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News on French trains from CFF

22/05/2008 by Ellen Wallace

Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss rail company CFF is providing information on French trains, with French transport workers on strike today. Check the map for details.

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Swiss news, travel

Under 18, forget about buying booze at Coop

22/05/2008 by Ellen Wallace

Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – Coop is taking a bigger step than the law requires in an effort to reduce drinking by teenagers: 1 June the Swiss supermarket chain will raise the age for buying all alcohol, including wine and beer, to 18. Swiss law allows the sale of beer and wine to anyone age 16 […]

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Community, Food and Drink, health, Swiss news

Cocaine highs and political lows of Valais councilor

13/05/2008 by Ellen Wallace

Martigny, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Xavier Bagnoud, the ex-PDC (centre-right Christian Democrat party) leading politician who was filmed nude, sniffing cocaine, remains in the headlines. Bagnoud was caught by a mobile phone camera and the film clip circulated on the Internet. He resigned from his party 6 May, shortly after 20 Minutes circulated the video […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Lake Geneva region, Politics, Swiss news

FEATURE – Swiss cows come out fighting

09/05/2008 by Ellen Wallace

Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Wednesday night in villages near the resort of Crans-Montana farmers and friends cheered, wine glasses in hand, as Spring was officially declared in the Swiss Alps by those who know the mountainside best. [Ed.note: click on images to view larger.] The fighting cows were let out of their barns, with the […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Favorite regional places, Feature, Lake Geneva region, Swiss news, travel

Vaud wines will slack Euro VIPs’ thirst

09/05/2008 by Ellen Wallace

Rolle, Vaud, Switzerland (24 Heures, Fre) – Schenk, based in Rolle, has won the exclusive rights from UEFA to provide wine for Euro 2008 invited guests and VIPs, throughout Switzerland. The company has selected 12 wines, one from Geneva, one from Valais and 10 from Vaud.

Filed Under: Wineries Tagged With: Schenk, UEFA, Valais, Vaud

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