CUTTING DOWN DEATH ON THE ROADS New measures to cut down road accidents are to be introduced by Bernard Cazeneuve, France’s interior minister after end of year figures showed a …
Smoke Alarms in France compulsory from March 2015 Do watch out for the latest scam in which crooks are using this new initiative to get into your home. THERE WILL BE NO SMOKE…
UPDATE – April 2015Tobacco companies and model agencies are up in arms at new health reforms in France which ban skinny catwalk models, (to be measured by body mass index) colourful cigarette pack logos,…
Creation of a chorus in Prades Michel Prezman, composer and pianist, is starting a new high level vocal ensemble in Prades, on Tuesday nights from 8pm to 10pm at the Palais de Justice.…
UPDATE December 2015 The new, large region of ‘Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées’ has designed its provisional logo, unveiled this week. It is temporary, until something a little more representative can be created, but this is what you…
It looks like the ski slopes of the high Pyrenees will be postponing their opening day, due to the recent mild climate, which has not so far created the necessary conditions for good…
The ministry of ‘Ecologie, Développement durable, Transports et Lodgement has updated scrapping incentive for oil and gas fired boilers older than 15 years.
Taxe d’habitation (Residency tax) and audiovisuel public (TV licence) payment deadline If you do NOT pay the above by direct debit, you have until midnight Monday, November 17th, 2014 to pay. Both are on…
Take time if you’re travelling to check out your route on Bison Futé real time traffic conditions next week, when truckers may well be barricading the motorways or setting up an “opération…
Beauty is in the eye of the vegetable-holder Watch out in your local Intermarché for a new campaign «les fruits et légumes moches» in which they are selling ugly or poorly sized…