WITH the year drawing to a close, and 2009 just around the corner, I thought I would take a look through the archives to re-visit stories from the past 12 months.
January
Fighting the smoking ban in France
The Nazi guns behind Bloody Omaha
Downshift your way to a new French life
An alternative view of French news
Health cover worries lifted for many
February
Vive la Rénovation with Trevor Morris
Games for those who don’t want to grow up
Sketching a view of Parisian life
Pilgrims celebrate 150th anniversary of Lourdes
Online French language resources
March
Education in France – a view from the playground
Carrière Wellington Museum at Arras opens
Capturing corners of a hidden France
Being a stay-at-home dad in France
Life in the deep end on a banlieue
April
Getting to grips with French life
Education for older pupils
Stepping into angelica country at Bessines
Mystery of Knights Templar tomb in Languedoc
The working life of la Croix-Rousse
May
Music to explore and enjoy
Twitter your French life
Bust of Julius Caesar found in Rhone
Regional groups to help share advice
Economic impact of Bergerac Airport
June
Irish quest to get statue of their Vercingetorix
Chirac launches foundation to help planet and languages
Importance of clauses suspensives when buying a property
Explore France through The Times archive
Sarkozy before the cameras roll, for real
July
Discovering the life of the Quercy Blanc
French work more than six months to pay for State
A walk around la Maison de Balzac
Le Village Gaulois in Brittany
Bringing English cheese to the dinner tables of France
August
An artistic tour of Burgundy talent
Reporters sans Frontières hijack Chinese radio
The wines of Bergerac
Interview with Jonathan Trigell, author of Cham
An exchange of French language
September
The work of Secours Populaire Français
La Princess stalks streets of Liverpool
Tips on working from your desk in France
Getting to France… and staying there
Fusion Man crosses Channel strapped to jetpack
October
Free French lessons for EU citizens
False friends, not people but words
Find your préfecture or sous-préfecture in a click
Look to France to save UK pubs from kids
Sœur Emmanuelle has died
November
Radio DJ makes prank call to Sarah Palin as Sarkozy
DNA tests for Fromelles mass grave remains
When Paris flat hunting drives you ‘in Seine’
Discovering Burgundy the ABC way
Drivers using mobile phones targeted
December
Dijon no longer cutting the mustard
The rights of the disabled in the workplace
A contact form for your holiday home website
High price of meals on low-cost flights
A festive tour of blogs