Friday 14th September 2012 – Bages Grand concert in aid of cancer research (étoile de Martin). Sports hall, Bages (nr Perpignan, direction Le Boulou) In June 2010, after a couageous battle against a…
Reviewed in July 2011 A day in Banyuls sur Mer can be a relaxing beach experience or as full of activities as you would wish. Take the tourist train for a visit to the Chapelle…
AROUND THE TOUR DE FRANCE AND UP A HIDDEN VALLEY with Gill Williams Yesterday, we set out again for a little trip. We had promised to visit a friend in Luc-sur-Orbieu (Aude) who makes jewellery,…
MERCI, GRÀCIES, DANKE, EFHARISTO……..THANK YOU A big BIG BIG THANK YOU to all who have sent photos for the autumn cover of P-O Life 37. They are superb, both in quantity and quality, and…
REVIEWED IN AUGUST 2012 LE CÉDRAT JOACASINO, LE BOULOU by John Fairclough In one of his French themed books, the humorous travel writer, Stephen Clarke tells of fixing a first date with one of his…
Wednesday 5th September 2012 Festa Gitana Perpignan As part of Visa pour l’Image, the well known Perpignan band Tekameli will open this Gypsy music festival at 18h on the patio of the Hotel…
Friday 31st August – Sunday 2nd September 2012 Grand Stade les Capellans, Saint Cyprien La Caravane des Pas Sages The ’Caravane des Pas Sages’ (play on words; pas sage means ’not good/wise’ as…
Sat 1st September, Château Royal, Collioure La Grande Scène Catalane “Els Ben Parits” are the Catalan equivalent to the ’Enfoirés’, some of France’s biggest stars who perform in an annual benefit concert,…
….. still no more than a twinkle some in management eye!! Following an agreement signed on 1st July 2011 in Banyuls dels Aspres between Autoroutes Sud de France (ASF) and its equivalent in South…
DROUGHT IN THE P-O Water supplies in reservoirs around the region are becoming dangerously low. The prefet for the Pyrenees 0rientales, René Bidal, warns that the region is now ‘en situation de vigilance.’…