The PB86 basketball team defeated Nantes with a score of 90-73 on Thursday, October 8. The team is set to host Caen in the 16th final of the French Cup on November 10. On Wednesday, October 7, an attempted intrusion and vehicles set on fire occurred at the Aliénor-d'Aquitaine high school. The Miss France 2027 competition will take place at the Arena Futuroscope on December 12. In Châtellerault, Essaimons invested in spring 2026 in a new optical sorting machine for used clothing, intended to be recycled and valorized into hybrid polymer by Plaxtil. The two companies are responding to a growing need. Vikensi Communication, based in Chasseneuil, is celebrating 40 years of activity in communication, event management, and audiovisual. The agency plans to reflect on its past while looking toward new uses. Charlotte Xavier-David, a perinatal psychiatrist, will discuss postpartum depression affecting any parent during an evening dedicated to the perinatal period at the Tison island starting at 6 PM on Thursday, October 8, organized by the Laborit Hospital Center. Student mobilization marked the news with demands, ten high schools blocked, several demonstrations, and some clashes. The organizers called for resuming the action this Tuesday to pressure the government. Mahel Brossier, representing France in cybersecurity at the WorldSkills in Shanghai, achieved a sixth place worldwide with his teammate Rayan Bouyaiche. The 23-year-old Poitevin was primarily marked by this human adventure.