Top News: a man seriously injured while unloading wood, a man convicted of domestic violence… news to follow this Monday, December 23

Monday 23rd December 2024 07:06 AM

Discover the local news not to be missed this Monday, December 23 in the Hautes-Pyrénées.

Tarbes: a man seriously injured while unloading wood

Sunday morning, rue Saint-Exupéry in Tarbes, a serious accident occurred while unloading wood.

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While unloading wood, he finds himself stuck between the truck and a wall

The victim was evacuated to Tarbes hospital in serious condition.
DDM

A man was seriously injured and found himself trapped between the truck and a wall. His vital prognosis is in jeopardy.

Tarbes: sentenced to prison for domestic violence

A man was sentenced by the Tarbes court to prison for repeated violence against his partner.

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“I never wanted to be violent, I just wanted to explain myself to her”: a man sentenced to prison

Unable to control himself, he again assaulted his partner.
DDM – DDM BRUNO HUET

Unable to bear the separation, the man, living in Pau, found his ex-partner in the streets of Tarbes and was violent when she took refuge in a store.

Peyragudes: a new snow factory commissioned

Peyragudes has started up a second snow factory this season in order to strengthen its snow guarantee.

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Ski. A second snow factory in operation in Peyragudes: “We are consolidating our snow guarantee and preparing for the future”

Laurent Garcia with Benoît Drillaud, responsible for artificial snow, in the new factory.
DDM – THIERRY JOUVE

Equipment which also makes it possible to prepare for the future by freeing up investment capacities for diversification.

Tarbes: this baker “resurrects” the blessed Christmas bread

Anise bread was traditionally placed in churches during Nativity services. Blessed, it was offered to the unbaptized needy after mass: hence the expression “it’s blessed bread”.

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Christmas: the resurrection of “blessed bread”, in Tarbes

From Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine: everyone orders blessed bread from Philippe Larroucau, one of the last artisans to respect the tradition, in the South-West.
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But it's over: the Christians of the Hautes-Pyrénées must go to the Gers to find independent bakers able to help them make this offering. Not for long: the tradition could be reborn, in Bigorre…

Lourdes: the cabins of the Pic du Jer Funicular are getting a makeover

Since the beginning of November, the Pic du Jer funicular has taken up winter quarters on the Plateau de Lannemezan for the major ten-yearly inspection.

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The cabins of the Pic du Jer Funicular are getting a makeover

The team at work around the cabins of the Pic du Jer funicular.
DDM – Delphine Pereira

A necessary step to guarantee the safety of the people who use it each season and that of the staff who work there.