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Dordogne court expected to reintroduce door-to-door rubbish collections
The decision could set a precedent for up to two million people in many areas of France
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Row after people in France told to save energy by washing clothes less
The advice to ‘wear the same T-shirt for four or five days’ did not wash well with everyone
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CONFIRMED: Major road connecting ski stations in French Alps will reopen today after rockfall
Authorities feared up to 15 hours of traffic build up if road was not opened before school holidays began
Beach-goers chill out without Wifi
No phones, no Kindles, no iPads...

The only screens on the beach as Soustons, Landes are sunscreens as the mairie has made it a Wifi-free zone to encourage visitors to de-stress beside the Atlantic.