GenevaLunch » Coppet http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Copyright © GenevaLunch 2010 editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) http://genevalunch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpgGenevaLunchhttp://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no Traffic jams on Geneva, Lausanne A1 stretches to get the Morges lanes treatmenthttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/19/traffic-jams-on-geneva-lausanne-a1-stretches-to-get-the-morges-lanes-treatment/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/19/traffic-jams-on-geneva-lausanne-a1-stretches-to-get-the-morges-lanes-treatment/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:24:55 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=65405 GenevaLunch.com Major Swiss highway programme changes announced Annual highway tax/sticker to jump from CHF40 to 100 by 2015 GENEVA / LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The roadworks weren’t welcome at the time, but the switch in Morges from two to three lanes during rush hour, using  emergency lanes, has been such a success at reducing traffic jams that [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/01/19/traffic-jams-on-geneva-lausanne-a1-stretches-to-get-the-morges-lanes-treatment/feed/ 0 New train schedule offers better links, mobile connections improvedhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/18/new-train-schedule-offers-better-links-mobile-connections-improved/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/18/new-train-schedule-offers-better-links-mobile-connections-improved/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:00:16 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=63675 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – The 2012 train schedule that goes into effect 11 December will offer travellers better connections for trips abroad. Some parts of the Lake Geneva region will also see improvements. But the best news for many working travellers is that mobile connections are being improved, as is the online sales service. The CFF [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/18/new-train-schedule-offers-better-links-mobile-connections-improved/feed/ 1 Lausanne-Geneva trains not running Tuesday morning (Update 2)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/15/lausanne-geneva-trains-not-running-tuesday-morning-update-2/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/15/lausanne-geneva-trains-not-running-tuesday-morning-update-2/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:31:31 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=63540 GenevaLunch.com Some serviced is back, but expect delays, disruptions for the morning Update 09:15  GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Trains are back on the track and running btween Lausanne and Geneva, after a 70-minute stop during rush hour on one of Switzerland’s most heavily travelled routes, says the CFF rail company. A signal box breakdown in Coppet was [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/15/lausanne-geneva-trains-not-running-tuesday-morning-update-2/feed/ 1 A1 Limo driver on clocked at 320kph – filming the feat himselfhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/05/a1-limo-driver-on-clocked-at-320kph-filming-the-feat-himself/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/05/a1-limo-driver-on-clocked-at-320kph-filming-the-feat-himself/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:03:28 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=62084 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The 28-year-old Swiss luxury limousine driver who passed you in his Bentley Continental the night of 21 April (you didn’t even spot him?) at more than 320kph on the A1 near the Vengeron exit no longer has a driver’s license and he will have to face a judge over charges of very [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/05/a1-limo-driver-on-clocked-at-320kph-filming-the-feat-himself/feed/ 1 Vaud chateaus invite the public to see one or all over weekend (correction)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/06/vaud-chateaus-invite-the-public-to-see-one-or-all-over-weekend-correction/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/06/vaud-chateaus-invite-the-public-to-see-one-or-all-over-weekend-correction/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:37:12 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=61266 GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Canton Vaud’s 12 historic chateaus, open to the public, are joining together to offer a special deal at the end of September to encourage people to learn more about this aspect of local history. A single ticket will open the door to all 12 the weekend of 24-25 September, for CHF15 for [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/06/vaud-chateaus-invite-the-public-to-see-one-or-all-over-weekend-correction/feed/ 0 Coppet main road closed after old building collapseshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/04/coppet-main-road-closed-after-old-building-collapses/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/04/coppet-main-road-closed-after-old-building-collapses/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 19:31:15 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=61171 GenevaLunch.com Coppet main street to be closed Tuesday 6 September for demolition crews LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The main road through Coppet, near Nyon, was closed Saturday for several hours while debris from a building that collapsed in the early hours was removed. Canton Vaud police say it is unclear what caused the building at number 14 [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/04/coppet-main-road-closed-after-old-building-collapses/feed/ 0 Coppet’s Menuhin Academy names Vengerov music counselorhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/23/coppets-menuhin-academy-names-vengerov-music-counselor/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/23/coppets-menuhin-academy-names-vengerov-music-counselor/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:45:35 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=60903 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The International Menuhim Music Academy (IMMA), newly based in Coppet, Tuesday 23 August named Maestro Maxim Vengerov, “the greatest violinist of his generation”, its new music counselor. The IMMA was founded 30 years ago in Gstaad by Yehudi Menuhin, widely considered the finest violinist of the 20th century. It has 16 students [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/23/coppets-menuhin-academy-names-vengerov-music-counselor/feed/ 0 Police looking for witnesses to Monday A1 accident near Coppet (update)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/19/police-looking-for-witnesses-to-monday-a1-accident-near-coppet-update/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/19/police-looking-for-witnesses-to-monday-a1-accident-near-coppet-update/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:37:01 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=59955 GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Vaud Police are seeking witnesses to and information about an accident that occurred at 07:35 Monday on the A1 autoroute between Nyon and Coppet, in the direction of Geneva. No one was injured when a car spun several times but the driver of another car, who was earlier reported to have caused [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/19/police-looking-for-witnesses-to-monday-a1-accident-near-coppet-update/feed/ 0 Motorcyclist critical following Coppet crashhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/01/motorcyclist-critical-following-coppet-crash/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/01/motorcyclist-critical-following-coppet-crash/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:51:54 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=59395 GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – A 27-year-old canton Geneva man is in critical condition following an early morning crash next to the Coppet autoroute exit. He was heading in the direction of the lake on the main road at 06:40 when, for reasons that are not clear, he ran a red light. He hit a car coming [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/01/motorcyclist-critical-following-coppet-crash/feed/ 0 Geneva-Coppet rail line groaning under riders’ weighthttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/01/20/geneva-coppet-rail-line-groaning-under-riders-weight/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/01/20/geneva-coppet-rail-line-groaning-under-riders-weight/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:24:20 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=52658 GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Mies and Chambésy could soon be home to two new crossing points for CFF regional trains, residents learned Wednesday evening. The Tribune de Geneve reports that the Swiss rail company met with residents to explain about the works that need to be undertaken in the area to handle the rapidly growing [...]

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