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Améliorez votre anglais printemps 2021

Laura McLellan 10/08/2021 0 Comments

Améliorez votre anglais avec des exercises pratiques et drôles (plus ou moins!)… vocabulaire utile, expressions courants, virelangues étc.

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Test Your French Spring 2021

Laura McLellan 10/08/2021 0 Comments

Test your French with a series of fun exercises including jokes, tongue twisters and vocab for an eclectic range of situations!

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Book Club: Local Author Margaret Cunningham

Laura McLellan 09/08/2021 0 Comments

P-O Life readers are a mightily talented bunch. During lockdown, we celebrated professional visual artists, and amateur creators. Now we’re delighted to share with you local word-smith, Margaret Kennedy, who writes under her maiden name, Cunningham.

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Local News – Weekly Round up

Laura McLellan 09/08/2021 0 Comments

A weekly update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales

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Covid Vaccination Certificate and Social Networks

Kate 09/08/2021 2 Comments

So you’ve had your Covid vaccine and you’re feeling relieved, ready to rumble, and maybe even a little smug. Read on……

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INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL: COUNTRY LISTINGS UPDATE

Kate 05/08/2021 0 Comments

The UK government has today (5 August) announced that arrivals from France to England will no longer need to quarantine if they are fully vaccinated.

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Tax-efficient investing in France – benefits of assurance-vie

Kate 04/08/2021 0 Comments

Different types of assurance-vie policies mean you need to make sure you choose the one that will provide the advantages you are looking for.

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Traffic in France: Dates to Avoid summer 2021

Kate 31/07/2021 0 Comments

Watch out for serious jams on the motorways and on our P-O roads as holidaymakers leave and arrive this weekend. 

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The First Chocolate Factory in France

Kate 27/07/2021 0 Comments

Did you know that the small village of Arles-sur-Tech was once a lively, bustling, working village .

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New Scam : Check your Cheques

Laura McLellan 24/07/2021 0 Comments

Local police forces are keen to circulate details of the latest in the diverse and numerous scams doing the rounds. This time, the con artists are targeting those who pay by cheque.

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