Spanish air strikes NEWAirport authority Aena appear to have reached a preliminary agreement with trade unions and the proposed air strikes have been called off. Valid until December 2018, the agrrement includes steps to protect…

CSF–Sud de France (11, 09, 66) Pyrénées-Orientales   Newsletter 31st March 2011 ROUND-UP……..Change of name and wider role for our Active Listeners! For some time we have had a problem with the name “Active Listeners”…

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…

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…

Consultation with your doctor via Internet might soon be possible!   Despite concerns expressed by many of the medical profession, it might nevertheless soon be possible to consult your GP via Internet with webcam –…

Comparing French bank rates online    From 1 January 2011, French banks have committed to showing  a list of rates for 10 standard services on their websites, to allow consumers to compare like with like…

Warning: Beware of the ‘Loi Nome’ Beware of a new law that threatens to cause your electric bill to sky-rocket: the Loi Nome (Nome Law). It will pass in January 1st 2011 and applies to…

Ryanair Agrees 5 Year Extension of its Barcelona Girona Base (taken from Ryanair website )   LAUNCHES SUMMER 2011 SCHEDULE   63 ROUTES, 8 NEW ROUTES TO COCHSTEDT, KARLSTAD, KRISTIANSTAD, PLOVDIV, RZESZOW, SZCZECIN, SKELLEFTEA &…