Their mills were assembled it is 33 years old, an age at which Coquelles were still a small village (1250 inhabitants) and Leers already a town (7800 inhabitants). Meanwhile the coastal town has won more than 1,000 souls – Leers 1500 – but his fame has skyrocketed in 1994 with the establishment on its territory from the entrance to the Channel Tunnel and the operation site for Eurotunnel..
If relations between Leers and Coquelles have always been friendly, they remained superficial encounters between politicians, sports events, festivals or cultural trips… All told in no more than two to three annual meetings which the public is very little involved. But the time for change seems he sounded.
The studious first meeting was held yesterday morning at City Hall Leers. The goal of reconciliation is twofold: to strengthen ties and exchanges between municipalities and improve service to the people by sharing experiences and working methods.
Six major topics have rapidly emerged from the debate and working groups: Agenda 21 (canteen organic, energy saving, etc.), The elderly, safety / prevention, population / culture / community life, youth and governance (operational services). The first deputy Jacques leersois Sebille would like to graft the problem of preservation of local business but Coquelles there is simply not confronted.
Tourcoing: the Picolli, a canteen where the food is good Picolli, the canteen is a bit of writing North flash Tourcoing. Hard to resist his generous salads that the chief never hesitates to suit your mood or tastes a bit peculiar. But it is primarily here for the pizza baked in wood, its original plates of pasta and well furnished and meat quality. Each day, several daily specials are offered and recently a diet menu. All in a friendly, family atmosphere: the team Picolli not stingy with his smiles. The VAT reduction has allowed the restaurant to lower the price of all its pizzas by 12% and 10% for its daily specials, an average of 7 euros and 10 euros for pizza dishes!