THE Lascaux 3 exhibition will open to visitors at Cap Sciences, in Bordeaux, in October before setting off on a tour of museums around the world. Lascaux 3 is a representation of the famous caves found in the Dordogne, after the original and the replica that was created to protect... Read more →
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News stops: Bring in the army, says Marseille mayor
A LOOK over the news headlines from France. Marseille mayor calls for army to be deployed to tackle gang warfare François Hollande on Thursday faced calls from the Socialist mayor of a tough Marseille neighbourhood to send in the army to tackle the city's gang warfare. Vivendi plans to cut... Read more →
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US study abroad students urged to send vote home
STUDENTS from the US heading to France for the new academic year are being advised to register to vote to ensure they can take part in their own country's presidential elections. The Youth Vote Overseas (YVO) is an initiative promoted by the Overseas Vote Foundation (OVF), which is a a... Read more →
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A painful headache for Hollande on budget plans
AS we head into September we should begin to see how the French government intends to make savings of around €33 billion to hit its 2013 budget targets. François Hollande, and his prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, have said they intend to get the government deficit down to 3% of GDP... Read more →
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News stops: France's oldest woman dies aged 112
HERE is a quick round up of some of the news headlines from France. India diplomatic bag found in French Alps after 46 years A bag carrying diplomatic mail from India has been found on Mont Blanc in the French Alps, close to where an Air India plane crashed 46... Read more →
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Government cash to back youth employment plans
THE French government has put forward a plan to create 150,000 jobs for young people, at a cost of €2.3 billion. The Emplois d'Avenir proposal aims to subsidise the payment of young staff taken on in the public, non-profit and in some cases the private sector by covering up to... Read more →
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Watching the Paralympic Games on France Television
IT will be possible to follow the Paralympic Games from London, which run from August 29 to September 9, on France Television but you'll have to search around a bit. The opening ceremony takes place today, with the main competition starting tomorrow featuring wheelchair basketball, archery and powerlifting amongst the... Read more →
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Government and oil industry cut fuel prices
THE French government and fuel suppliers have agreed a price cut on petrol and diesel of up to six euro cents per litre for the next three months. With the price at the pump heading to record levels the French finance minister, Pierre Moscovici, said an agreement had been put... Read more →
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First signs of autumn in the Dordogne countryside
THERE is a touch of autumn chill in the air when taking the dog out for a walk in the morning. The local farmer walks past, following an overnight rain shower, most probably on the look out for cèpe mushrooms as he is armed with his wooden walking stick to... Read more →
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News stops: Unemployment nears three million
A LOOK over some of the recent headlines from France. French unemployed nears 3 million in July The number of French job seekers has risen for the 15th month in a row and is tipped to hit three million next month. Man charged with killing British woman in France Gardener... Read more →
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