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High Pollen Count 2025

Kate 24/06/2017 0 Comments

The Pollen count is particularly high in the P-O this.

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Rooftop, Galeries Lafayette, Perpignan.

Kate 22/06/2017 0 Comments

From 22 June, the rooftop of Galeries Lafayette, in central Perpignan will once more be a place of refreshment.

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LOCAL NEWS

Madeleine McMullin 15/06/2017 0 Comments

Recycling on the rise in the P-O over the last 6 months

From Oct 16 – Mar 17 the population of the P-O recycled an extra 880 tonnes…

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Sécheresse. Drought restrictions around France

Kate 12/06/2017 0 Comments

To deal with a shortage of water, 18 departments have taken special measures to limit or suspend water use. The good news is….we’re not one of them so far!

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The meaning of ‘Etat d’urgence’ and ‘Fiche S’.

Kate 06/06/2017

President Francois Hollande declared an ‘Etat d’urgence’ (state of emergency) after the tragic and horrifying terror attacks in Paris In November 2015,, but what exactly does this mean?

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Mobile Phone Roaming Charges Abolished

Kate 05/06/2017 0 Comments

Holidaymakers will no longer be charged extortionate fees for the privilege of using their phones and tablets abroad, with calls being capped at 3.2 cents per minute, 1 cent for a text.

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UPDATE: Truckers’ Strike. Be Cuel with your Fuel

Kate 03/06/2017 0 Comments

I’m not usually a pessimist but something always seems to be waiting in the wings to mess up summer for holidaymakers, so badly needed to keep the P-O ticking along financially as much as touristically.

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Madeleine McMullin 02/06/2017 0 Comments

Red tuna returns to Med

After 15 years of drastic measures, stocks of red tuna have increased in the waters of the Mediterranean having been nearly wiped out.

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Saffron: a high maintenance love affair, part IV

Laura McLellan 22/05/2017 0 Comments

Saffron production is a labour of love – a process so labour intensive that it is hardly surprising that the fiery coloured spice is the most expensive in the world.

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Madeleine McMullin 17/05/2017 0 Comments

Home ownership in the P-O

Insee, the government statistics office, has published stats on how we live in the P-O.

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