1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (389+ words) I think it’s awful that they are banning people from hanging out their laundry. When it is outside from a first floor upwards, it should be allowed, it’s the most ecological way to dry plus it makes a town look…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (710+ words) Airbnb may still have to pay an €8.6million fine for not collecting tourist tax from holiday rentals on the Ile d’Oléron (Charente-Maritime). The platform was fined in April 2025 by the Poitiers Court of Appeal after neglecting to collect the taxe de…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (958+ words) A town in south-west France has taken the unusual – and controversial step – of banning residents living in the centre from hanging out clothes to dry in a bid to make it look more ‘aesthetically pleasing’. A municipal decree banning the…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (449+ words) Responding to reader comments about Ryanair cutting winter services, I must disagree. It is not like a town running a bus service. Ryanair are great but they are a business needing to keep afloat. There are coaches and trains that…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1069+ words) Ryanair’s decision to cut winter flights has raised concerns among residents and second-home owners in southern France, as parts of the region now face several weeks without direct flights to the UK. The airline said it is reducing its winter…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1037+ words) British holidaymakers are returning to the Channel coast “in droves”, according to tourism experts, after a downturn in numbers following Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic. Britons have made up the largest contingent of foreign tourists this year in both the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (594+ words) A new-dad living in south-east France has created a free app to help parents find walking routes suitable for different types of pram. “The aim is to remove some barriers that keep early parents from getting out with their 0-3 year…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (955+ words) Budget carrier Ryanair is set to reduce the number of flights it offers across the winter season to reduce the impact of high jet fuel costs. The Irish airline announced that it has cut estimates for the expected number of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (895+ words) Ouigo, TER, Intercités, TGV Inoui, TGV Lyria and Eurostar are all included in SNCF's September sale SNCF is relaunching its ‘Jours Traincroyables’ (Incredible Train Days) campaign, now in its fourth edition, running from September 2 to 23. Over this period, SNCF says…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (711+ words) Eurostar, the SNCF-owned company operating passenger trains through the Channel Tunnel, is urging UK authorities to press on with plans to expand the London terminal at St Pancras station to resolve bottlenecks. Eurostar, facing competition for the first time from…...