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Retiree asks for church bells in French village to stop at night so she can sleep
The lady claims the bells ring over 100 times a night, locals say this is part of local heritage
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Americans in south of France: outreach event to assist with Social Security issues
In-person appointments will be held in Marseille over two days next month
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France to release official ‘survival guide’ to help people prepare for emergencies
30-page pamphlet outlines how to respond to industrial accidents, terrorist attacks, extreme weather and even the outbreak of war
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HERE'S A PEEK AT WHAT'S INSIDE OUR MARCH EDITION...
- Yes, you can save money boycotting supermarkets
- Making sense of strict new contrôle technique test
- INTERVIEW: Kiwi romance writer plots a happy ending in Provence
PRACTICAL / MONEY
- Investment funds give viager a win-win option
- Meet the couples who found love in France
- Free movement rights in Schengen Zone
- Compulsory schooling from age 3: what will children do?
- 'Why LGBT pride marches are still needed today'
- Lack of English-speaking doctors
- Is France preparing its customs staff for a hard Brexit?
- Poor service from Cpam: what to do
- The woman who built her home for €3,000 - including materials
- Get ahead – and plan for your coming tax year
- Work being done to limit mosquitoes
- New thinking on destroying frelon asiatique nests
- La Poste workers diversify - what services can you benefit from?
- As a state official, may a notaire refuse certain work?
- Declaring UK rental income
- Safeguard future payments from UK private pension
- Apiarists need to make a beeline for the mairie
FEATURES AND INTERVIEWS
- RECIPES One knife, one pot cuisine
- Wine: What really goes into a bottle of wine?
- GARDENING COLUMN Cathy Thompson reveals her seasonal plant tips
- Garden visits: Four Open Gardens to see in June
- My operation in France: Mastectomy
- INTERVIEW Moveable feaster: An American blogger in Paris
- The life and times of French intellectual heavyweight André Malraux
- En saison: what to put on your plate in June, from apricots to artichokes
- INTERIORS The stylish art of French family living
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