With winter settling in and Christmas fast approaching, I’m planning to send some money to family overseas. But I’m worried that I might lose money with all that’s happening with currency values at the moment. How can I make sure I get the best rates and transfer at the right time?

Clios, Méganes and Twingos – most stolen and vandalised

According to the association “40 millions drivers”‘s 3rd annual survey, the cars most stolen and vandalised in the department are the Renault Clio 1 (phase 2), the Megane 2 (coupé cabriolet) and the Twingo.

The affair between the elegant girl from Tallinn and Estonian Eric had, unsurprisingly, come to naught and the love-less, opera-singing soldier man continued to appear at odd intervals at Arthur and Jo’s house to dig out the odd tree root or two.

with Simon Bridges In the latest of his reports on local golf courses, Simon Bridges visited Castello Pitch & Putt near Figueras.   Castello Pitch and Putt golf course is tucked away a corner of…

Do you know of anything going on in the P-O that would be useful for others to know? Events, shows, new laws or rules, roadworks and roads closed, traffic bottlenecks to avoid, scams and villains…

1 Match up these idiomatic sayings 1 Aller au fond des choses 2 Ce qui est fait est fait 3 C’est fort de café 4 Chercher la petite bete 5 Je l’ai échappé belle 6…

Along with the usual seasonal flu, a  ‘gastro’ epidemic (gastroenteritis) appears to be making an early and uninvited round of France. It’s usually caused by a bacterial or viral tummy bug. This nasty little bug,…