Ferney protestors fight against large commercial centre

Monday, 31 January 2022 06:30

Protestors took to the streets of the French border town of Ferney-Voltaire on Saturday to fight against a large-scale shopping centre.

The march included locals and Geneva politicians from the Green Party. They called the idea an outdated project from the last century.

The centre will be 60,000 m2 with 130 shops, 19 restaurants and space for 1,600 cars.

Protestors point out this would be the second large centre being planned after the Open project in St Genis, which is attracting similar complaints.

In addition to the street marches, there have been legal challenges filed against the construction.

More from Bitesize News

Heat closes Geneva paddling pools

Eight of Geneva's eleven paddling pools are now closed as the city battles bacterial contamination during the heatwave.
Soaring temps hit hospitals

Hospital rooms at the Geneva University Hospital are hitting 34 degrees - with temperatures in the cafeteria up at 40.
Crans-Montana looks to summer season after fire tragedy

Crans-Montana is hoping for a broadly stable summer, more than six months after the New Year fire at the Constellation bar.
MétéoSuisse warns of budget cuts

The federal weather service is warning that government budget cuts risk making our forecasts less accurate.
Rents rise Geneva - more than Zurich

Rents in Geneva have risen 5.3% over the past year, putting the canton well above the national average of 2.5%, according to the property platform Homegate.
Better passenger rights coming

We’re going to get stronger air passenger rights, after the European Parliament voted for a major tightening of the rules.