NEW or replacement fioul, or oil fired, heating systems in France will be banned from the beginning of 2022. The measure…
How many British people live in the Dordogne?
HOW many British people live in the Dordogne? It is 7,198 according to the French statistics authority, INSEE. Using census figures…
Raising awareness of risk of forest fires
WITH 90% of forest fires in France caused by human activity, and with the summer set to be long and hot, the pompiers of the Dordogne are warning people to take care in the woods.
Nightjars in Loubéjac
AROUND ten o’clock on a summer evening the nightjars take flight to feast on the passing insects.
A snowy start for many in the Dordogne
MANY people in the Dordogne will have woken this morning to a centimetre or two of snow, as winter takes a…
Statue remembers the ultimate sacrifice of one of The Cockleshell Heroes
A STRIKING statue to one of The Cockleshell Heroes, who took part in a World War Two mission to blow up…
Rules tightened on burning of garden waste in the Dorodgne
A TIGHTENING of the rules on burning garden waste has been introduced by the Dordogne préfecture, with the risk of a…
Can small French farms learn from the success of James Rebanks?
FROM the fields and hillsides of the Lake District shepherd James Rebanks calls home, he provides a view of a life…
Remembering First World War link between Manchester and Charleville-Mézières
AN exhibition has opened that celebrates the ties between Manchester and the French town of Mézières – which reach back 100…
Mod style meets French life, with Ian Moore
STAND-UP comedian Ian Moore has his feet either side of the Channel, his work takes him to UK towns and cities,…