Wednesday 13th – Sunday 17th May 2015 Identi’Cat 2015 The Festival Identi’cat is organised by Aire Nou de Baho to celebrate the Catalan culture and to remind Catalans and non catalans alike…
Getting a life certificate A ‘life certificate’ is a form that might be sent to you by the Department for Work and Pensions to check you’re still alive – and eligible for the State…
16th May – 9th October 2015 Festival « Les Troubadours chantent l’art roman » From May to September, churches, abbeys and priories throughout the Languedoc Roussillon will echo to the music and poetry…
Tuesday 19th May 2015 Le Tour De FinanceFINANCIAL ADVICE Le Tour De Finance – Perpignan 19th May Demand for places has been very high so it you want to attend please register at…
The ”Norwegian” baker of Port Vendres By M. Michael Brady The bakery near the Port Vendres mairie (town hall) outwardly seems much like similar Artisan Boulanger establishments elsewhere in France. But once…
The New UK Pension Regime By Mary Taylor, Partner, Blevins Franks The new UK “pension freedom” came into effect on 6th April, providing new opportunities for retirees, depending on…
Jimi Hendrix Lives On in Passa Patrick Bellegarde, mayor de Passa, near Thuir, and big Jimi Hendrix fan, is naming one of the streets of a new housing estate ‘avenue Jimi Hendrix’ –…
Le département of the Pyrénées-Orientales is now divided into 17 cantons (administrative districts). Canton 1 (Les Aspres) Banyuls-dels-Aspres, Brouilla, Caixas, Calmeilles, Camélas, Castelnou, Fourques, Llauro, Llupia, Montauriol, Oms, Passa, Pollestres, Ponteilla, Saint-Jean-Lasseille,…
UPDATE The Museum of Modern Art in Ceret has been chosen by the Miró estate as the home for one of his famous sculptures, a head sculpted in 1974 , a tribute to…
Friday 8th – Sunday 10th May 2015 Three days of commemorative events are being held in Saint-Cyprien from 8 to 10 May to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the…