Sebastien Pollock

Producer / Editor

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Sebastien is one of WRNC's earliest team members. He is the lead producer and presenter of the "WHY IS THAT?" podcast and video series and the editor of WRNC News. Sebastien works for Radio France in a professional capacity as a radio presenter, but continues to volunteer his free time to help WRNC grow and evolve in its own right.

No need to buy a ticket, as of tomorrow (5th May 2026), getting a bus or tram in the Caen area will be as easy as tapping a payment card or device against the reader.

4 May 2026

Tap to pay coming to buses and trams in the Caen area

It's an increasingly common feature of public transportation: occasional travellers no longer need to buy a ticket, instead they can simply tap their payment card or device to the terminal. An ease of use feature already common in many major cities across Europe, tap and pay is now coming to Caen.

The young man was helping to cut down a tree with two other people

3 March 2026

A 30-year-old was killed by a falling tree in Normandy

It happened in Trévières, in the Calvados, on Monday (2nd March 2026). Three people from the same family reportedly answered a local ad to come and cut poplar trees on a private property. During the outing, a tree is reported to have fallen on one of them, a thirty-year-old man, who died at the scene.

The local swimming pool in Vire (Calvados) was closed after the mouse damaged the building's electrics

10 March 2026

Swimming pool in Normandy closed after damages caused by a single mouse

It closed on Saturday, 7th March, Vire's local swimming pool was put out of service by a single mouse. The small animal got into the building's electrical panel and nibbled cables, causing severe damage to the building's infrastructure. The closure is expected to last at least a week.

Dual citizens will soon need to show their British passport at the border to enter the country

15 February 2026

New rules for dual citizens travelling to the UK from the 25th February

If you're a British citizen with a second nationality, you may find yourself struggling to get into the UK as of the 25th February this year if you do not have a British passport. If you want to travel on your other nationality's passport, you will have to order a certificate of entitlement for almost £600.