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To confirmation in a that end, departments will televised address be classified as either green by Prime Minister or red when confinement Eduoard Philippe, the finally ends, with stricter Ilockdown will finally end measures in place for those for many from Monday in red. The free Republic of 11th May, although life will Although the lockdown is not be the same as before. now widely expected to end Saugais - pg 14 While there will no longer for much of the country on be a need to carry a form 11th May, the government when you leave the house, has stressed that this certain travel restrictions situation will be reversed will remain in place and not if key conditions are not all of the country will end met, most notably that the confinement in the same number of new cases per way. day does not exceed 3,000 The prime minister - the daily number has been The Bugle Business explained that the de- below this figure on average confinement strategy would since around mid-April. Directory - pg 16-21 be based on three principles: The new de-confinement test, trace, isolate. Hailing rules unveiled represent the lockdown as a “success” phase one of a longer-term which has saved as many plan and will run from as 62,000 lives in France, he also emphasised the >> continued on page 7 © Semnoz (WikiCommons) 2 ♦ IN THIS EDITION www.thebugle.eu ○ THE BUGLE ○ MAY 2020 in the short and medium term some of that with a local buying food for the family for and hope to be delivering the business could make all the that evening. Pulling up at the paper for many years to come. difference to that person. There pump he opened the door... and But once there is any money left are hundreds of advertisers in stepped on a roll of notes that Welcome to over at the end of the month, these pages and many will be had been dropped. Kissing the I very much hope I will be experiencing tougher times sky, he filled up the tank - and putting it to one side and not than usual at the moment. So the kitchen cupboards - and was simply upgrading my phone even if you are buying now for soon back on his feet again. because I can. a product or service that you Here at The Bugle we have The Bugle For some people under will be claiming later, you will been busier than ever under lockdown - and I do so wish this be ensuring that that business lockdown. We have launched was a problem I had - saving is still there for you in a year's a brand new website including inally there is basically revolved around the money has been forced upon time when you need it. a section where we are busy some light at fact that China has a much more them. For those on reasonable I knew a very wise man once uploading past articles from the end of quite established culture of saving, salaries who have not lost their who used to talk about what he the last ten years as well as a long tunnel. so whilst many had relatively jobs, or people on substantial called “kisses from heaven”. news updates throughout After eight weeks little, they did have money and pensions, it has simply not He was a man who lived in the the month. We also have a of lockdown, possessions squirreled away for been possible to spend all their moment, day to day, and was fledgling Facebook page, so it looks almost certain that a rainy day. money under lockdown. In fact, not one to plan too far into the please feel free to take a look theF majority, if not all, of the Although western Europe one study estimated that the future, or even worry about around, sign up to receive our Nouvelle-Aquitaine will begin has had some rough times since country as a whole has been it. As far as I know he always monthly newsletter and maybe the de-confinement process World War Two, life in general “forced” to save around €55 worked for himself and had even give us a Like or Follow from 11th May (see our lead has been pretty peaceful and billion... and that was with been through some very tough on Facebook. All feedback is, story and the map on page stable and the vast majority three weeks of lockdown to go! financial times. But every time as always, more than welcome! 7). Some will have to endure of working-age adults will not I have seen plenty of people he neared the bottom, a kiss restrictions beyond this date remember a time when you predicting that it could be this from heaven would arrive in Until next month! and whilst our region has been were left to fend for yourself, well of disposable income the form of some unexpected left relatively untouched by so to speak. 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