https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The south-west French city of Bordeaux is planning to bring in increased parking rates for heavy vehicles, the latest French town to introduce an 'SUV charge'. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250305/bordeaux-to-increase-parking-fees-for-suvs-and-heavy-vehicles Wed, 05 Mar 2025 15:15:58 +0100 bordeaux-to-increase-parking-fees-for-suvs-and-heavy-vehicles The city of Bordeaux in south west France has launched a new 'civility police' - who have issued more than 80 fines for anti-social behaviour in the 49 days since they were formed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250219/south-west-france-city-launches-civility-police-to-deal-with-anti-social-behaviour Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:43:23 +0100 south-west-france-city-launches-civility-police-to-deal-with-anti-social-behaviour Cold weather, disease and capacity cuts pushed wine production in France's Bordeaux region last year to a low not seen in three-and-a-half decades, the local industry body said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250214/bordeaux-wine-harvest-drops-to-lowest-level-since-1991 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:16:46 +0100 bordeaux-wine-harvest-drops-to-lowest-level-since-1991 The south-western French city of Bordeaux has been ranked worst in the country - even ahead of Paris - for the time drivers waste stuck in traffic jams. But why's it so bad? Share your own views in the comment section. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240111/why-is-bordeaux-the-worst-city-in-france-for-traffic-jams Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:04:53 +0100 why-is-bordeaux-the-worst-city-in-france-for-traffic-jams Ryanair, which operates almost a quarter of the flights from Bordeaux airport, will leave the hub in south western France this autumn, raising concerns about the future of the popular south-western airport. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240903/what-will-happen-to-flight-from-bordeaux-airport-after-ryanair-leaves Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:26:18 +0200 what-will-happen-to-flight-from-bordeaux-airport-after-ryanair-leaves The mayor of Bordeaux is looking to ban cruise ships from docking in the city centre after complaints that they are ugly and polluting. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240820/bordeaux-mayor-seeks-to-ban-cruise-ships-from-city-centre Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:29:36 +0200 bordeaux-mayor-seeks-to-ban-cruise-ships-from-city-centre France's south-west city is more known for its wine than it is for solar panels, but the green mayor wants to change that with his several ambitious plans - including covering the entire ring road with solar panels. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240813/bordeauxs-epic-plan-to-cover-the-entire-ring-road-with-solar-panels Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:23:15 +0200 bordeauxs-epic-plan-to-cover-the-entire-ring-road-with-solar-panels Ryanair on Wednesday threatened to shut its base at Bordeaux if the southwestern French airport raises its fees, putting 120 jobs at risk according to a union. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240321/ryanair-threatens-to-shut-its-operations-at-bordeaux-airport Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:39:38 +0100 ryanair-threatens-to-shut-its-operations-at-bordeaux-airport American tourist Matthew Jackson remains in hospital in Bordeaux where he is still unable to see or speak after being infected by deadly botulism bacteria after a trip to one the city's famous wine bars. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230926/he-cant-see-or-speak-american-man-remains-in-bordeaux-hospital-after-sardine-poisoning Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:55:31 +0200 he-cant-see-or-speak-american-man-remains-in-bordeaux-hospital-after-sardine-poisoning One person has died after a group of mostly American and Canadian visitors were hospitalised in south-west France for the rare food-borne botulism poisoning. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230912/seven-people-hospitalised-in-south-west-france-after-botulism-poisoning Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:30:50 +0200 seven-people-hospitalised-in-south-west-france-after-botulism-poisoning The southern French city of Bordeaux could soon be getting an unusual addition to its public transport system - cable cars. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230105/bordeaux-plans-to-install-cable-cars-as-part-of-city-public-transport-system Thu, 05 Jan 2023 16:27:45 +0100 bordeaux-plans-to-install-cable-cars-as-part-of-city-public-transport-system The city of Bordeaux in southwestern France will fast-track vaccinations for residents in one neighbourhood after nearly 50 people tested positive for a "very rare" variant of Covid-19, health authorities told AFP late Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210522/race-to-vaccinate-in-bordeaux-as-rare-variant-detected Sat, 22 May 2021 13:47:05 +0200 race-to-vaccinate-in-bordeaux-as-rare-variant-detected An 88-year-old woman was killed and her 89-year-old partner was seriously hurt during an explosion in a garage in the French city of Bordeaux on Saturday, firefighters said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210206/urgent-three-hurt-two-missing-in-bordeaux-building-explosion Sat, 06 Feb 2021 11:54:09 +0100 urgent-three-hurt-two-missing-in-bordeaux-building-explosion Local authorities in Bordeaux and the surrounding Gironde département have revealed a series of new measures to stem the spiralling Covid-19 rates in the south western city. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200914/what-are-the-new-covid-19-restrictions-in-bordeaux Mon, 14 Sep 2020 18:31:56 +0200 what-are-the-new-covid-19-restrictions-in-bordeaux Bordeaux and Marseille are imposing tougher measures to stem the resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic. Why is the French government so worried about these areas, and why is Paris not among them? https://www.thelocal.fr/20200914/covid-19-why-are-bordeaux-and-marseille-facing-tougher-restrictions-but-not-paris Mon, 14 Sep 2020 18:02:30 +0200 covid-19-why-are-bordeaux-and-marseille-facing-tougher-restrictions-but-not-paris The longtime mayor of Bordeaux Alain Juppé, who is credited with transforming the south western city, left locals in shock this week after announcing he was moving on. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190214/bordeaux-in-shock-as-longtime-mayor-jupp-quits Thu, 14 Feb 2019 12:54:03 +0100 bordeaux-in-shock-as-longtime-mayor-jupp-quits Over the past decade Chinese investors have conquered dozens of chateaux in Bordeaux, France's famed wine-growing region. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180504/140-vineyards-and-counting-chinese-investors-are-big-in-bordeaux Fri, 04 May 2018 11:43:12 +0200 140-vineyards-and-counting-chinese-investors-are-big-in-bordeaux Surveying a nearly empty cellar, Frederic Nivelle of Bordeaux's prestigious Chateau Climens, reflects on what might have been an outstanding year for the sweet white Sauternes wine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180210/france-wine-bordeauxs-magnificent-lost-vintage-pushes-small-growers-to-the-edge Sat, 10 Feb 2018 06:19:39 +0100 france-wine-bordeauxs-magnificent-lost-vintage-pushes-small-growers-to-the-edge Stickers have been appearing in Bordeaux telling Parisians in no uncertain terms to go back home. while Bordeaux's mayor says he is ashamed, is his city really turning against new arrivals from the capital? https://www.thelocal.fr/20171025/parisians-go-home-are-parisians-really-unwelcome-in-bordeaux Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:03:50 +0200 parisians-go-home-are-parisians-really-unwelcome-in-bordeaux The world's wine industry will converge on Sunday when the prestigious Vinexpo kicks off in Bordeaux, the capital of French viticulture, with Chinese visitors leading the pack of foreign punters. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170616/bordeaux-set-to-host-worlds-biggest-winefest Fri, 16 Jun 2017 17:20:42 +0200 bordeaux-set-to-host-worlds-biggest-winefest