Horizons: Beyond walls and bridges By Ellen Turner Hall Just across the border in Colera, “Horizon” takes on new meaning: a gallery dedicated to contemporary art founded 20 years ago by Ralph Bernabei…
Brotherhoods, Black Puddings, Snails, and Sweet Red Wine by Basil Howitt Basil Howitt was amazed by the number of confréries or brotherhoods throughout France whose raison d’être is to worship food…
And they bite! Commonly known as millipedes, ‘scolopendres’ are unpleasant little beasties to all but the ardent entomologist, made up of several segments, with twenty-one pairs of feet, four pairs of eyes,…
Downhill mountain biking For a completely different summer sport in the mountains, why not head up to Les Angles and hire a downhill only mountain bike! The hire prices start at 18 euros…
Planning Permission in the Pyrénées-Orientales If you are intending to extend, renovate, install a pool, build a garage…you may find the following information, supplied by Olivier of TPM, useful. Once you have…
14th – 17th August 2014 – TAUTAVEL. Festival d’astonomie: ‘450 000 années lumière’ Once again, Tautavel will host the Festival of astronomy. With a small contrbution of 10 euros per family, and aimed…
Friday 15th August 2014 Argilarium: The Carnival isn’t over! New on the Argelès entertainment scene is Argilarium, street procession through the resort from 21h30, organised by experienced carnival planners ‘Planète Vapeur’. Look out for mechanical…
Dial 15 for the SAMU (Service d’Aide Médicale Urgente)
Stroke Awareness Campaign by Denise At the beginning of November a campaign was launched in Perpignan Hospital highlighting the signs and symptoms of a stroke and what action needs to be taken. If in…
DENTISTS IN FRANCE The tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth Visiting the dentist in France….. France is well known for its exceptional healthcare service, and used to be one of the leading…