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 On February 10th Swiss voters will be voting in a referendum on whether Switzerland should put a freeze on the amount of land designated as building zones, or land set aside for construction. Here is what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190129/at-a-glance-switzerlands-urban-sprawl-referendum Tue, 29 Jan 2019 10:54:51 +0100 at-a-glance-switzerlands-urban-sprawl-referendum As always, there is plenty of fun and interesting things going on in Zurich this weekend. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181026/eight-zurich-events-you-dont-want-to-miss-this-weekend-oktoberfest-singles-meeting-graphic-design-photography-awards Fri, 26 Oct 2018 16:37:03 +0200 eight-zurich-events-you-dont-want-to-miss-this-weekend-oktoberfest-singles-meeting-graphic-design-photography-awards A stunningly detailed scale model of the city of Geneva is going on public display, more than 30 years after work started on the intricately crafted project. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160119/miniature-model-of Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:09:40 +0100 miniature-model-of The fight over where developers can build in Switzerland is becoming complicated. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121018/businesses-fight-proposed-swiss-building-restrictions Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:28:00 +0200 businesses-fight-proposed-swiss-building-restrictions