Bouygues Telecom are offering a special deal to customers, allowing them to make free calls to France from anywhere in Europe, an initiative which is likely to break the present high cost of roaming…
Follow us on Facebook We have finally given in to progress and opened a FB group for Facebookers! There is a button to click on on the homepage of the website. Watch…
Opération Pièces jaunes The Fondation Hôpitaux de Paris-Hôpitaux de France has organised a yearly fundraiser since 1990. Opération Pièces jaunes (loose copper/change) aims to raise funds to finance projects and equipment within the…
Early retirees may no longer be entitled to free and subsidized health care in France, according to a recent announcement by the DHS. The new ruling, expected to come into force from April…
Police please me, oh yeah…… A new ‘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…
Take a look at a new web site tool available in the section ‘particuliers’ of www.impots.gouv.fr (Rechercher des transactions immobilières) which allows you to estimate the value of your property. For the moment,…
This year ends with the introduction of this new information sharing system which covers eight offences: drink driving, driving under the influence of drugs, speeding, running a red light, not wearing a seatbelt, motorcyclists…
Rise in minimum salary in France The minimum wage in France, le SMIC, (Salaire minimum de croissance) will go up by 1,1 % from 1st January 2014. The new minimum wage will be…
To all our helpers and supporters. What a brilliant, fun afternoon. Without your generous contributions and participation, it would not have been the success it was. You all worked so incredibly…
Winter 2013 AIRPORT NEWS WITH JOHN FAIRCLOUGH UPDATEFlights from Birmingham to Perpignan in 2014 have been deleted from the Ryanair website and early bookings have been cancelled. If you have flights…
