PRESS RELEASE: World Radio Switzerland, the recently privatized English language radio station, will continue broadcasting in the Lake Geneva region from midnight on 31 August 2013. The station will be funded and run by members of the international community for the benefit of the region.
Program Director, Mark Butcher, says, "It’s vital that the international community here retains its strong voice and we are making sure that high quality English language radio continues, despite the unpopular decision by the Swiss Federal Government to remove FM from the region. Digital listening - across DAB+, on-line and mobile is building quickly and Switzerland is following the new positive digital listening trends across Europe. Converting to DAB+ is a lot easier and cheaper than many people think - for both car and home listening - and we'll be helping our audience understand how to continue listening to English language radio."
To help kickstart her new business in Switzerland, interior designer, Sophia Kelly, is offering knowitall.ch clients an exclusive 10% discount on any services purchased through her business in 2013.
Set up in response to the growing demand for home design services in the international community, Sophia’s business provides much-needed support for clients looking for expert advice in areas ranging from home staging prior to selling a property through to interior design after purchase of a new property.
Sophia told knowitall.ch, “Having run my own successful interior design business in London for 10 years before coming to Switzerland, I have a clear understanding of the different needs of my clients. In this region of the country, my customers are clearly very mobile so it is important that I adapt the range of services that I offer to their changing needs.”
Local supplier of electrical installations including satellite services for the home, Williams Services, has just warned knowitall.ch about a potential disruption to TV services that could affect many of our clients in the near future. If you watch Sky or Freesat TV via satellite this concerns you, and you should read on to find out what owner, Daryl Williams, has to say about it all:
Satellite changes at 28.2° East
After over a decade in service, the Astra satellites copositioned at 28.2° east are reaching the end of their intended period of service. Plans are already well underway to replace the three satellites providing television and radio services to the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic, Astra 2A, Astra 2B and Astra 2D.
Astra 1N has temporarily replaced Astra 2D until the new Astra 2F which was launched on September 21, 2012 is ready to take over.
The new Astra 2F is expected to be operational by the end of November or beginning of December 2012 although nothing is confirmed.
Are you too busy with work to find the time to manage your garden? Do you need to tidy up and prepare your garden for the winter, but feel overwhelmed by the enormity of it all – especially when you’d rather spend the time relaxing with your family? Or have you already decided you need a gardener, but just get fed up every time you arrange for someone to come and they never arrive on time, if at all!
Having worked in the region since the beginning of 2010, local gardener and handyman, Thomas Wilkins, knows only too well the problems faced by expats, trying to find a reliable gardener who not only understands what needs to be done, but who is prepared to take on some of the less glamorous gardening jobs such as plant removal and leaf clearance. As a former project manager and consultant within the construction industry, Tom is also aware of the importance of time management and completing projects on time.
Tom told knowitall.ch, “When I arrived in Switzerland I found that many expats were looking for a reliable and competent handyman or a knowledgeable gardening service. Most people wanted someone who would turn up when they said they would and do what had been discussed without communication problems or other proposals for work that they didn’t want. If a client wants more, then I am very happy to discuss how they may develop their garden to its full potential, and will provide a fair and competitive quote for the work that will meet with their expectations on quality and time delivery.”
Come to Leman Expat Fair in Lausanne on November 4th, 2012 with a copy of the 2000 edition and receive a copy of the latest edition in exchange!
Would you like to get a copy of the brand-new 8th edition of Know-it-all passport® for FREE?
If so, then look through your cupboards and bookshelves to see if you still have a copy of the very first edition of the publication, which is yellow and black and has 2000 in the title. The first 10 people to bring along their copy to the Know-it-all passport stand at this year’s Léman Fair (Table 80 at the Centre Beaulieu Congress Center in Lausanne) will receive a copy of Know-it-all passport 2013/2014 in exchange!
Why the offer? Well Lisa Cirieco-Ohlman, the editor, only printed 1,000 copies when the first edition came out in 1999. The book was so successful she sold all but two copies of the book, which she kept for herself. She now has three children and really wants to give each of them a full set of the books when they are older, and is now searching desperately for two more copies.
