Top News: Storm Kirk arrives in the Hautes-Pyrénées, towards a forced revolution for the Tarbes bean harvest.. information to follow this Wednesday, October 9

Weather: Storm Kirk arrives in the Hautes-Pyrénées

This Wednesday, October 9, the Hautes-Pyrénées and the Pyrénées-Atlantiques are on orange alert for violent winds with the arrival of storm Kirk on the Atlantic coast.

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Storm Kirk: the Hautes-Pyrénées go into orange alert for violent winds this Wednesday

This morning, due to the Foehn effect, temperatures are very mild in places in the department while the gusts of wind are starting to intensify on the Pyrenean summits.

Saléchan: a man sentenced to prison for domestic violence

A man from the Traveler community was convicted by the Tarbes court on October 8 for domestic violence committed in Saléchan against his ex-wife.

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“A married woman does not go out without her man”: a husband sentenced to 15 months in prison for domestic violence

“The case began in December 2022 when the Saint-Gaudens hospital called the gendarmerie.” That evening, a heated altercation broke out in the hospital center between 3 members of the same family.

Hautes-Pyrénées: the Northern Lights once again visible in Bigorre

Amateur photographer, Yannick Legodec immortalized the sublime colors above Vic-en-Bigorre on the night of Monday to Tuesday, as he left his post at the factory.

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For the third time in a few months, it captures the Northern Lights in the sky of the Hautes-Pyrénées as it leaves the factory

This is not the first time that Yannick Legodec has captured the Northern Lights in the sky at latitudes where we did not really expect them, the third time in a few months.

Hautes-Pyrénées: why the Tarbais beans are preparing to be put through the machine

This traditional production, under the sign of quality, was until now harvested by hand. But various hazards push towards mechanization.

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Availability of labor, weather windows, cost: Why Tarbais beans are preparing to go through the machine…

The sector is currently testing mechanized collection and hopes to develop its specifications in this direction.

Arrens-Marsous: strike of APF employees which provides for a social plan

APF France handicap employees were on strike this Tuesday following the announcement of a social plan affecting 300 to 400 employees.

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“We don’t know where it will end”: the great concern of APF France handicap employees after the first layoffs

In the Hautes-Pyrénées, four employees were affected and a rally was organized in front of the MAS in Arrens-Marsous.