Police please me, oh yeah……   A 2014 ‘code de déontologie’ (code of ethics) for the police directs them to  show more respect for both public and suspected criminals by using ‘vous’ rather than…

  The End of the Old Paper Driving Licence   As the paper part of the good old British driving licence reaches its sell by date, car hire in both France and Britain could prove…

  Jimi Hendrix Lives On in Passa   Patrick Bellegarde, mayor de Passa, near Thuir, and big Jimi Hendrix fan, is naming one of the streets of a new housing estate ‘avenue Jimi Hendrix’ –…

    Le département of the Pyrénées-Orientales is now divided into 17 cantons (administrative districts).   Canton 1 (Les Aspres) Banyuls-dels-Aspres, Brouilla, Caixas, Calmeilles, Camélas, Castelnou, Fourques, Llauro, Llupia, Montauriol, Oms, Passa, Pollestres, Ponteilla, Saint-Jean-Lasseille,…

 Once again, bogus police have been calling on people in the Perpignan area, and surrounding villages, preying particularly on the elderly as these type of cowards so often do. One of the bogus police scams…

  A VERY GENERAL LOOK AT YOUR INCOME TAX OBLIGATIONS IN FRANCE     REMINDER Online tax declarations are now open for 2014 income. Income tax forms will be sent out in April. Deadlines differ,…

  UK Exit Checks   From 8 April 2015, the government will be collecting information on passengers leaving the UK in the same way as it does for those entering. With an aim of both…

  Allez l’USAP   USAP are looking for a new official anthem to give the fans some good chanting material and establish their identity, so if you’re a songwriter, now’s your chance to make a…