news/blog archive

Rather than have an extensive NEWS PAGE, that requires endless scrolling down, or losing news items altogether, this page will gather together old items on a regular basis.

Many of the news items contained in this section,come from The Connexion, an excellent and highly recommended English language online newspaper about everything that's going on in France.

You can find archived news and blog items, for the following months:

July 2012

Brit wins Tour de France

Dordogne River Basin named UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

80ft carousel opens in Nantes

France is First Class this summer

June 2012

Nice: Facelift for the Promenades des Anglais

New cameras clock average speed

Take a deep breath: Breathalyser kits

Alleged wine fraud

The French Ardennes