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Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens - to the great joy of this fervent fan from Canada
Emily MacKinnon, 29, moved to France to found a Notre-Dame dedicated tour-guide company. She collects everything she can about the cathedral - and even has six Notre-Dame related tattoos
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Profile: French scientist Didier Raoult banned from practising medicine
The self-declared 'maverick' microbiologist who promoted a discredited Covid drug, faces a two-year professional suspension
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Revered French national icon falls from grace
Celebrated anti-poverty and homelessness campaigner Abbé Pierre was voted France’s most popular person for many years, but sexual abuse accusations have shattered the activist priest’s crusading legacy
Newsletter for Britons on Dordogne/Charente border
The Bulletin 1624 newsletter is emailed to 300 subscribers a week, keeping them up-to-date with events on the Dordogne and Charente border.
As well as local events, the Bulletin 1624 site (bulletin1624.com) is home to blogs, gardening information and poems. Editor Jeremy Smith said: “There is a lot of information. Roche Chalais library tells us what it is putting on, while a restaurant posts its menu. In May and June, we have details of the International Festival of Chamber Music in Charente.”
Launched in 2001, it was aimed to help people settle into the area by giving information on local events and Mr Smith would be interested in hearing from anyone who would like help collating information.