WHEN a letter from a company called inforegistre dropped into my letterbox asking for €87,04 my scam detectors went on high alert. The enclosed form... Read more →
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A small stream bubbling away
JUST the sound of a small stream bubbling away as it passes beneath a bridge on a back road to Sauveterre-la-Lémance, Lot-et-Garonne (map). Listen! Read more →
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Five compelling reasons to buy the wrong house in France
IF you want to make your dream move to France a reality it's important to ask yourself some difficult questions - if you don't you... Read more →
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Make Do & Cook in the kitchen to save
MAKE Do & Cook is the latest book by Patricia Mansfield-Devine, who has lived in France for more than 10 years and is the author... Read more →
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Change to issuing of European Health Insurance Card
DUE to changes in European Union regulations, from May 1, 2010 the United Kingdom may be responsible for the issue of your European Health Insurance... Read more →
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Finding a summer job in France
MANY young people look to spend a working summer in France, so if you are one of them then now is the time to get... Read more →
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Watch out for ticks in France
I HAVE just got back in from a walk with the dog and picked three ticks off her coat, and will be keeping me eyes... Read more →
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The 'reality gap' in a move to France
THERE is a brutally honest piece on the Daily Mail website by journalist Lauren Booth, who lives in the Dordogne, about the pressures of life... Read more →
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Questions to ask when buying international private medical insurance
THE healthcare system in France is widely regarded as one of the best in the world, indeed many Brits are or have moved to France... Read more →
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Sister who lived in Dordogne honoured as British hero of the Holocaust
A POSTHUMOUS award has been given to Sister Agnes Walsh, who sheltered a Jewish family from December 1943 in a convent in Cadouin, in the... Read more →
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