Invasion of Aleppo pines, the Lego masters in Alès, a second-hand clothing store… the essential news in the region

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The pines of Aleppo invade the Mourèze cirque

#HERAULT –The old views of the Mourèze cirque bear witness to a lunar landscape which is tending to disappear. Indeed, Aleppo pines proliferate on the natural site. so much so that a cutting campaign has been launched "for three years", specifies Patrick Jaurès, mayor of Mourèze. Since Monday, December 8, teams from the National Forestry Office have been hard at work to clear the view and allow the 100,000 visitors per year to enjoy the mineral wonders. "We mainly remove Aleppo pines and a few maritime pines. We see that in the areas we worked on in 2015, discharges tend to start again, explains Pierre Torjada, head of the National Forestry Office team.< /p>

The number of the day: 1916

#SETE –This is the number of homeless people "encountered" from November 2022 to March 2023 in Sète, during its marauding by the SUS association, with a proportion of 84% men and 16% women. over this period, the Sète association distributed 2,513 hot drinks and 205 blankets. And the occupancy rate of the 55 emergency accommodation places in Sète and Frontignan exceeded 104%.

Thousands of Legos on display

#GARD – This weekend, the world-famous little Danish multi-colored bricks will be in the spotlight. Indeed, Saturday January 13 and Sunday January 14, at the Saint-Privat-des-Vieux sports complex, in Gard, Lego fans will be able to admire the works exhibited by the association “Arts of Bricks&rdquo ;. Among them, notably the large collection of space rockets. Also on the program is the assembly of a giant mosaic before the eyes of the public. The highlight of the weekend will be the arrival of the candidates for the M6 ​​show, Lego Masters.

Disappearance of Samuel Sandler

#TOULOUSE –Samuel Sandler, father and grandfather of victims of terrorist Mohammed Mehra, died at the age of 77, this Friday, January 12, announced the president of the Central Consistory Elie Korchia. On March 19, 2012, Mohammed Merah murdered Jonathan Sandler, 30, and his sons Arié and Gabriel, 5 and 3 years old, in front of the Otzar Hatorah school in Toulouse, then killed Myriam Monsonégo, 8 years old, daughter of the school director. ;rsquo;school. The radicalized man had killed 7 people in total during a series of jihadist attacks. "Since this carnage, I have lived under anesthesia, like a ghost. Their absence haunts me,” Samuel Sandler pointed out in March 2022.

The Thrift Shop to help students

#MENDE –Two master's students at the Faculty of Education in Lozère will soon launch an initiative – the Baraque à fripes – to help precarious students. The idea: collect clothes, shoes, fashion accessories, and redistribute them to students in difficulty. The Student Office (BDE) will be transformed into a pop-up store for the occasion. "Everyone can contribute. Clothing is available to students. They choose, they search, they try, all for free. There is no money, it's really barter, explain Matéo Martinez and Léa Gauthier, the students behind the project. This pop-up boutique within the Mendoise Faculty of Education will remain accessible for several days to allow future graduates to shop for new clothes. The idea is beautiful but it once again highlights the great precariousness in which many students find themselves.

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