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Living in Bournemouth I noted the new route ,twice weekly to Carcassone but still hoping they might put a Bournemouth to Dinard trip in even if it's between the Luton slots. As B.F. fares are getting to the frightening stage and seem to go up by the day,it will soon pay to fly and hire a car if needed. Regards.

As a follow-on to Norman H's posting,having gone down this route,the Doctor may refer you to a Consultant for the hearing tests but I was told NO help is given with the costs of hearing aids. A bit of a sore point as it seems a bit like highway robbery. Compared to the price of any other available technology,ie. Mobile Phones etc a hearing aid can cause serious damage to your bank balance. Start at about 1000e and keep going up if from one of the Audiology Centres. There are several cheap options advertised on the web and papers and you may do well to start off at the cheap end.Several friends have used the Private centres and ended up with a very expensive bit of kit that must cost pennies to produce.

The only add-on I'd put to that bit of maths is the difference between UK and French Immo fees.If only French Immo's were prepared to sell for 1.5% I should imagine that their share of the market would increase. It seemed reasonable when we bought our first Longere at £14k but now prices are in the 200-300e average it seems a bit steep for the service provided.

The BBC loves him,add Graham Norton and Borrowman.How to get on on the BBC?

Now sorted and even repayment from Orange /Car ins,but no communication whatsoever.

We have now had letters from C.A's office in Paris saying they are stopping payments,perhaps after they had proof that we have been in UK since 3rd Sept and copies of the relevant cancellations sent 2 months prior. Absolutely no response from the companies involved or any repayments.

We have actually been into our french bank with ll the required paperwork and copies of the original 2 months notice. Most did as instructed but Orange and Radiance seem to be unable to reply to anything,including letters to the bank.When I take the lot out in a couple of weeks I expect they will wonder why?Anyone ever tried contacting Orange FR. and getting a response?

Having moved back to UK,don't ask, the only problem remaining is how to stop various suppliers to stop taking prelevement payments.Orange/Radiance both had 2 months notice and confirmed our leaving date.These and and copies of follow up letters given into our bank with letter of complaint. After taking the required sale papers of our French car to the bank as they arranged our car insurance,another years payment has just been taken from our account. Letters totally ignored to our queries from them all. It leaves us with the only bad taste of France and feeling bl---y annoyed at the hand behind the back position it leaves us in.