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Last post by Hotrodder
Fri May 12, 2023 9:34 am
Weather ... again
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Blaze »
Mon Feb 26, 2024 11:28 am
Most of the time our area in the north of Brittany seems to be sheltered from the terrible weather that we hear about elsewhere.
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Last post by Polly
Fri Jul 17, 2026 7:42 pm
French "wild' fires
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Bayleaf »
Sat Jul 11, 2026 6:29 pm
I'll include the devastation in Spain and elsewhere too. Scuse my language, but this is f*cking horrendous. So many fires - some by tragic accident...
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Last post by Bayleaf
Wed Jul 15, 2026 7:43 pm
Wills
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BishyB »
Sat Jun 13, 2026 5:48 pm
Now that the French have ruled that English law wills will be exempt from France's forced heirship rules we are looking for recommendations for a...
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Last post by hughnique
Tue Jun 16, 2026 10:05 am
I agree with MLP
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MAD87 »
Sun May 31, 2026 9:21 am
I never thought I'd say this, but Le Pen got it right when she said:
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Last post by Spectrum
Wed Jun 03, 2026 8:18 am
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Last post by exile
Wed May 13, 2026 12:11 pm
Military aircraft
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rabbit »
Sat Feb 21, 2026 1:24 pm
Lots of military aircraft flying east over Southern Brittany this morning. US about to attack??
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Last post by rabbit
Sun Mar 01, 2026 8:09 am
Stunning Aurora last night
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Blaze »
Tue Jan 20, 2026 2:00 pm
I didn't stay up long enough to have a chance of seeing it, but the Aurora was amazing last night in Brittany. This photo was taken by local...
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Last post by Blaze
Wed Jan 21, 2026 8:49 am
RIP Brigitte Bardot
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Blaze »
Sun Dec 28, 2025 12:02 pm
One of France's best known icons. She gave up the glitz and glamour to devote life to helping animals.
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Last post by widge
Thu Jan 01, 2026 8:32 am
La Banque Postale
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ajm »
Mon Dec 22, 2025 3:50 pm
Anybody else not banking with them at the moment? Hope it gets sorted soon.
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Last post by ajm
Wed Dec 24, 2025 9:32 am
Financial dilemma
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MAD87 »
Thu Dec 04, 2025 9:56 am
I noticed yesterday that DWP had paid the Christmas bonus for wrinklies. So I need ideas for spending this magnificent €13 on something worthwhile....
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Last post by exile
Sat Dec 06, 2025 7:41 pm
Sarkozy to be released after only 3 weeks
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Blaze »
Mon Nov 10, 2025 2:19 pm
Unbelievable ....
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Last post by Pathca
Tue Nov 11, 2025 10:32 am
Mondial Relais scam??
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rabbit »
Fri Oct 31, 2025 11:14 am
I have just received an email from Mondial Relais asking me to provide a mobile number. They say my account will be closed in 30 days if I don’t...
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Last post by widge
Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:16 pm
Louvre heist
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Blaze »
Fri Oct 24, 2025 12:23 pm
Bold as brass, ingenious and no-one hurt. However, quite apart from the monetary value of the jewels, the sentimental value is incalculable. They...
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Last post by Polly
Fri Oct 24, 2025 8:11 pm
Early Days
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hughnique »
Tue Oct 14, 2025 11:36 am
Might be a bit early to celebrate but an offer has finally come through on the house, don't ask me but a chap knocked on the door a couple of weeks...
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Last post by hughnique
Thu Oct 16, 2025 6:58 am
The French PM is resigning.
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Headers »
Mon Sep 08, 2025 7:08 pm
I am watching the parties tearing into the govt.
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Last post by Blaze
Mon Oct 06, 2025 5:42 pm
A sad sight
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Headers »
Sun Aug 31, 2025 4:22 pm
We haven’t been to Bordeaux for a while. We went today to fetch family from the airport.
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Last post by Spectrum
Mon Sep 01, 2025 8:32 am
Dried Out
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Veem »
Sun Aug 24, 2025 9:33 am
I went out to lunch in La Rochefoucauld with a friend yesterday. Afterwards, we strolled over to the river bank to have a look and found the Tardoire...
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Last post by exile
Sun Aug 24, 2025 1:29 pm
Countryside Crime
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Veem »
Mon Aug 18, 2025 12:22 pm
Our local sheep farmer called in this morning. It's a long time since we saw him so we had a good long chat. It's even longer since we had seen his...
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Last post by DaveW
Sat Aug 23, 2025 9:49 pm
La loi Duplomb
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Blaze »
Thu Aug 07, 2025 8:56 pm
I don't know if anyone has been following this ......
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Last post by exile
Wed Aug 13, 2025 11:20 am
Catch a falling Pa
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Grangela »
Tue Mar 18, 2025 3:15 pm
I haven’t posted on here for a long time.
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Last post by demi
Thu Jul 24, 2025 9:12 am
Confusion
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rabbit »
Thu Jul 10, 2025 10:51 am
A French person emailed me and said he would be arriving « fin am »
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Last post by MAD87
Fri Jul 11, 2025 9:00 am
Van man with my parcel
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Polarengineer »
Sat Jun 07, 2025 3:00 pm
He is a regular van man often delivering our parcels, nice bloke. Today he turns up with a book-size parcel in his hand and a bloody computer gadget...
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Last post by Loup-garou
Sun Jul 06, 2025 12:24 pm
Mini break suggestions
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Naylor's Ark »
Wed Jun 25, 2025 5:59 pm
There are loads of pretty towns and villages in France. ( And just over the borders)
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Last post by exile
Thu Jun 26, 2025 8:46 pm
Call the cops??
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Hotrodder »
Sun Jun 15, 2025 1:30 pm
Last night there was another rave in drug central but a strangely silent one. All the usual suspects started turning up on foot quite late but they...
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Last post by Blaze
Wed Jun 25, 2025 9:23 am
House Sale
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hughnique »
Thu May 15, 2025 9:30 am
Not having a very productive experience with a well known international organisation we decided to call in a local agent, the subject of a recent...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Thu May 22, 2025 9:51 am
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