Narrowly Avoided Tragedy: Aftermath of Riots and Arson Attack Near Lyon

Narrowly Avoided Tragedy: Aftermath of Riots and Arson Attack Near Lyon

A tragedy was narrowly avoided last night near Lyon. As revealed by our editorial staff, a fire broke out during the night of Wednesday to Thursday, in a building on Boulevard Honoré de Balzac in Villeurbanne. The municipality, citing “information transmitted by the police services”first confirms in a press release that it was mortar fire … Read more

“Violent Brawl Erupts in Lyon’s Confluence District on Eve of Ascension Weekend”

“Violent Brawl Erupts in Lyon’s Confluence District on Eve of Ascension Weekend”

Many police and firefighters at the scene of the fight this Thursday morning The long Ascension weekend began with a general fight this Thursday morning in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. The brawl broke out shortly before 6 a.m. outside a nightclub on Quai Rambaud in the Confluence district, as many revelers left the area … Read more

“Blandine Brocard Confronts Protesters at Aperitif-Debate in Neuville-Sur-Saône”

“Blandine Brocard Confronts Protesters at Aperitif-Debate in Neuville-Sur-Saône”

She may be a MoDem, having called for a vote on pension reform, having regretted the use of 49.3, Blandine Brocard did not escape the pans. This Thursday evening, the deputy of the 5th district of the Rhône organized an aperitif-debate at the Espace Jean Vilar in Neuville-sur-Saône. Before speaking in front of about fifty … Read more

“Opposition Launches Citizen Evaluation Mission to Assess High Schools in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region”

“Opposition Launches Citizen Evaluation Mission to Assess High Schools in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region”

“Faced with the lack of transparency of the regional executive of Laurent Wauquiez and the refusal to answer questions from the opposition on the state of high schools in the region”the opposition intends to form its own opinion. The PS, EELV, rebellious and communist groups and PRG are joining forces to carry out a mission … Read more

Residents of Villeurbanne Burn Their Bills in Protest of Soaring Prices

Residents of Villeurbanne Burn Their Bills in Protest of Soaring Prices

The associations and citizen movements Alliance Citoyenne, Alternatiba Rhône and Last Renovation met this Friday afternoon in the Pierre Baratin district for this symbolic action. In all, around twenty tenants threw their bills into a fire by calling on regional and national politicians to help them. Invoice in hand, Martine, union representative of the tenants … Read more

Two elected RN from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in a Belambra ad

Two elected RN from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in a Belambra ad

You may have seen this Belambra ad on TV. We see people partying and dancing the night away in a Belambra club. Except that as revealed Dauphine Libere, two faces are not unrecognized. They are Brice Bernard, current RN regional councilor for Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and Marie Dauchy, RN MEP from Savoie and also passed through the … Read more

“Far-right groups pose a threat”

“Far-right groups pose a threat”

Grégory Doucet was the guest this Sunday of the program “C Politique” on France 5. Asked about the extreme right, the mayor of Lyon considers that it is a “moral duty” to fight against this violence: “These small groups pose threats to the Republic.” To do so, Grégory Doucet notably requested state aid via letters … Read more

Grégory Doucet, Bruno Bernard and Cédric Van Styvendael call for an “emergency plan” for the territories

Grégory Doucet, Bruno Bernard and Cédric Van Styvendael call for an “emergency plan” for the territories

In addition to their weekly interview, they love co-signing forums every week or so. Last weekend, it was in Le Monde to advocate the right to offer a vegetarian alternative to children in school canteens. This time in the Sunday newspaperthe President of the Metropolis and the Mayor of Lyon are tackling gender equality in … Read more

a driving instructor suspected of sexual assault on his young student

a driving instructor suspected of sexual assault on his young student

The facts would have taken place last weekend in the east of the Lyon area. According to our colleagues from Progress, a 17-year-old girl went to file a complaint this Saturday against her driving instructor who works in a company in Villeurbanne. She accuses him, during the driving lesson she took with him, of having … Read more

fatally hit as he got out of his car on the A46

fatally hit as he got out of his car on the A46

During the night from Saturday to Sunday, a serious road accident occurred on the A46. Shortly before midnight, two vehicles parked for a still unknown reason on the hard shoulder of the highway in the east-west direction at the height of Ambérieux. It was then that the driver of a heavyweight hit a man who … Read more