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...
View ArticleTribute 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,...
View ArticleTake 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....
View ArticleAccidents, 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...
View ArticleSports: 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...
View ArticleTime 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...
View ArticleSion 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...
View ArticleSkiers 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,...
View ArticleSwiss 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...
View ArticleLow-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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