Suspected cancer, agriculture medal for Carol Delga, threats to vote festivals: Top news from the region

Suspected cancer

#GARD. An alert launched by Generations Futures about PFAS pollution around the Salyndres industrial site came as a shock to Mark Lemaire, 48, who suffers from brain cancer. The revelation of the presence of “permanent pollutants” in the water and the announcement, on the same day, of the results of a Public Health France investigation into glioblastoma prompted many questions.“I’ve been working in Saint-Private, a few kilometers from the factory, for thirteen years. And I live in Generargs. I’m out of luck.” A fighter, he wants answers and wants to get close to others who are in the same situation as him.

Number of days: 600

#Montpellier. This is the number of new electric charging stations that will be installed in the Montpellier metropolis by 2025. “31 municipalities will be equipped to allow people without a charging system at home to power their vehicles,” Julie Freche, elected to mobility, explains.

600 terminals will be divided into “e-city” terminals for slow and free charging for holders of free transport passes and e-fast terminals (fast charging).

Small group “AZF”: five and three years in prison

#Paris/Toulouse. In the trial of the “AZF” group, Michelle D., 76, was sentenced this Friday to five years in prison, with one year suspended, while her accomplice, Perrin R., 61, was sentenced to three years in prison. Detention, including two years suspended, announces La Dépêche du Midi. The remaining fixed sentences will be carried out under the electronic bracelet regime. SNCF received 5.8 million euros in damages.

“I am sorry for causing all this torment. I deeply regret it. Not to myself but to others.” Michel D. pleaded guilty before the Paris Criminal Court to this attempted blackmail against the French state in late 2003 and early 2004. A small group he formed “AZF” then threatened to plant a bomb. SNCF line Paris-Toulouse. Fourteen years after the events, Mitchell and Perrin denounced “assumed his madness” Before the judges and since 2004, he has continued his life without incident and without any act of crime.

Voting festivals under threat because of Olympic security?

#Guard. Organizers of summer and crowd attracting voters, traditional festivals and cultural events will be in trouble this summer in terms of security. Indeed, the Paris Olympic Games (July 26-August 11) and Paralympic Games (August 28-September 8) will attract maximum police officers, tribes, private security companies, rescuers and firefighters. Smaller festivals in rural areas are threatened with cancellation, especially during the Olympics.

Herault and the remaining police forces in the Guard can concentrate more on the beaches, where the crowds are the greatest. A rule that will worry the tourist sections.

Agriculture: Carol Delga Medalist

#Occitania. Carole Delga received the medal from the International Agricultural Show yesterday along with 18 other recipients, including TV host Karin Le Marchand. This is the purpose of the medal “To reward women and men who have given their time, their energy, their initiative or ideas to the show in particular and to agriculture in general.” The regional president has significantly tripled the regional agricultural budget since 2016 and created an exceptional bonus of up to €2,000 to help farmers set up.