Property sales rebounded in the first quarter of 2016 with an increase of sales on the coast and in the mountains of between 5 and 10% according to the president of the FNAIM of the P-O which represents 2 out of 5 estate agencies. Sales in Perpignan were a little less buoyant and prices were stable across the territory.
It’s in the Bag From July 2016, France will finally follow the UK by banning single-use plastic bags, (sacs plastique à usage unique) or charging for them in all French shops, to reduce litter and encourage…
RECENT STRIKES. WHAT’S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT? The ‘El Khomri law’ is named after the French Minister of Labour, Myriam El Khomri, it’s instigator. It covers the extending of a ‘normal’ 35 hour working week…
Eoin Bond is 11 years old and has played classical and jazz Saxophone since he was 8. He loves to entertain at jazz festivals, for charity, and has even played for the president of Ireland.…
More strikes Prepare yourselves for a further day of general strikes across France on Thursday 31st March. Transport networks (buses, planes, trains, taxis, metro.., ) are likely to be affected as well as many public…
Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping.
Simply going out to Intermarché has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don’t be naive enough to think it couldn’t happen to you or your friends.
One walker slipped and caused an avalanche when 4 of them were out walking with a guide at Porta. It swept all 4 of them downhill and 1 walker broke his ankle but 3 others were lucky enough to escape injury.
Christmas 2008 was to be our second Christmas since moving to France and we were determined that it would not be a repeat of the previous year’s disaster (in brief: sandwiches, rain, Bournemouth).
‘Après le Brexit, la Frantie (ou la sortance…?)’ According to a survey carried out by Elabe for Atlantico, a relatively new media group, only 26% of French people believe there are more advantages than disadvantages…
I go out walking with a group of friends most weekends. A lot of the time we are up in the mountains with a picnic when lunch comes around, but we’ve had a series of landmark birthdays in the group (everything one ending in 0 from 40 to 70) which has led us to investigate walks with restaurants on route and I thought that I’d share them with you.