Candice Renoir, Olympic objects and cocaine trafficking… the essential regional news

L'actu en région, ce dimanche 13 octobre 2024.

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Candice Renoir back for a TV movie

#COURNONTERRAL – A return soon in the small screen ? In any case, scenes from the third part of the series Candice Renoir, TV movie version, were filmed in recent days in Cournonterral, a commune in Hérault to the east of Montpellier. Actress Cécile Bois, whose character has evolved and who revealed the secret on the set of the Télématin show last May, played in the streets according to the scenario of If the grass is greener elsewhere(working title). So be patient, the broadcast date is not yet known;

The enthusiasm for the Olympics is still as strong

#MONTPELLIER – You had to get up early, very early, this Sunday, to take advantage of the sale of Paris 2024 branded items. Thousands of people gathered at the entrance to the Promenade du Peyrou, some as early as 3:30 a.m., to be able to leave with a T-shirt, a bag, a key ring, a mascot, etc. but no more than ten items per person. Coming from Marseille, Nice, Cavaillon or Nîmes, all had in mind to prolong this magical summer atmosphere. Like this Marseillais, who left with the volunteers' outfit: “I found the interlude so enchanting that I wanted to find souvenirs and take little Christmas presents.”

A cocaine network in court

#NARBONNE – This is an extraordinary trial that will take center stage in the Narbonne judicial scene from this Monday until Friday. No fewer than twelve defendants are being tried following the dismantling of a large-scale cocaine and cannabis trafficking ring in December 2023, initially centered on a neighborhood in Narbonne, but then extended to several municipalities beyond. Two minors will be tried before the juvenile court in December and one individual has been subject to a preliminary admission of guilt procedure. A lengthy investigation, based on surveillance, vehicle geolocation, and the interception of communications, has uncovered this major traffic ring, which involved more than 200 clients. Mirror investigations have also highlighted suspicions of social fraud on the part of the couple at the head of this pyramid network, which had also implicated his son.

Millas tragedy: hearings will resume without the accused

#AIX-EN-PROVENCE – The appeal trial on the terrible collision at the Millas level crossing (Pyrénées-Orientales) on December 14, 2017, in which 6 children were killed and 17 others injured, will continue this Monday, before the Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal. A second week of hearings which, in the absence of the sole defendant, should nevertheless gain momentum in the battle of expert opinions and will be marked by the testimonies of the parents of the deceased middle school students. Nadine Oliveira, the school bus driver, is being retried for manslaughter and involuntary injury. Victim of a serious heart attack on Wednesday, she was hospitalized for an indefinite period.

Today's figure: 6,200, the number of runners in the urban trail

#BÉZIERS – Around 6,200 runners took part in the Urban Trail organized in the city's streets on Sunday. A great performance, with around a thousand more registered than in the 2023 edition. Four events, including a hiking event, were offered to athletes whose enthusiasm for this type of event, which also allows them to discover the city, seems to be growing. Among them, 80% were from Hérault and 53% were women.

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