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 VIDEO: Balloon festival ends after highs and lows Residents near the north-eastern city of Metz were treated to some spectacular sights over the weekend as the 'Lorraine Mondial' air balloon festival set two new world records in front of crowds of around 350,000 spectators. (See video) https://www.thelocal.fr/20130805/video-french-festival-breaks-hot-air-balloon-records Mon, 05 Aug 2013 12:00:00 +0200 video-french-festival-breaks-hot-air-balloon-records