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 Bressolles, a small village almost smack bang in the middle of France, has become the first in France to try and ban the new gaming sensation Pokemon Go. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160817/french-mayor-bans-pokemon-go-from-his-village Wed, 17 Aug 2016 13:06:05 +0200 french-mayor-bans-pokemon-go-from-his-village A French World War I memorial has been removed from Pokemon Go following complaints about players gathering to do battle at a site containing the remains of 130,000 soldiers, the site's management said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160810/pokemon-site-stripped-from-wwi-memorial-in-france Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:01:51 +0200 pokemon-site-stripped-from-wwi-memorial-in-france Teens bursting into a police barracks, people crashing cars or wandering onto train tracks, the arrival of Pokemon Go in France has provoked a whole load of trouble. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160728/pokemon-go-sees-french-teens-storm-police-barracks Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:45:08 +0200 pokemon-go-sees-french-teens-storm-police-barracks Gaming phenomenon Pokémon Go officially arrived in France on Sunday, and while gamers are undoubtedly thrilled, police and some politicians definitely don’t count themselves as fans. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160725/arrival-of-pokemon-go-sparks-panic-and-politicians-anger-in-france Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:51:54 +0200 arrival-of-pokemon-go-sparks-panic-and-politicians-anger-in-france It has taken just days for Pokémon Go to turn into a global craze - but people in France will have to wait a while longer to find out what all the fuss is about, after the Nice attack caused the company behind the game to delay the launch. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160718/pokmon-go-france-still-waiting-to-join-the-party Mon, 18 Jul 2016 19:23:03 +0200 pokmon-go-france-still-waiting-to-join-the-party