The Local France 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 Paris Metro stations to close during Bastille Day fireworks Paris transport authorities have released a list of closures during the July 14th fireworks display. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200713/paris-metro-stations-to-close-during-bastille-day-fireworks Mon, 13 Jul 2020 18:06:05 +0200 paris-metro-stations-to-close-during-bastille-day-fireworks Panicked Parisians angered over Netflix Eiffel Tower firework show Parisians panicked on Sunday night when the sound of enormous bangs and flashes of light filled the air around the Eiffel Tower. While many feared a new terror attack the explosion of sound and light was in fact down to American entertainment company Netflix. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171023/netflix-eiffel-tower-firework-show-leaves-angry-parisians-in-a-panic Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:14:40 +0200 netflix-eiffel-tower-firework-show-leaves-angry-parisians-in-a-panic Aldi takes flak after 'Paris' fireworks gaffe German supermarket chain Aldi Süd weathered criticism Tuesday for offering a New Year's Eve fireworks set called "Paris", six weeks after the deadly jihadist attacks in the French capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151230/aldi-under-fire-after-paris-fireworks-gaffe Wed, 30 Dec 2015 09:35:02 +0100 aldi-under-fire-after-paris-fireworks-gaffe Spectacular July 14th fireworks light up Paris Paris celebrated France's national Bastille Day in style on Tuesday with a huge fireworks bonanza that lit up the sky and showed exactly why the French capital is called the City of Light. Here's what you missed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150715/bastille-july-14th-fireworks-light-up-paris-eiffel-tower Wed, 15 Jul 2015 10:43:37 +0200 bastille-july-14th-fireworks-light-up-paris-eiffel-tower French mayor held after 'shooting' at youth mob Every French mayor has their breaking point it seems and Alain Tharon is no different. The elected official in charge of a small French commune in eastern France was hardly the most democratic in his efforts to deal with a mob who had confronted him at his home. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130715/french-mayor-held-after-shooting-at-youth-mob Mon, 15 Jul 2013 20:44:00 +0200 french-mayor-held-after-shooting-at-youth-mob