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Six good news stories from France in 2025
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Why is New Year's Eve known as Réveillon de la Saint-Sylvestre in France?
You may have heard French friends use this term but they might not know where it comes from
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French farmer protests: union calls for ‘mass restart’ of action
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HERE'S A PEEK AT WHAT'S INSIDE OUR JUNE EDITION...
June news features include:
- Emmanuel Macron: His promises and plans for home-owners
- Britons' rights in the EU: Connexion joins MEP debate
- Challenges ahead with June’s French MP elections
PRACTICAL
- Problems with opening a bank account in UK as a French resident
- Important changes on way for the contrôle technique
- Five simple ways to save money in France
- Healthcare holiday cover: what you need
- Diary of a carte de séjour applicant
- How do I find a divorce lawyer who speaks English?
- Would I lose my pet passport after Brexit?
- How to get UK TV in a French holiday home
- French tipping tips – and who gets the money?
- Success with the healing power of animal contact
- Do I have the right to be buried in my French village after I die?
- Property watch in Poitou-Charentes
- Benefits of buying a business over starting one
- Do I pay taxe d’habitation on a ski chalet I let out?
FEATURES AND INTERVIEWS
- France in bloom – a history of Villes et Villages fleuris
- US Author Eddy L. Harris on Charente life
- Discover Cole Porter’s Paris, 100 years on
- Building the Queen Mary
- Gardening tips from the Versailles head gardener
- What it takes to be a mountain guide
- Intricate and beautiful lace making
- Caber capers: Highland games in rural France!
- The rare pig breed saved by ham makers
- Wingsuited and booted: The fastest flying woman
- Now trending: France’s popular booktubers
REGULARS
- Bilingual crosswords + quiz + readers’ letters + lots lots more
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