In Normandy, advertising animates debates and mobilizes energies

This is one of the aspects of the climate and resilience bill resulting from the proposals of the Citizens’ Convention: “Limit the incentives for consumption, in particular by regulating advertising. »In fact, most of the proposals (10 out of 12) were softened under the blows of a “Fierce lobbying” of the industrialists concerned, according to … Read more

Covid-19. Saliva tests launched in preschools and primary schools in Normandy

The saliva test campaign begins Monday March 8, 2021 in kindergartens and primary schools in Normandy. It will gain momentum over the weeks. The stake: to stop the progression of the virus which circulates more and more in the region. The prefect of Seine-Maritime, the rector and the director of the Regional Health Agency will … Read more

Covid-19. A source of contamination detected in the Vire Normandie hospital

Foci of contamination are increasing in hospitals. In Vire Normandie (Calvados), a cluster was detected in the cardiology department of the hospital center. More than three cases have been reported. Difficult for management to give precise figures. “ We have been discovering new positive cases every day for the past two weeks, explains David Trouchaud, … Read more

Vaccination against Covid-19 starts the week of January 4 in nursing homes in Normandy

About fifteen nursing homes will first receive the vaccine against Covid-19. While waiting to receive the doses, the teams are organizing themselves to obtain the residents’ consent and schedule pre-vaccination consultations with general practitioners. In the “Les Rives d’or” retirement home in La Couture-Boussey, in the south of the Eure, the common room has been … Read more

IN IMAGES, IN PICTURES. Fifty years ago, trolleybuses bowed out in Normandy

It’s a funny bus, easily recognizable thanks to its two antennas placed on its roof. The trolleybus, which has roamed the streets of Le Havre for a long time, retired just fifty years ago. “The last trip took place on December 28, 1970 between the station and Aplemont”, explains Philippe Némery, Havrais and passionate about … Read more

Normandy. Thanks to social networks, a young woman finds her saviors

The magic of social media has worked again. Lucille Guérin, 22, finds it hard to believe. While she was walking her dog Namy, in Saint-Julien-le-Faucon (near Lisieux), where she lives, she was “Found on the aisle, convulsing. One or more people gave me first aid and called the fire department. “ Victim of amnesia, Lucille … Read more

Brexit: European fishermen out of the woods … for now

“Our fishermen will not stay at the quayside on January 2.” This Friday, the presidents of the regions of Brittany and Normandy, Loïg Chesnais-Girard and Hervé Morin, joined forces to welcome the agreement on fisheries in the post-Brexit trade treaty between the European Union and the United Kingdom. United. Among the sticking points, this sector … Read more

The golden age of satire in France and England 17th-18th centuries. (Rouen, online)

The golden age of satire in France and England in the 17th and 18th centuries Online study day organized by the University of Rouen Normandie on December 10, 2020, as part of the preparation for Agrégations de Lettres and Anglais Organizers: Laurence Macé, Marc Martinez, Tony Gheeraert live on Youtube, with the possibility of exchanges … Read more

REPORTAGE. In Normandy, beech begins to suffer from drought

On a rainy fall morning, half a dozen forestry technicians of Andaine forest, in the south of l’Orne, are preparing to carry out an unprecedented operation of beech hammering. Equipped with a hammer and a spray of paint, they will walk through plot 233 to mark the beeches that they deem already dead, victims of … Read more