SOS Help in France Feeling down? Call us up! SOS Help volunteers listen in confidence to Anglophones in France from 3 to 11pm daily. Callers may stay anonymous and our listeners are non-judgemental.…
The Caliph of St Cyprien – Part two A Sicily without the Mafia Basil Howitt reports (2009) The long suffering citizens of Saint-Cyprien (les Cyprienencs) must right now be crossing their fingers that…
European sharing of driving licence registration information A new European directive in 2013 stated that traffic penalties would apply for all motorists throughout the European Union. In the past, despite geographical proximity,…
THT – très haute tension This 65 km line from Baixas, in the Pyrénées-Orientales, to Santa Llogaia near Figueras, is now finished. At a cost of €700 million, it will be officially opened…
“How do I watch thee, let me count the ways” An update on UK television in the Pyrénées-Orientales By Allan Wallis The satellites that broadcast British terrestrial channels (BBC, ITV etc.) have now all been…
Soul partners Boy meets girl in cool jazz club and, well, the rest is history…… . If you live anywhere around the Maureillas/Ceret/St Jean/Le Boulou triangle (okay, so it’s a triangle of four sides –…
Acquiring leaseback property has aroused a great deal of interest recently amongst British aspiring to real estate ownership in France.
Reviewed by Fiona, 2015 Hôtel-bar-restaurant with spacious, wisteria-covered terrace in the heart of Arles-sur-Tech, Les Glycines is a family affair, run by newcomers Thierry Genot, his charming wife, Patricia & their son. Lunchtime offers a great…
UK ‘health tourism’ headache for ex pats In an attempt to prevent what is being tagged as ‘health tourism’, the British government plans to charge ex pats traveling back to the UK…
By Mary Taylor, Partner, Blevins Franks 1st December 2015 Social charges in France are effectively a second form of income tax. Following a ruling by the European Court of Justice that some social…