IRISH Ferries has cut 40 per cent off fares to France with an autumn offer that sees fares start at €99 each way for a car plus two passengers with each additional passenger travelling from €30 each way. Sailing from Rosslare to Cherbourg on the ferry Oscar Wilde the fare... Read more →
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Portsmouth to Bilbao from Brittany Ferries offers SW France link
BRITTANY Ferries is to begin a new service from Portsmouth to the Spanish city of Bilbao, offering a link to south west France. Two crossings a week, which take 24 hours, will operate from next spring, enabling drivers to cross the Spanish border and reach Bayonne in around two hours... Read more →
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Deficit tackled by French budget
IN an attempt to control its budget deficit, the French government has said it will continue to reduce civil service staff levels and target tax breaks. In a statement after a Conseil des Ministres the government outlined its budget proposals for 2011. Only 50 per cent of retiring civil servants... Read more →
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Boost your website with Google's updated SEO Starter Guide
WHEN people ask me how to improve the chances of their holiday home website being found on the internet I point them to Google's own SEO guide. Well Google has now updated their SEO Starter Guide, which you can download for free, and so get up to speed on Title... Read more →
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Villeneuve sur Lot hosts Horizon Vert exhibition
IF you are keen to find out more about eco building then the Horizon Vert exhibition in Villeneuve sur Lot takes place this weekend. Taking place on October 2 and 3, 2010, this is the 22nd staging of the event which is held at the town's parc des expositions. A... Read more →
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Two more days of strike action in France announced
THE battle over pension reform in France is being cranked up with unions announcing two more days of strike action. The CGT union is to be joined by others on Saturday, October 2 as they attempt to draw private sector workers into the protests. And a second day of action... Read more →
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The Link - business network in Dordogne launches
IF you are looking to start a business in the Dordogne, then you might want to stay in touch with The Link. This new networking service aims to provide a link between English and French-speaking communities and businesses. Run by Alexandra Thevenet, who was involved in the setting up and... Read more →
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News round up: Riviera train for Russia
HERE is a look over some of the news headlines from France in the past few days, taking in a new rail route to Russia, pension protests, fizzy water and more. Paris move to ban outdoor heaters at cafés in fresh blow to smokers - Telegraph The Gauloise-puffing intellectuals of... Read more →
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Giant puffball mushrooms - some as big as your head
OUT on a narrow country road and what are those large white balls in a field? Stopping the car to get out we see they are puffball mushrooms - some as big as your head. The mushrooms had taken root in a circle on the edge of a field, with... Read more →
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EcoCentre2 offers insights into green building
THERE were still a few rough corners to rub down, and even a floor to lay, but the EcoCentre2 opened its doors to visitors recently, showcasing 'green' building techniques and technologies. Found just outside the small town of La Coquille, in the north of the Drodogne, the new centre has... Read more →
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