UPDATE: This strike has since been cancelled. More info Strike over the right to strike! Nobody does it as well as the French! Keep an eye on your flight booking dates for…
Instructions for Visitors : Life and Love in a French Town by Helen Stevenson Reviewed by Polly Cannie It can only be conjecture, of course, but I defy anyone to sit outside…
A Piano in the Pyrenees by Tony Hawks Reviewed by Polly Cannie Fans of irreverent quiz shows such as Have I Got News for You and Never Mind the Buzzcocks will recognise Tony…
Well done smokers…. …..if you’ve managed to get off the weed and onto electronic E cigarettes – you’ve gone a long way down the ‘stopping smoking’ path. On the other hand, don’t get…
Petit Train Jaune – Danger or Politics? As the train continues to lose money, the SNCF is considering taking it out of service in the future. Sign a petition HERE to show your…
AND HERE IS THE NEWS…. a weekly update of the local news WITH CAROLINE HILL Shop-lifter attacks security guards – When a 34 year old man was accused of stealing a tablet computer from Carrefour…
This week is European Immunisation Week and doctors are asking their patients if they are up to date with their jabs, at a time so many diseases are avoidable with the right prevention. Would…
A Blot on the landscape By Ellen Turner Hall Bastien Blot bills himself as an Upcycle artist. To upcycle, as he explains it, is more than to recycle. It is as if having…
France has taken a long time to accept that our family pets are living breathing, much loved, flesh and blood. In the past, a dog or cat has had no more status that a…
AND HERE IS THE NEWS…. a weekly update of the local news WITH CAROLINE HILL Motor-cyclist seriously injured – A motor-cyclist was seriously injured when he crashed into the back of a car…