Be alarmed, be very alarmed! 3 Smoke alarms become obligatory in France 3 Whilst more than 85% of homes in Britian now have smoke alarms installed, the trend hasn’t yet filtered through to France where…
The Masked donkey (“Burro Masqué”) Created in summer 2005 by the Catalan nationalist party in Roussillon, the Bloc Catalá, the donkey known as the”Burro Masqué” was a symbol of the successful opposition to Georges Frêche’s…
Collioure loses ‘Doc Martin’ Collioure has lost out to Doëlan in Brittany to become the film location for the broadcasting of popular British television comedy drama ‘Doc Martin’ on TF1 next year. Filmed originally in…
Customs allowances from Spain and Le Perthus [(The following allowances are PER CAR, not per person.)] – Cigarettes – 5 cartons (1000 cigarettes) or 20 cartons if you declare them at the customs offices (on…
The documentary described below, now finished, will be screened on Thursday 17th December on Catalan channel TV3 at 23h05 [(Argelès concentration camp)] A moving documentary of the ‘concentration camp’ hastily set up on the beaches…
3 €90,107,555 : With you, anything is possible ! Thank you ! 3 With the donation pledge counter amounting to more than €90 million, the 23rd Téléthon managed to rally generosity and solidarity, and take…
[Daybreak into Darkness: A True Story of Happiness and Heartbreak-> http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0330487892?ie=UTF8&tag=anglophonedir-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=1634&creativeASIN=0330487892] Click on the link to buy or find out more set in the hills just above Le Boulou 3 by Rupert Bogarde 3 Jacquie’s…
[( NEWS FLASH – Friday 4th December It is snowing heavily this morning so folks should take great care on the roads if coming up to ski tomorrow. Les Angles opens tomorrow so everyone will…
At the age of aged 53 years, President of Cancer Support France (CSF) Sud de France (11, 09, 66). Jeff Turner finally lost his battle for life on Monday 6th July at Carcassonne hospital, after…
We don’t usually put property for sale here in local news, but this one really appealed to my twisted sense of humour!! 2 Castelnou 2 This charming renovated farmhouse has origins dating from the 13th…