The show must go on! In spite of torrential storms during this year’s Fête des Vendanges at Banyuls-sur-Mer, the Fanfare Bands played on, à la Titanic. Basil Howitt reports. In our part of the world,…
Perpignan: Healthy Democracy or Banana Republic? Basil Howitt offers the first of two updates on Perpignan’s surreal smelly socks election saga that began a year ago last March. Following a final ruling by the Conseil…
October mumbles in the mountain 3 With Jenny Rhodes in Les Angles 3 Monday 4th October OK guys I accept that summer has gone and is now just a distant memory as we have had…
FURTHER UPDATE October 2010 Oh Jesus! Despite opposition from the mayor, Jésus Moreno will go ahead with the official opening of the ‘biggest brothel in Europe’ on October 21 in La Jonquera Since its legalization…
Maurice Matieu: Shadows By Ellen Hall The Museum of Collioure stands among terraces of pines and olive trees rising to the restored mill, its arms wide open to the wind. In the current exhibition of…
FURTHER UPDATE October 2010 The dismantling of the police booths on the A9 motorway began this week. The whole border is to be pulled down, but beware! There is talk of retaining a speed limit…
It is quite natural that Gildas Girodeau’s detective novels are set in his native Catalonia.
[( Sunday 19th September 2010 at 4pm.)] Riverchurch Healing Service This Sunday we are holding a healing service, as a church we would like to make opportunity to pray for and offer support for those…
Gem Melville – hand painted textiles and a colourful life! The talented Gem Melville was born 1949, in Vryheid, South Africa where she lived and worked until 2001. She has focused on textiles since 1992,…
September mumbles in the mountain 3 With Jenny Rhodes 3 Saturday 4th September It’ll soon be Christmas folks !!!!!!! I thought I would just get it out of the way as it will be being…