NEW or replacement fioul, or oil fired, heating systems in France will be banned from the beginning of 2022. The measure had been proposed by a citizens committee looking at ways to 'green' the French way of life, and the government has backed the proposal to bring an end to... Read more →
Operation Tranquillité Vacances helps to protect property
IF you are planning on taking a holiday through the summer months or your business premises will be left empty, many areas operate Operation Tranquillité Vacances which is overseen by the local police or gendarmerie. The service is designed to provide property owners with added security as police officers will... Read more →
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Raising awareness of risk of forest fires
WITH 90% of forest fires in France caused by human activity, and with the summer set to be long and hot, the pompiers of the Dordogne are warning people to take care in the woods. Read more →
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Campaign to raise awareness of risk of forest fires
WITH 90% of forest fires in France caused by human activity, and with the summer set to be long and hot, the gendarmerie of the Dordogne are warning people to take care in the woods. The warning comes as part of a national campaign to raise awareness of how easy... Read more →
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Help and advice on adapting your home as you get older
HOME owners around Villefranche-du-Périgord who are looking to adapt their properties with new features that will help those experiencing reduced mobility or health difficulties can receive some free advice next week. A truck from SOLIHA Dordogne-Périgord will be parked up by La Poste in Villefranche-du-Périgord on Thursday 14 June between... Read more →
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Taxe d'habitation set to come to an end by 2021
THE French government has said that taxe d'habitation will come to an end by 2021 following a recommendation in a recently published report. The tax is already being cut for some on the lowest incomes, but now the French prime minister, Edouard Philippe, said that the government intends to abolish... Read more →
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Get ahead of the crowds for fioul delivery before tax increase bites
IF you use fioul for your domestic hot water or heating then you might want to get an order in before 2018 arrives to save paying an increase in the cost. Price comparison website, Fioul Market, is advising customers that a tax increase is set to come into force on... Read more →
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Rules tightened on burning of garden waste in the Dorodgne
A TIGHTENING of the rules on burning garden waste has been introduced by the Dordogne préfecture, with the risk of a heavy fine hanging over transgressors. The new rules bring a complete ban on the burning of garden waste between 1 March and 30 September. In the past restrictions could... Read more →
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British pensioners spending time abroad could lose pension credit
Anyone who is out of Britain for more than a month will lose their pension credit, it was revealed in the Autumn Statement, in bad news for those who spend part of the year abroad. The cut-off point for losing the means-tested pension credit will be reduced from 13 weeks... Read more →
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Last chance to keep expats’ WFP
A LAST-DITCH bid to stop the ending of British Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) to expats in so-called ‘warm countries’ like France has been launched – and needs readers’ urgent help. British MP Roger Gale has today tabled a motion in the House of Commons asking for the ‘statutory instrument’ (SI)... Read more →
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