The December edition of The Connexion is now available.
Subscribers can look forward to receiving their copy in the next few days – and it will be on sale in newsagents around France from this weekend.
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Highlights this month include:
News
Crucial December for Britons in France
Beware rush as drivers in France try to beat strict new contrôle
Power cut alert over shortage of capacity
Ambassador: ‘We are in touching distance of a rights deal’
Reading is great for your French – no matter what
Threat to expats’ private pensions
M&S shuts final shop but keeps French web
Montpellier airport’s €26.6m expansion
No Christmas tips for council staff
Who is Macron really and will he succeed?
Eymet couple’s bowling green is a first
Practical
Why am I still paying to insure written-off vehicle?
How can I get council to widen our road?
How could Brexit affect our rights?
Can you recommend any good books on Napoleon’s legacy?
Am I insured for natural disasters?
Make sense of MJC cultural centres
Should we transfer money for Christmas visit to UK
About those accounts with Paypal, broker or the bookie...
Give plenty of time for Christmas post
Volunteering in France can take many forms
Divorce self-help group offers practical support
Monthly date may help dementia carers cope better
Will France top up UK pension?
Can we use pounds for sale?
Must I pay capital gains tax?
Better news on investment income and wealth
Pays-de-la-Loire property watch
In premium position for French mortgage insurance
Act quickly for energy-efficient boiler grant aid
Can we get pacsed as non-residents?
Features
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Hit the slopes for a Noël to remember
Safe, speedy off-piste pleasures for non-skiers
An alternative to the Alps: France’s other ski regions
Under instruction: how to become a better skier
Off-piste entertainment, from sculpture to cinema
Changing times of Jean-Pierre Rives, from rugby iron man to steel artist
Gardening: A very berry French Christmas
Expat shopkeepers keeping French high streets alive
New future for infamous Parisian brothel
Chambord’s restored garden glory
Bond actor brings poetry to garden
New application aids biodynamic gardening
Ecole Ferrandi: A sweet taste of success
Ancient distillery skills for new whisky
Vineyard frost beats shoots and leaves
Interiors: Industrial heritage with lofty ambitions
Plum Village, a Buddhist retreat... near Bordeaux
Marie Curie, the trailblazing life-saver driven by discovery
Gothic giant in Rodez is towering pride of Aveyron
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