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 Switzerland will not get a second national park after eight communes affected by a proposed park in the east of the country voted against it in a referendum on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161128/voters-refuse-to-back-a-second-swiss-national-park Mon, 28 Nov 2016 10:59:55 +0100 voters-refuse-to-back-a-second-swiss-national-park Communes in the vicinity of Parc Adula in eastern Switzerland will have their say in a referendum this Sunday on whether the area should become the country’s second national park. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161121/villagers-vote-on-second-swiss-national-park Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:00:58 +0100 villagers-vote-on-second-swiss-national-park A ‘beard society’ in the Gruyère region of Switzerland marked its 75th anniversary on the weekend with a mini festival celebrating Swiss folk traditions. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160509/swiss-beard-society-marks-75-years-of-alpine-tradition Mon, 09 May 2016 13:39:39 +0200 swiss-beard-society-marks-75-years-of-alpine-tradition