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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…
Highland fun day in Luzarches
Luzarches, near Charles de Gaulle airport, holds its third annual Highland games at the Golf de Mont Griffon on Sept 26
Art lessons in Languedoc
English artist launches taster course on September 11 for absolute beginners looking to pick up a new hobby
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.