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A glimmer of hope in the bus crash sadness, as 8 children go home to Belgium

GenevaLunch News Swiss government to review safety of tunnel pullover emergency areas GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Eight of the children injured in the 13 March bus crash in Sierre, canton Valais, that killed...

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Tribute to Valais Police after Sierre bus crash

GenevaLunch News Silent march to honour those who died, Tuesday evening 20 March in Sierre Police officer whose unit was first on the scene dies of acute leukemia; police in mourning again SION,...

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Take your cell phone and computer out of the car, say police

GenevaLunch News SION, VALAIS – Police in canton Valais say the capital, Sion, has been hit by a spate of car break-ins, with thieves going after cell phones and computers, or any other items of value....

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Accidents, Valais and Vaud

GenevaLunch News Man dies in Sion city centre Youth critically injured near Fechy LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – A 47-year-old Valais man died in the early hours of Friday after he drove into the wall of a...

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Sports: Geneva Servette FC loses license but appealing

GenevaLunch News Team says decision not unexpected as it scrambles to meet requirements for appeal deadline Sion FC trainer quits GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – These are odd days for Swiss football, with Basel...

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Time to go flower shopping, at last!

GenevaLunch News My singing tree is a wise teller of time GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – My main criterion for the date when I can safely shop for plants, especially blooms for my garden is the flowering of the...

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Sion wins best Swiss urban award for 2013, Wakker prize

GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The 2013 Wakker prize has been awarded to the capital of canton Valais, Sion, for successfully implementing a programme to highlight its urban heritage and to put...

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Skiers alert: high avalanche warnings, unstable weather

GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Winter sports fans beware, the avalanche risk is now at 4 out of 5, “very high”, in a large area from around Verbier to east of Crans-Montana. Changeable weather,...

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Swiss weekend weather and winter sports, 8-10 February 2013 – brrrrr!

GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Be sure to take your gloves and hat when you step outside this weekend, with temperatures dipping in many areas in Switzerland. Alpine areas above 1,000 can...

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Low-flying jets buzzing around Sion

GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – If you’re heading for a resort in canton Valais during the week and a military jet suddenly gives you a buzz cut, don’t be surprised: 1,600 soldiers from the air...

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