notes Hugo, a user of the A709. Many motorists are impatiently awaiting the construction of the Eastern Diversion (DEM) and the work on the Montpellier Western Bypass (COM). Last year, the motorway platoon carried out 3,309 interventions, including 773 accidents.
In 2026, the Air France shuttle is finished
#TOULOUSE – The strategy of the boss of Air France was revealed this Wednesday, October 18. The national company will refocus its activities on Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport and will no longer serve Toulouse, Marseille and Nice from Orly. The objective assigned by the government to Air France was to redress its economic situation. The new boss Ben Smith therefore attacked the source of the company’s losses which represented domestic flights. In 2022, this activity generated a loss of 200 million euros and it will still be in the red in 2023. So no more 16 daily flights of the Air France shuttle between Toulouse and Paris. Same for Marseille and Nice. From 2026, flights will be operated by its low-cost subsidiary Transavia, with 10% fewer rotations. By handing over to Transavia, Air France further confirms its withdrawal from domestic routes. This is a bolt from the blue for Toulouse, which has no TGV connections to Paris, and can only count on these air connections.
Today’s figure: 30%
#NIMES – This is the percentage above the national average of waste collected per year and per inhabitant in the municipalities of Nîmes Métropole. “We are at 330 kilos per year per inhabitant! The margin for improvement is enormous when we know that 60% of the waste put in gray bags should be sorted, which will allow us to balance our costs,” he said. exclaims Bernard Angelras, vice-president. Moreover, Saturday October 21 and Sunday October 22, the people of Nîmes will be able to undertake the major autumn cleaning with the establishment of ten mini-recycling centers in several districts of Nîmes.
Rodez slaughterhouse: suspended prison sentence
#ANIMAL ABUSE – Six months suspended prison sentence and 1,500 euros in fines for the former director of the Arsac site. Three months suspended sentence and 3,000 euros in fines for the former CEO of the Arcadie Sud-Ouest company. 1,000 euros in fines for the director of sheep production… After the trial last September, the sentences were handed down in the highly publicized case of the Rodez slaughterhouse. In 2020, he was singled out by the L214 association for mistreatment of sheep. The Arcadie company, which has been in liquidation for several months, was also fined 40,000 euros. With its former managers, it will also have to pay 5,000 euros in damages to L214.
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