by Marian Thornley How not to move to France Our cycling/house-buying adventure was taking place only a few weeks before the first of various financial crashes hit the world. Luckily for us, we managed to…
Even more pylons and aerials will go up on poor old Néoulous as increased competition amongst the TV channels leads to Broadcasting companies ‘Télédiffusion de France’ (TDF), ‘Towercast’ and ‘Itas TM’ staking their claim to a piece of this magnificent natural site.
So it was that a couple of days later we cycled into Ceret town centre and collapsed onto a bench outside the Mairie in the shade of the huge London plane trees.
By Ellen Turner Hall Running three businesses, the tapas bar La Cuisine, a catering business and cooking courses, Victoria Robinson describes herself as “a project machine”. Other ideas simmering in her mind: a cooperative for…
If you sing or play with a band, dance company or entertainment of any kind, or know of a great act that deserves some recognition, this could well be your (or their) big chance. Perpignan is…
A directory of 3000 online addresses to help you to access your judicial rights. The ‘ministère de la justice et des libertés’ continues to offer a free online service to help the public to find, by simply…
Tipping in France The English word ‘tip’ was originally an acronym for ‘To Insure Promptness.’ Innkeepers would write this on a box by the door, later simplified to ‘T.I.P.’, to enable customers to show…
La Ferme du Bonheur is a sanctuary for old, abandoned, or abused animals, among them horses, donkeys, goats, sheep, pigs, rabbits, geese, ducks, dogs, cats, a bull and a wild boar.
In 1911, Picasso and Braques arrived in Céret and began experimenting with Cubism, a painting style that was to revolutionise art.
Police border checks were set up between France and Spain from November 13th to December 13th, to control immigration during COP21 when 195 countries and nearly 150 world leaders met in Paris to discuss climate…