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…
Off the Radar From January 4th, 2012, both sat navs and smart phones which warn of speed camera locations are illegal in France, and offenders face a fine of €1500. In…
Cancer Support France – Sud de France Drop In Group at Céret Now TWICE monthly with change of venue and BOOK EXCHANGE CSF is pleased to tell you that as from Wednesday…
Calling all animal lovers!! The SPA in Avenue de Prades have no water – the pipes have frozen – and they are appealing for people to take jerry cans of water along to them…
Girona hoping for 3 million passengers, Perpignan for 500,000. The year 2012 began on a positive note for both Girona and Perpignan airports, with the announcement of a major investment in Roussillon the…
The oldest swinger in town! Marcelle Narbonne died on 1st January 2012, aged 113 years 282 days, the 8th oldest listed person in the world, and the 8th oldest French person ever. Following the…
Local news from our forum….. The Figaro reports on an eventually successful claim against Font Romeu by a woman rendered paraplegic in a skiing accident. Other ski stations must be thinking long and…
Ryanair Prices Rises Ryanair prices are expected to rise by up to 150 per cent in 2012, with the price of checking in a bag without pre booking going up to as much…
You may have seen on the television news yesterday, that a soldier, Tom Jennings, who was with the SBS, and his RAF companion, were blown up in Afganistan three days before Christmas, both were killed.…
The ski resorts of the Pyrenees have postponed the opening of the ski season, due of course, to the absence of snow.