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Villagers in France save last local shop by funding it themselves

Over €5,500 has been raised to help the local grocery shop in Isère

Paris restaurant offers €1 three-course menu to students

"Restaurant extraordinaire's" meals have already sold out for next week

Lundi de Pentecôte: a holiday in France like no other

How a deadly heatwave in the summer of 2003 changed the French calendar forever

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French charity’s green-fingered goodness

The Connexion meets some of the key figures behind a charity that provides therapeutic gardens for French hospitals

French town unites to assist migrants

Fifty friends have joined forces to support a migrant family from Serbia threatened with expulsion from France.

Cancer Support France volunteer gets New Year honour

A volunteer with Cancer Support France (CSF) was awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours List.

Former services staff tuck in at French breakfast club

A former Royal Engineer has started a Veterans’ Breakfast Club to give past and current service personnel a chance to meet up in France.

Santas go green to help poorer families in France

You may come across Santas in green suits in the run-up to Christmas.

Bowled over by French mayor’s generosity

A lawn bowls club has got its own home thanks to the generosity of the local mayor.

Five words that began a charity revolution in France

‘I have a little idea...’ said Coluche in 1985. The much-loved comedian struggled with alcohol and drug addiction, won a César for his role in gritty drama Tchao Pantin, ran for President, founded Restos du Coeur, and soon after died in a motorbike crash

Dementia help on offer at new group

A new group for English-speaking families facing the challenges of dementia has launched

Winegrowers’ free help saves flooded French vineyard

A vineyard destroyed by floods has been brought back to life thanks to around 100 fellow winegrowers and the public who gave money and help for free.

Refugees need an English lifeline

A charity to help refugees in the north is seeking help from English speakers living in France.

Combining personal health and the planet’s wellbeing

Our zeitgeist column looks at the success of a simple French Facebook idea that caught the eye of founder Mark Zuckerberg

Helping all to feel included

New English-speaking members are being welcomed by an association that helps lonely elderly people and works to improve the environment.

Green-fingered generosity in 2018

Jane Hanks speaks to the founder of Open Gardens about another successful year and meets a remarkable beneficiary

British teacher giving a future to Roma children

British charity founder Jane Bouvier told Oliver Rowland how she helps hundreds of Roma children to go to school

We saved 26,000 people... Europe must do more

Two pilots who bought a plane to be able to save migrants in the Mediterranean say they were inspired by the work of the rescue charity group SOS-Mediterranée. We speak to one of its founders, Klaus Vogel, on what else needs to be done to stop the deaths

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