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 A French mayor has won the right to implement his radical plan to tackle the age old problem of dog poo in his town. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161201/has-a-french-mayor-found-the-answer-to-the-scourge-of-dog-poo Thu, 01 Dec 2016 09:41:19 +0100 has-a-french-mayor-found-the-answer-to-the-scourge-of-dog-poo A DNA dog poo scheme aimed at punishing rogue mutt owners has hit the skids after a French court ruled it was too repressive. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160915/french-mayor-slips-up-in-dog-poo-dna-scheme Thu, 15 Sep 2016 13:05:21 +0200 french-mayor-slips-up-in-dog-poo-dna-scheme A Frenchman is trying to convince Paris authorities to back his new smartphone app, which maps out dog poo across the city for street cleaners to find. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160627/could-this-app-end-the-dog-poo-problem-in-paris Mon, 27 Jun 2016 17:57:46 +0200 could-this-app-end-the-dog-poo-problem-in-paris Could Paris really become a model of cleanliness for the rest of Europe? That's what city chiefs are hoping with a new clean-up plan. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160205/heres-how-theyre-planning-to-finally-clean-up-paris Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:49:47 +0100 heres-how-theyre-planning-to-finally-clean-up-paris City chiefs are set to introduce harsher penalties for littering in Paris in an attempt to clean up the capital’s reputation as a filthy city. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150904/paris-prepares-to-crackdown-on-littering Fri, 04 Sep 2015 19:02:57 +0200 paris-prepares-to-crackdown-on-littering It seems not everyone in France can put up with dogs fouling the pavements. One irate gardener has ended up in court after confronting a dog owner and allegedly stabbing him after his animal left a deposit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141124/dog-poo-irate-frenchman-stabs-dog-owner Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:59:00 +0100 dog-poo-irate-frenchman-stabs-dog-owner Authorities in a Paris suburb are leading the way in the battle against dog poo on the capital's streets by using a new weapon to punish owners who don’t clean up dog mess. For the first time video surveillance will be used to snoop on pooping pooches. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130819/paris-suburb-to-use-cctv-to-fight-dog-poo-plague Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:16:00 +0200 paris-suburb-to-use-cctv-to-fight-dog-poo-plague