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Sending money to and from France? What’s happening on the money markets?

Kate 05/10/2023 1 Comment

Check out the state of the pound/euro this week.

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UPDATE: Coronavirus French Vocabulary: keeping up with the media reports

Kate 05/10/2023 0 Comments

UPDATED WITH MORE VOCABULARY The French media is full of the coronavirus, and staying informed is crucial to us all. The following vocabulary has been taken from media reports, and government information. We do hope it’s of use. Stay strong, stay, safe, stay well et bon courage.

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BookLife: Blackbirds Baked in a Pie

Kate 02/10/2023 0 Comments

In this delightful book, Eugene Barter leaves the comfort – and boredom – of retirement in Wales, and buys a rambling house at the foot of Canigou.

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Local News Round up

Laura McLellan 19/09/2023 0 Comments

An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales

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Local News Round up

Laura McLellan 04/09/2023 1 Comment

An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales

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Liber-T badge – motorway remote control

Kate 25/08/2023 0 Comments

Liber-T badge – péage without pain Motorway remote control   Sitting in a queue at the motorway ‘péage’ is no fun at all. Nor is driving a right hand drive car alone, and trying to…

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La Chasse: Hunting in France

Kate 21/08/2023 2 Comments

Hunting (la chasse) has been going on in the Pyrénées Orientales since prehistory.

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Local News Round up

Laura McLellan 21/08/2023 0 Comments

An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales

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INTERNET IN THE P-O

Kate 13/08/2023 1 Comment

A client has recently installed Starlink and has gone from a very iffy 3 or 4 Mb/sec to 176Mb/sec!

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NEW TAPESTRY FOR BICENTENARY OF PORT-VENDRES

Kate 12/08/2023 0 Comments

A further panel added to The Great Port-Vendres Tapestry, now permanently exhibited on the 2nd floor of the Port-Vendres Cultural Centre, Place Castellane.

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