https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A tourist plane crashed in a wooded, mountainous area of western Switzerland on Saturday, killing the three people onboard, police said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20230521/three-dead-in-tourist-plane-crash-in-switzerland-police Sun, 21 May 2023 18:17:51 +0200 three-dead-in-tourist-plane-crash-in-switzerland-police Nearly four weeks after closing down, bars and restaurants in five of Switzerland’s six French-speaking regions will be back in business as of December 10th. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201126/cafs-and-restaurants-in-most-swiss-french-cantons-will-re-open-on-december-10th Thu, 26 Nov 2020 16:36:02 +0100 cafs-and-restaurants-in-most-swiss-french-cantons-will-re-open-on-december-10th Neuchâtel and Fribourg join Geneva and several other cantons in Switzerland in mandating tougher measures to fight the spread of Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201103/update-swiss-canton-of-neuchtel-to-implement-new-coronavirus-restrictions-on-wednesday Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:39:56 +0100 update-swiss-canton-of-neuchtel-to-implement-new-coronavirus-restrictions-on-wednesday Several Swiss cantons have announced tougher measures to fight the spread of Covid-19, going further than the rules implemented by the Federal Council. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201102/update-geneva-and-other-cantons-introduce-tighter-restrictions-to-curb-coronavirus-infections Mon, 02 Nov 2020 11:54:26 +0100 update-geneva-and-other-cantons-introduce-tighter-restrictions-to-curb-coronavirus-infections Faced with a significant increase of Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations, the Swiss cantons of Jura, Fribourg and Neuchâtel are implementing new restrictions starting on October 23rd. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201023/three-more-swiss-cantons-tighten-their-coronavirus-rules Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:07:02 +0200 three-more-swiss-cantons-tighten-their-coronavirus-rules The canton of Neuchâtel can go ahead with plans to introduce a minimum wage after Switzerland’s highest court rejected an appeal by opponents of the idea. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170807/neuchtel-to-become-first-swiss-canton-to-introduce-a-minimum-wage Mon, 07 Aug 2017 12:08:26 +0200 neuchtel-to-become-first-swiss-canton-to-introduce-a-minimum-wage Police in the western canton of Neuchâtel are reporting a worrying rise in use of the illicit drug crystal meth. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161003/neuchtel-dubbed-crystal-meth-capital-of-switzerland Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:32:59 +0200 neuchtel-dubbed-crystal-meth-capital-of-switzerland Neuchâtel voted on Sunday against an initiative that would have made it the first Swiss canton to allow foreigners stand in cantonal elections. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160926/neuchatel-votes-no-to-foreigners-running-for-office Mon, 26 Sep 2016 19:13:16 +0200 neuchatel-votes-no-to-foreigners-running-for-office Neuchâtel could become the first canton in Switzerland to allow foreigners to stand in cantonal elections if the public votes in favour of the proposal in a September referendum. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160818/neuchtel-looks-to-boost-rights-for-foreigners Thu, 18 Aug 2016 13:10:23 +0200 neuchtel-looks-to-boost-rights-for-foreigners Authorities in the canton of Neuchâtel are to bring in new regulations over the size of tombstones and memorials after a two-metre high statue of a naked woman erected in a cemetery in the spring ruffled feathers in the local community. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151029/village-to-rule-on-over-sized-memorial Thu, 29 Oct 2015 12:43:35 +0100 village-to-rule-on-over-sized-memorial A 16-month-old baby died in the canton of Neuchâtel after being forgotten by one of its parents who left the child behind in a company car park, a Swiss prosecutor said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140830/swiss-baby-dies-after-being-left-in-parked-car Sat, 30 Aug 2014 11:27:00 +0200 swiss-baby-dies-after-being-left-in-parked-car Neuchâtel cabinet minister Yvan Perrin, former national vice-chairman of the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (UDC) and longtime MP, has resigned after being hospitalized several times following reported “burnout” problems. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140616/burned-out-government-minister-quits Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:56:00 +0200 burned-out-government-minister-quits A valley known as the Siberia of Switzerland for its bone-chilling winters is celebrating the fact with its third annual "festival of the cold". https://www.thelocal.ch/20140203/switzerlands-siberia-readies-for-festival-of-the-cold Mon, 03 Feb 2014 21:05:00 +0100 switzerlands-siberia-readies-for-festival-of-the-cold Neuchâtel is set to become the first canton in Switzerland to adopt a minimum wage with a rate of 20 francs ($21.75) an hour proposed by the cantonal government. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131111/neuchatel-set-for-first-swiss-minimum-wage Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:22:00 +0100 neuchatel-set-for-first-swiss-minimum-wage A 17-year-old Swiss au pair who died in a bizarre subway accident in Madrid, Spain last year was at the controls of the train when it crashed, a media report says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131001/swiss-teen-at-controls-in-madrid-metro-crash Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:00:00 +0200 swiss-teen-at-controls-in-madrid-metro-crash The head of the municipal government in the watch-making city of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel was stripped of his responsibilities on Friday over allegations of harassing and “mobbing” employees, according to a media report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130816/city-council-chief-deposed-for-harassing-workers Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:31:00 +0200 city-council-chief-deposed-for-harassing-workers Guests and staff were evacuated from an unusual luxury waterfront hotel and restaurant in Neuchâtel after a fire broke out on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130514/fire-forces-evacuation-at-futuristic-neuchatel-hotel Tue, 14 May 2013 12:02:33 +0200 fire-forces-evacuation-at-futuristic-neuchatel-hotel A Neuchâtel cantonal government cabinet minister is facing embarrassment after being caught travelling on a local train without a valid ticket. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130501/government-minister-fined-for-invalid-train-ticket Wed, 01 May 2013 12:49:00 +0200 government-minister-fined-for-invalid-train-ticket An exhibition of photos taken by Neuchâtel photographer Pierre-William Henry shows women baring all — but visitors need torches to see the flesh. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130418/flashlights-needed-to-see-flesh-in-quirky-photo-exhibit Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:16:00 +0200 flashlights-needed-to-see-flesh-in-quirky-photo-exhibit A caver trapped in a water-filled cavern in the canton of Neuchâtel since Wednesday was freed late Friday by a rescue team using divers, the Swiss news agency ATS reported. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130413/swiss-man-freed-after-three-days-in-water-filled-cave Sat, 13 Apr 2013 15:12:00 +0200 swiss-man-freed-after-three-days-in-water-filled-cave