Wengen forest road renovation: Lauterbrunnen municipal council approves 80,000 franc loan

Wengen forest road renovation: Lauterbrunnen municipal council approves 80,000 franc loan

From the Lauterbrunnen municipal council | February 3, 2024 The local council provides information about current business. For example, a loan of 80,000 francs was approved for the renovation of the Wengen forest road. In Wengen, which belongs to the municipality of Lauterbrunnen, the forest road is being further renovated. Photo: Rolf Wegmüller At the … Read more

Jannik Sinner vs Novak Djokovic: Australian Open Semi-Finals 2024 Battle of the Skiing Tennis Stars

Jannik Sinner vs Novak Djokovic: Australian Open Semi-Finals 2024 Battle of the Skiing Tennis Stars

Australian Open | 24. Januar 2024 Jannik Sinner against Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals on Friday is the duel between the two currently best players – and two athletes who once also excelled on skis. Jannik Sinner (right) defeated Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals in Turin in November. Photo: Keystone You can ski in … Read more

Viktorija Golubic’s Australian Open Run and Ambitions for the 2024 Tennis Season

Viktorija Golubic’s Australian Open Run and Ambitions for the 2024 Tennis Season

After Aus at the Australian Open | January 21, 2024 Viktorija Golubic can look back on a good start to the season in Australia despite a clear elimination in the third round against a strong Jelina Switolina. But the hunger is far from satisfied. The Australian Open ended in the third round for Viktorija Golubic. … Read more

City of Bern Launches Support for Affordable Housing and Rental Deposit Insurance

City of Bern Launches Support for Affordable Housing and Rental Deposit Insurance

City of Bern | January 18, 2024 People affected by poverty can now seek advice on finding or keeping an apartment. The city is also launching insurance for rental deposits. This is intended to reduce the financial barriers to access to the housing market. The city of Bern wants to provide support in finding accommodation … Read more

Uncovering the History of Skiing in Switzerland: A Nuanced Look at Arthur Conan Doyle’s Role

Uncovering the History of Skiing in Switzerland: A Nuanced Look at Arthur Conan Doyle’s Role

Sports history | December 31, 2023 The British writer Arthur Conan Doyle learned to ski during his stays in Switzerland. He helped to popularize skiing and even claimed ownership of skiing in Switzerland. A sports historian sees the whole thing in a more nuanced way. The legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in Meiringen. Photos: Keystone Doyle, … Read more

Marco Odermatt dominates first run of Alta Badia giant slalom

Marco Odermatt dominates first run of Alta Badia giant slalom

Marco Odermatt is also the best in the first run of the first of two giant slaloms in Alta Badia. The world champion leads the intermediate rankings ahead of Croatian Filip Zubcic. Marco Odermatt was once again the fastest. Photo: Keystone Odermatt doesn’t seem to have any problems switching to the shorter skis after his … Read more

Markus Messerli is the new mayor

Markus Messerli is the new mayor

Erlenbach community meeting | December 9, 2023 110 voters took note of the silent general election on December 7th. They approved both the slightly deficit 2024 budget and a loan for bed erosion in the Simme. The outgoing mayor and new councilor Andreas Brügger. The new mayor of Erlenbach, Markus Messerli. With 110 voters present … Read more

The President and the Pope at the wine fair – 50 years of Vinifera in Biel

The President and the Pope at the wine fair – 50 years of Vinifera in Biel

anniversary | 16. November 2023 The organizers Daniel Leuenberger and Daniel Peter came up with various highlights for the birthday. One of these was the pre-event “Bielersee Total” on Monday, where the winemakers from the region were in the foreground. Both the president and the pope spoke at the official opening: the mayor of Biel, … Read more

Low Postal Vote Turnout in City of Bern Ahead of Next Voting Sunday

Low Postal Vote Turnout in City of Bern Ahead of Next Voting Sunday

City of Bern | 15. November 2023 Five days before the next voting Sunday, the postal vote turnout in the city of Bern was 11.1 percent. Compared to the three previous voting Sundays, this value is clearly lower, as a graphic published by the city of Bern on Tuesday on X (formerly Twitter) shows. The … Read more

Swiss Farmers’ Association Awards ‘Increase well-being with Lavandin’ with Prestigious agroPrize Worth 20,000 Francs

Swiss Farmers’ Association Awards ‘Increase well-being with Lavandin’ with Prestigious agroPrize Worth 20,000 Francs

Increase well-being with Lavandin | 5. November 2023 The agroPrize and the three other prizes were awarded at the award ceremony in the Bern Kursaal. For 31 years, emmental insurance, under the patronage of the Swiss Farmers’ Association, has been honoring innovative projects from Swiss agriculture with this unique award, thereby promoting the development of … Read more