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Letters: Bin collection fees have soared in France - for fewer pick-ups
Readers say the fees mean putting the rubbish out only once every six weeks
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'Real French treasures are now hard to find at flea markets'
Columnist Peter Wyeth laments that traditional vide-greniers are increasingly filled with flimsy plastic objects
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'French healthcare is baffling and complex... but it works'
Columnist Nick Inman recently had the misfortune to be ill, but the fortune, as he sees it, for this to happen in France
TV rights
Chris Cole (Letters, January) laments not being able to watch BBC iPlayer in France. We can’t even though we still pay a UK licence fee. The same is true for Sky. You can’t easily move mobile phones or cars between EU countries.
It shows what a sham the so-called cherished principles of freedom of movement are.
Dr D Cottam, Lot-et-Garonne