MONEY, MONEY, MONEY….. Watch out for the new 10 euros note, which should be in circulation from 23rd September 2014 The BCC (Banque centrale européenne) suggests that you compare new and old…
by Colin Lamont I expected September in Roussillon to be about grapes; I knew we were booked on a wine-tasting course in L’Hérault; and I hoped there would be a wine fête or three to…
Witty, funny, poignant, inspired, exceptional, evocative of a little-known region of France that is close to paradise, they will have you yearning to visit, to wonder, to venerate, to die in.
More tea Vicar? It seems that drinking tea reduces the risk of dying from non-heart related causes by 24%! When compared with coffee drinkers, a survey carried out by the Hôpital Européen Georges…
VAT (TVA) at 10% instead of 20% Don’t miss out on it! Reduced rate VAT for your renovation projects. Did you know that most renovation and building works and materials for renovation are subject to VAT (TVA)…
VILLAGE FESTIVALS with Norman Longworth (Taken from the one-day-to-be-published ‘Conflent Tales’) Here in the Conflent we know a thing or two about celebrating. We seem to do little else. May is the month…
AND HERE IS THE NEWS…. a weekly update of the local news WITH CAROLINE HILL Death of Christian Bourquin – The funeral of the president of the Languedoc-Region took place in Millas on…
MOUNTAIN MAMA IN LES ANGLES Summer storms have never been my favorite kind of weather but this year they seem to have outdone themselves with some quite magnificent lightning and thunder that almost…
5, 6 & 7 September 2014 Patrick O’Brian Homage By Ellen Turner Hall* The Book Festival at Collioure, 5, 6 & 7 September 2014, has adopted a new name “D’une mer à…
Restaurant Review Rebellion Restaurant review sites such as TripAdvisor are being criticised by french chefs and restaurant owners as being damaging, unfair, and often written with no real knowledge of the restaurant…