Auvergne

Make a home for a pine marten

That way they won?t want to live in yours say animal association.

Burglaries on the rise across France

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…

Education ministry in grammar gaffe

STAFF 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…

Taser ban for municipal police

MUNICIPAL 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…

Lotto winners pay for school canteen

A 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…

Petrol price error fuels stampede

HUNDREDS 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…

Suspended jail terms for Conti 6

SIX 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 …

Man finds ?100,000 in bin behind shop

A 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…

Decade of Gers classical festival

Two September concerts planned as part of annual music festival near Pau

New English site for smallholders

A new online community and advice website for Brits who keep livestock has launched.