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Pop those bubbles. French Champagne Vocabulary & Test your French

Kate 30/12/2022 0 Comments
LE CHAMPAGNE - POP THOSE BUBBLES Read the text about champagne and use the vocabulary below to  help your understanding - but only if necessary! Bonne lecture! NE confondez pas ces deux termes! Sabler le…
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Flordaki, give the gift of health and well-being

Laura McLellan 28/12/2022 0 Comments

Flordaki: the gift of health and well-being As is this case with most people who visit or live in the P-O, Anne-Céline from Flordaki in Thuir instantly felt the magic of this region, nestled between…

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Arrivals to the UK warned to prepare for disruption at the border

Kate 22/12/2022 0 Comments

Update on preparations to minimise queues at the border ahead of Border Force strike action at the end of the week: 

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Pick the perfect P-O present this Christmas

Laura McLellan 20/12/2022 0 Comments

Gift-giving season is just around the corner and the P-O is bursting with unique ideas for treating the ones you love (or yourself!). Please do support our advertisers where you can, they support us all year round!

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Local News Round up

Laura McLellan 19/12/2022 0 Comments

An update of local news in the Pyrenees-Orientales

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Travel info between UK and France

Laura McLellan 15/12/2022 2 Comments

With Christmas just around the corner, the British Embassy in France has issued a communiqué about potential impacts to travel between the two countries.

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French Olympic and Paralympic Games 2024 – Get Involved!

Laura McLellan 15/12/2022 0 Comments

Put it in your diary. The Organising Committees for the Olympic Games (OCOG) are looking for English speakers!

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Restaurant Point d’Art, Montbolo…Christmas & New Year lunch/dinner with a View.

Kate 14/12/2022 0 Comments

For Christmas and New Year, the Point d’Art in Montbolo will be serving special, home cooked menus including dishes of Foie Gras and Scallops and a few surprises!

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Booking your Flights to and from France

Kate 12/12/2022 0 Comments

Did you know that, according to a recent fare comparison site study, air fare prices from France are cheaper if you book online on Mondays or Tuesdays?

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Only Fuels and Horsepowers UPDATE

Kate 07/12/2022 0 Comments

Do you qualify for a subsidy of 100 euros towards your petrol expenses? Click here and find out more.

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