It seems likely e-foils will remain banned on Swiss lakes.
The small surf-board like devices are fitted with an electric motor and when a certain speed is reached, they lift up on a hydrofoil.
A National Councillor from canton Valais, Philippe Nantermod, says he’s asked the Federal Council for guidance on the new machines – and the message he’s got back is that they don’t want them.
The Federal Court ruled last year that a man using an e-foil on Lake Geneva was breaking the law.
Parcel bomb explodes in Grange-Canal
A parcel bomb exploded in a letter box in Grange-Canal yesterday afternoon. Geneva police sealed off a large section of the area.
After autoroute rejection- what now?
A major debate is raging on what to do with the money that would have used to expand the autoroute network.
Passerelle simply too expensive
It seems it was the cost which sank the idea of the pedestrian bridge running next to the Pont du Mont Blanc.
Stolen cello recovered
A valuable cello stolen in Geneva a couple of months ago has been recovered, undamaged.
Kebab shop owner fined for bad meat
A kebab shop owner in canton Sankt Gallen has been fined after customers fell ill due to infected meat.
Move to make winter tyres compulsory
A national parliamentarian is preparing a motion that would make all car owners fit winter tyres.
