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The “Rocancourt du Tarn” tried for rape in Albi
#AUDIENCE The trial opened this Friday in Albi and is scheduled to last until January 29. Tony Peillon, nicknamed the “Rocancourt of Tarn” because of the numerous scams for which he has already been convicted, faces up to fifteen years of criminal imprisonment while five women accuse him of rape and another accuses him of assault sexual. Acts allegedly committed between the end of 2015 and the beginning of 2021 in Albi (Tarn) and Narbonne (Aude), among others. Tony Peillon, who was described on the first day of the trial as a man in whom “affective-emotional immaturity” generates “a weak resistance to desire, to frustration”, denies the facts outright.
“Scapia”, the new series about Marseille filmed in Sète
#TELEVISION One more. Sète will host the filming of a new series at the end of January. The teams of Scapiaa French production with gang accents from the Marseille neighborhoods, will film chase scenes and a BRI intervention on a trawler. Eight episodes lasting 45 minutes are planned for the first season. Part of the first episode has already been filmed in Marseille. The rest of the filming is scheduled in Hérault and, therefore, in Sète. In the casting of this new project, we announce, alongside Moussa Maaskri and Cyril Lecomte, actors used to filming in the South. We will find Baya Belal (Such a big sun), Samy Gharbi (Tomorrow belongs to us) and Jérémy Banster (Such a big sun). The first episode of Scapia should be visible on Ciné + OCS at the end of February.
With Chloé Ridel, the PS wants to strengthen itself in Gard
#NAME Socialist MEP Chloé Ridel inaugurates her office in Nîmes this Saturday, January 25. Premises which will also house the new headquarters of the Socialist Party. “We want to reconnect with the population,” says the elected official. We return to the heart of the left and political life in general and this premises symbolizes that too, in Nîmes and in view of the next municipal elections. » Elections for which Chloé Ridel intends to mobilize. “We need left-wing unity, that’s clear. Afterwards, who will carry the list, it is not yet decided. Nîmes is an important city which is also the subject of discussions at the national level. » While the communist Vincent Bourget has already announced his candidacy, the MEP does not rule out a “ticket” with him.
-No legal report for Ménard's notes
#BEZIERS “We are satisfied with the explanations given,” said Citizen Transparency, which demanded accountability from the mayor of Béziers Robert Ménard for his trips to Paris. After going through 520 notes (catering, transport and representation costs), the association estimates that the €28,000 spent over four years, between 2020 and 2023, was justified by the town hall services. She will therefore not report to the courts.
An underground bar, the new winter Tub
#Montpellier Open since November 7, Tub, the new trendy cocktail bar in Montpellier, has experienced a meteoric rise. The establishment is always full. Especially since a video posted on the networks by Val. cob, an influencer from Montpellier. “Our objective was to rely on word of mouth but also on social networks, it’s successful,” says Flore, co-manager of the place with Nicolas. At Flore, the decor and welcoming customers. To Nicolas, the cocktails. After recovering the premises of the former Papa Doble bar, the idea of opening a site hidden from ordinary passers-by seemed obvious to them. “We did a lot of hidden bars, and when we saw the premises, we said to ourselves that it was totally suitable,” explains the young woman. After the success obtained for the first months, the objective is simple: to perpetuate the place and renew the menu two to three times a year, so that the bar does not remain just a simple winter hit. Reservations strongly recommended.
