https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Some nine million Italians were voting on Sunday in a municipal poll seen as a key test of party support ahead of looming parliamentary elections. https://www.thelocal.it/20170611/italy-faces-local-poll-test-ahead-of-parliamentary-vote Sun, 11 Jun 2017 13:21:01 +0200 italy-faces-local-poll-test-ahead-of-parliamentary-vote All new restaurants and food shops in Florence's historic centre will need to ensure at least 70 percent of their produce is local. https://www.thelocal.it/20160316/florence-to-force-new-shops-and-restaurants-to-sell-local-foods Wed, 16 Mar 2016 16:06:21 +0100 florence-to-force-new-shops-and-restaurants-to-sell-local-foods The mayor of a town in central Italy has come up with a slew of new tactics to try and get residents to pay their taxes: including banning children from playgrounds and refusing them school dinners. https://www.thelocal.it/20160127/italian-town-bans-tax-dodgers-kids-from-playground Wed, 27 Jan 2016 12:17:04 +0100 italian-town-bans-tax-dodgers-kids-from-playground