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Photo: French police stop driver over car covered in Christmas lights
Officers were appreciative of the decorations and took photos - but demanded that they were all removed
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Aer Lingus to begin Bordeaux-Ireland flight route
The three flights per week will replace a service previously offered by Ryanair, which has now stopped all flights to and from Bordeaux
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Cash, cheque, bank cards: What can shops legally refuse in France?
There are clear rules on how, when and why businesses can refuse to accept payment
June edition out this week
Connexion subscribers will receive their copies over the next few days
The June 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 and into next week dependent on area.
If you wish to buy a copy in PDF format for download you can do so now at this link – alternatively, you can subscribe here and you will receive a complimentary pdf of the June issue and immediate access to all the articles online (your print copies will start with the July edition).
Highlights this month include:
News
Vote Leave’s Lord Lawson applies for a carte de séjour
No progress on expatriate votes or free movement
We must make it easy to secure rights
Amour is in the air for couples who found new love in France
UK patients get NHS care in Calais hospital
French electricity bill was a shock... at €164.8million
Giant worms invade France
Don’t panic: there’s plenty of French rosé for us all
New weapon on way in war on mosquitoes
Anglophone doctor plea in Dordogne
€9,000-a-day ‘pay’ to be on reality TV
Legal action over Lyme disease
Franco-British centre in jeopardy
Hanging out with the world’s bad boys is no good for France
Practical
Plan to end small taxes (and a big one)
Safeguard future payments from UK private pension
Make sense of: The new contrôle technique
I built my house for €3,000 (all materials included)!
Get ahead – and plan for your coming tax year
Poor service from Cpam: what to do
May I inherit part of partner’s pension?
Will French state still pay for language course?
Is the GBP/EUR exchange rate likely to experience more Brexit-related movement?
Data protection beefed up, firms must act now
Me and my operation: Mastectomy
Property Watch: Poitou-Charentes
Are there rules restricting the hours when my neighbour can do noisy work?
Features
400-years of friendship makes Nice a very British city
Summer festivals: Streets and theatres alive with the sound of music
Successful home chef Ollie Timberlake on her path to a life in Burgundy
Make a beeline for these French gardens
The big interview: Blogger David Lebovitz
Recipes: One-pot culinary perfection
En saison: What to put on your plate in June
This was the first French woman to get a degree
Malraux:The remarkable life of a French cultural phenomenon
Malraux saved Sarlat but left locals stone-faced
Art: A passion for brushstrokes in Brittany
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