BURGLARIES in some parts of France are up by more than 60% on last year, according to new research.
The Observatoire National de la Délinquance said house break-ins were up by 12% nationwide between…
Read MoreMUNICIPAL police have been barred from using Taser electronic stun guns by the Conseil d’Etat because there was not strong enough supervision.
However, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said a new la…
Read MoreSTAFF at the Education Ministry have been left red-faced after they issued a press release on school reform littered with dozens of spelling and grammar mistakes.
The information pack was handed to j…
Read MoreA LOTTERY-winning couple in the Charente have agreed to pay for a year?s supply of school meals for every child in their town.
The anonymous pair have given ?70,000 out of the ?50m Euromillions ja…
Read MoreA MAN who found ?100,000 in bank notes in a bin behind a hardware shop has returned the cash to its elderly owners in full.
Yvon Wonterghem, whose son owns the Bricorama in Saint-André on the outsk…
Read MoreHUNDREDS of motorists flocked to a small petrol station in Picardy after it accidentally knocked a third off the price of a litre of fuel.
The self-service filling station in Nogent-sur-Oise, near th…
Read MoreSIX of the seven Continental tyre factory workers charged over the ransacking of a sous-préfecture have been given suspended jail sentences of between three and five months.
The seven workers were …
Read MoreSpecial event in Dordogne on September 27 for lapsed church-goers who want to get back into the habit
Read MoreA new radio show for English-speakers in the Charente is looking for volunteer contributors to get involved
Read MoreTwo September concerts planned as part of annual music festival near Pau
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