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Decade of Gers classical festival

Two September concerts planned as part of annual music festival near Pau

New English site for smallholders

A new online community and advice website for Brits who keep livestock has launched.

English radio show in Charente

A new radio show for English-speakers in the Charente is looking for volunteer contributors to get involved

Loire lakes closed as 200 birds die

A NUMBER of lakes running alongside the Loire in the Rhône Alpes have been closed to the public after more than 200 birds were found dead in the water.

Fishing and watersports have been banned in th…

Postcard delivered 72 years late

A POSTCARD that a young man sent to his fiancee has been delivered 72 years after it was posted to a Monaco woman, but arrived 40 years after she died.

The card with an Alpine view was found by posta…

University grants rise by up to 3%

THE GOVERNMENT is increasing the size of the grants it gives to almost half a million university students by up to 3% to help them cope with rising costs.

About 100,000 students from under-privileged…

Mums thank help group founder

The work of a mother-and-baby club owner who has helped hundreds of mums feel at home in Monaco is celebrated this month

Sell your English books in Angers

Ellia, the English-language library in Angers, is holding a second-hand book sale on September 19 to raise funds.

Carrefour recalls E. Coli burgers

SUPERMARKET giant Carrefour has recalled a batch of frozen beef burgers that it believes has been contaminated with E. Coli.

The firm said it had received no complaints from customers yet but noticed…

Pick up post from your metro station

BUSY residents in the north of Paris will have the option of having letters and parcels delivered to their local metro station to avoid making a trip to the post office.

The scheme, a joint venture b…