This French Life

Dordogne authorities ready to help homeless as temperatures plummet

WITH overnight temperatures set to be around -5°C this weekend, the Dordogne authorities are ready to offer help and support to those most in need. Around 100 emergency places will be made available in Périgueux, Bergerac and Sarlat providing homeless people a warm place to stay in the fight against... Read more →

Glide across the basketball court and get fit with Basket Santé

DON'T get bounced around the basketball court, take it easy and get fit with Basket Santé being staged for the first time at the sports centre in Villefranche-du-Périgord. The basketball club in the village is holding its first session of Basket Santé aimed at older people to help boost their... Read more →

Drones to take to the skies to tackle pine processionary caterpillars

I HAVE already noticed the distinctive 'candyfloss' nests of the pine processionary caterpillars high in the trees whilst driving around parts of the Dordogne. And now drones will take to the skies in Cannes in an attempt to measure and ultimately destroy the nests found in the city. The 20... Read more →

One man theatre show and music with Café Associatif in Loubéjac: 1 & 2 December

ENJOY a slice of comedy-theatre with Pierre Barré and his one-man spectacular, Ça Cartonne, that takes a comical look at the history of the pizza box. Hosted by the Café Associatif L'Ecole, in the salles des fêtes in Loubéjac the show is open to both young and old and takes... Read more →

L'École buissonnière in Villefranche-du-Périgord: 15 December

EXPLORE the French countryside with L'École buissonnière in the foyer rural of Villefranche-du-Périgord. Alongside Totoche, Paul will make a school out of life, out of nature's secrets, and learn to catch fish and everything there is to know about game, mushrooms and plants. The film showing, in French, takes place... Read more →

Queen officially invited to Sarlat's 'So British' Christmas fair

YOU don't get if you don't ask, so why shouldn't Sarlat invite the Queen to its Christmas fair this year? In a smart PR move the team behind the organisation of the fair, which this year has taken the theme of "So British", has sent a letter of invitation to... Read more →

Téléthon appeal in Villefranche-du-Périgord: 9 December

IN A couple of weeks many towns and villages across France will raise funds for the Téléthon charity, with extensive coverage on television and radio as well. Here in Villefranche-du-Périgord there will be a number of events starting on the morning of Saturday 9 December based around the foyer rural... Read more →

France plans to go it alone and ban glyphosate herbicide

DESPITE glyphosate, the key ingredient in the world’s bestselling weedkiller, winning a new five-year lease in Europe, Emmanuel Macron says he plans to ban the herbicide in three years. A license for glyphosate has been granted by an EU appeal committee, meaning Monsanto's popular weedkiller, Roundup, will remain on shelves... Read more →

First truffles of season sees 'black diamond' sell for 750€/kg

IT was a busy, and profitable, day for those selling the first truffles of the season in Sainte-Alvère yesterday morning. The small village, found to the west of Le Bugue in the Dordogne, opened its doors to around 50 buyers and those curious to see the sale of the black... Read more →

Demand to ban animals in French circuses, after escaped tiger shot

ANIMAL rights groups including the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, One Voice and the League for the Protection of Birds (LPO) have called for a ban on the presence of animals in circuses in France. Their demand comes after the death of an 18-month old circus tiger that was shot after it... Read more →