L’Homme de Tautavel JULY 2012 A new human ‘mandible’ (lower jaw bone) from 450,000 years ago has been discovered at the Arago Cave, in Tautavel. This is the 131st discovered human remain…
Perpignan – Barcelona in 50 minutes? Too Good to be Vrai? If you were hoping to pop into Barcelona for tapas, then home for Coronation Street this year, you might be disappointed. Whilst…
From 1st July 2012, what should be the beginning of a period of economical growth in Figueres, Spain may well prove harmful to the Perpignan region. Awarded the title of “Ville touristique” in May, shops in Figueres will be able to remain open on Sundays and public holidays, from March 2013.
Cancer Support France – Sud de France Drop In Groups, Céret & Prades A warm welcome awaits you and your visitors throughout the summer months BUTplease note the change of time…
Family cooking competition 1ER CONCOURS DE CUISINE EN FAMILLE Tots a la cuina ! Cookery magasine Bon Profit is organising a family cooking competion in collaboration with the Restaurants at the four star Château…
Champion, Carrefour, Intermarché….? Have you been wondering why your local supermarket keeps changing its name? Over the past few months, six hypermarkets and supermarkets in the Pyrenees Orientales have been taken over by…
Verbalisation par vidéosurveillance Starting from Monday 21st May 2012 APRIL 2012 More and more cameras have appeared over the past couple of years in Perpignan and today the conseil municipal votes on…
Beware cancelling your broadband. A reader’s warning… We only spend 3-4 months a year in the PO, and so had never felt able to justify the cost of a full year’s payment for…
February 2012 AIRPORT NEWS WITH JOHN FAIRCLOUGH Since my last report in the Winter edition of P-O Life on the availability of direct air links between the PO and nearby to…
The Préfet of the P-O has issued an immediate ban on the lighting of fires throughout the region, for a minimum period of fifteen days, effective from March 8th 2012. This period could be extended…