A study carried out by French investment bank Natixis estimates that there will be 750 million French speakers and suggests that French will be the world’s most spoken language by the year 2050. Most…
The trial continues of the participants in the 2009 Saint Cyprien scandal, with fines and jail sentences soon to be handed out to a motley crew of people involved, whether accidentally or on…
European sharing of driving licence registration information A new European directive in 2013 stated that traffic penalties would apply for all motorists throughout the European Union. In the past, despite geographical proximity,…
UK ‘health tourism’ headache for ex pats In an attempt to prevent what is being tagged as ‘health tourism’, the British government plans to charge ex pats traveling back to the UK…
First Come, First Served Want to be a MAXtrotter? Then visit www.idtgvmax.com to book your 12 month season ticket giving you unlimited travel on the high-speed iDTGV service for only 59,99 per month.…
I met last week with Denis Leluc, director of Perpignan airport, and Dimitri Sindres, Development Manager for Perpignan and Carcassonne. They would be very interested to know what your expectations are for these local…
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.…