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The government will today (8 February) restate its commitment to ending the current 15 year time limit on British expats registering as overseas electors. As well as removing a time limit on the right to vote for UK citizens living abroad, the government intends to enfranchise any British expats who... Read more →
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MANY people in the Dordogne will have woken this morning to a centimetre or two of snow, as winter takes a bite before its time is up. Here in Loubéjac the snow began falling late evening and by the morning a still, white blanket covered the ground, with few people... Read more →
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THE charming town of Mêle-sur-Sarthe, Normandy, is in crisis with dairy and livestock prices having fallen due to a flood of imports many farmers are threatened with bankruptcy. Mayor Georges Balbuzard (François Cluzet, The Intouchables and The Country Doctor) does his best to fight and raise awareness of their plight,... Read more →
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IT is still quiet at this time of year here in the Dordogne, but if you need to drop in on the tourism office in Villefranche-du-Périgord then it is open from 10 February. The office, found on the main Rue Notre Dame, is open Tuesday to Friday from 10h to... Read more →
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DRIVERS in France have been warned that it is illegal to use mobile phones in their vehicles even if they have pulled over and turned their hazard lights on at the side of the road. The Court of Appeal has ruled that drivers are still 'in circulation' even if they... Read more →
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