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Thousands of litres of fuel spill into fields in Normandy after tanker overturns
Tests are being carried out into risk of pollution of local water supplies to homes
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Speed limits to (mostly) drop to 30 km/h in this French city
The new measure will improve noise and pollution, improve safety and encourage cycling, say local authorities
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Thousands of French parking fines cancelled after IT bug
The fines had been issued in error after IT system was privatised
September issue out this week
Connexion subscribers will receive their copies over the next few days
The September 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.
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 September issue and immediate access to all the articles online (your print copies will start with the October edition).
Highlights this month include:
News
The future's bright for the French economy
How to reclaim social charges on UK pensions
British speedhogs still escape French fines
Britons in France join mass lobby of MPs on Brexit
Grey is the new black for members of France's silver fox club
Practical
B&B-owners' tips to stand out from the crowd
Property watch: Occitanie
Moving to Martinique
Tourism rebirth for Brittany's empty lock-keepers
Make money from your parking space
Rule changes on sick pay for the self-employed
A green rentrée in store for pupils
The Bac's back - everything student's need to know
Features
The forgotten Paris Olympics of 1900
Vineyards: not just good for wine-tasting
Meet the world's fastest solo sailor
Arguably the best wine-making region you've never heard of
Secrets of the parfumier
Mystery towers that watch over the dead
The author whose real-life romcom came with a happily ever after in Provence
For full contents, please click here.