Lyon. Retiree attacked in the street, hundreds of rats in a residence and what about the ZTL... The news you shouldn't miss this week
Every Sunday, Le Progrès reviews the six key news stories of the week in Lyon. On the menu this week...
Angelo, a resident of the Gerland district (Lyon 7th) for 60 years, had his necklace violently ripped off during his Sunday walk on August 10. "My dad could have lost his life," said his daughter Ghyslaine, who does not intend to let it go.
The gold chain Angelo wore around his neck was forcibly ripped off. "It was a gift from his little sister," Ghyslaine explains. The man was taken to Édouard-Herriot Hospital: "He had several injuries, it cost him a hip and a femur. He also has 15 stitches in each arm." Angelo was operated on by a surgeon, and he is on the road to recovery...
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Two municipal swimming pools forced to close in August due to lack of lifeguards
Due to a "national shortage of lifeguards", the municipal swimming pools of Jean-Mermoz (8th ) and La Duchère (9th ) will not be able to welcome Lyon swimmers on certain days in August.
This lack of vocations is detrimental to swimming teaching, but also to the operation of the facilities. A series of setbacks that comes at a rather bad time, as the heatwave has been hitting the department since Thursday, August 7 .
Residents of a housing project managed by GrandLyon Habitat have to live with rat corpses trapped in bait boxes. Nearly 500 rodents have already been captured, but residents feel powerless in the face of the health risk: "The traps are placed on the ground in areas accessible to everyone, including young children, pets, stray cats, and birds, which is completely unacceptable."
One resident paints a near-apocalyptic picture of the situation: "The consequences are disastrous, dozens of rat corpses litter the interior gardens and no one has picked them up since July 24. They attract flies and worms are omnipresent, creating an unbearable smell of putrefaction under the tenants' windows and in the surrounding area."
"I need to pick up a customer, is it possible to come by?" How does this ZTL that closes the Presqu'île work?
In Presqu'île, the retractable bollards on Rue Port-du-Temple, on the Saône side, and Rue Gentil, on the Rhône side, have been in operation since July 28. They rise every day at 1 p.m.; eventually , the ZTL will have five of them.
To enter the perimeter, motorists registered in the database simply have to drive up to the stop and the terminal lets them in once their license plate is recognized, but others slip in behind the recognized vehicle...
Philippine Mignot, from Lyon, went on an Erasmus year in Belfast about ten years ago while studying European law in Lyon. "It was one of the best years of my life, because I met my partner Manuel there."
And then, it only took one visit to Manuel's homeland in Torredonjimeno, in the Jaén province of Andalusia, for the Lyonnaise, already introduced to rural life by her father, to become passionate about olive groves and olive oil production. The couple, who were about to welcome Óliver, their little boy, set themselves a challenge! To take over part of the plots and convert them to organic farming.
The Tête d'Or chamois walks through town: "It was quite impressive to see this animal"
The chamois, which had been hiding in the thickets of the Tête d'Or park, decided to come out of hiding this Monday morning to stretch its legs in the streets of Lyon.
“I saw this chamois come running down the street by chance, as I was looking out my window,” says Ingrid Jendrzejak. “It was quite impressive to see this animal in the middle of the street, among the cars; it really contrasted with the surroundings! Luckily, there were no vehicles in circulation on the street at the time; it was heading straight ahead.” For the moment, the animal is still wandering around town...
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