Sunday 1st March 2015 Calçotada St Jean Pla de Corts The traditional calçotada’ in St Jean Pla de Corts will take place on Sunday 16th February, when you can down as many of these…
Saturday 28th February 2015 Le Grenat, Théâtre de l’Archipel, Perpignan ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE BARCELONE ET NATIONAL DE CATALOGNE directed by Andrés Salado ProgrammeEduard Toldrà (1895-1962) Empúries. Invocació a L’Empordà (sardane symphonique)Camille Saint-Saëns…
The trial continues of the participants in the 2009 Saint Cyprien scandal, with fines and jail sentences soon to be handed out to a motley crew of people involved, whether accidentally or on…
Storms, Waltzes and Punchups by Basil Howitt The Saint Cyprien Soap Opera continues with the Waltz of the Deputy Mayors, Rowdy Council Meetings, and the Mayor facing an accusation of assault. The spirit…
Opening the hidden suitcase… Album of Exile by Thérèse Cau Reviewed by Rosemary Bailey In this book, “ Album of Exile,” (published by Cap Bear Editions 2013 – in French) Thérèse Cau, daughter of Spanish…
PO – La passion de l’ovalie with Frank Parkinson 2009/2010 Bill Shankly, the legendary manager of Liverpool Football Club, once said that “football isn’t a matter of life and death – it’s more important than…
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…