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I moved to France for the cake – and then learned to love British baking
Columnist Sarah Henshaw rediscovers the British baking tradition of comfort, jam and just having a go
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Is it time to shorten France's school holidays?
Pascal Bressoux, professor of educational sciences at the University of Grenoble Alpes, explains why the school timetables need a rethink
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Savoyards poke fun at Parisians over snow disruption
A few centimetres shut down capital but for those in Savoie ‘it’s time to clear the chalet steps so no one slips after an apero’
Mothers still get awards
Your reminder about Mother’s Day ( Connexion , May 2017) said mothers of large families “used to” receive awards. Well, they still do/can.
My mother-in-law received one only a few years ago. The government does not seem to actively or automatically give them out, but a family member or friend can start the process.
Colette Jay, Lot-et-Garonne
