AND HERE IS THE NEWS…. a weekly update of the local news WITH CAROLINE HILL Six hundred km walk to protest against officialdom – When Gerrit Andriaensen was dismissed from his long-term…
AND HERE IS THE NEWS…. a weekly update of the local news WITH CAROLINE HILL Police officer injured by prisoner – Two young brothers had been placed in police cells following their arrest…
From the Ryanair Website From 1 Feb all seats on flights will be allocated. Customers’ seat numbers will be displayed on all boarding passes. Customers may select their preferred seat during (a) initial booking,…
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…