Save the world, one plastic bottle at a time! By Ellen Turner Hall Remember your dream to change the world? Why not start on 9 April*? The village of Argeles-sur-Mer is hosting a beach party…
[(I met Jenny Rhodes for the first time in 2008, in their deliciously cosy cottage in the heart of Les Angles, just a five minute walk from the ski slopes. Rosy, fun and delightfully chatty,…
PROPERTY ENERGY RATINGS – DPE Showing the energy rating is a legal requirement for all properties advertised (in France) as being ‘to let’ or ‘for sale’, whether by owner or via an estate agent,…
In 1923, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and his wife Margaret Macdonald went on holiday to Roussillon, in the South of France, to rest and recuperate.
Thursday 10th March Yes, I know I made a load of promises in the New Year to write regularly but I seem to have lost the art of time juggling recently, and when I manage…
Incentive to take on older employees The government has agreed a €2,000 bonus to companies who take on employees over the age of 45. France’s statistics for employing older workers is very poor, and many…
RYANAIR’S LOSES FIVE YEAR GIRONA EXTENSION 18 ROUTES CUT AND OVER 1,000 JOBS LOST AT GIRONA The new Spanish government has gone back on its predecessors agreement with Ryanair, confirmed in December 2010, in…
[(I met Jenny Rhodes for the first time in 2008, in their deliciously cosy cottage in the heart of Les Angles, just a five minute walk from the ski slopes. Rosy, fun and delightfully chatty,…
Auchan has lost its battle to open on Sundays, even in the tourist season. Thirteen charges were brought against the supermarket in 2011 in the P.-O. for opening on Sunday. Only one of those resulted…
Taxis in France – things you might need to know Taking a taxi in France is rarely just a matter of stepping out into the road and putting your hand out! In the provinces, taxis…