Festival Pablo Casals by Jane Mann Thursday 26 July was the opening concert of this year’s Festival Pablo Casals, sixty years since Pablo Casals himself performed in the first festival. Then the…
Press release from the Casa de la Generalitat CLICK TO ENLARGE Fire at the bottom of Le Perthus(Photo credit: Paul Francis) After the fatal fire that burned fourteen thousand acres of Alt Empordà,…
FIRE IN LE PERTHUS CLICK TO ENLARGEFort Bellegarde taken from Maureillas Fire is raging at the moment around Le Perthus and La Jonquera. Le Perthus has been evacuated and both Nationale and…
UK BANKER BECOMES NEW LOCAL CHURCH LEADER Hello, Let me introduce myself; I am David Archer and together with my wife, Gwen, we are new to the area. We have recently taken…
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…