A pet is for life, not just for Christmas! Ten Commandments for owning a dog 1. My life is likely to last ten to fifteen years. Any separation from you will be painful…
La poste - Post offices in France The French village post office is a bit of a national institution. The fact that you can still find one in most small villages is really rather nice,…
FRENCH LIFE Property sellers beware Oliver and Lisa Philips tell their story In 2006 we bought an apartment in Collioure as a holiday home and investment for our retirement. Now in our 60s,…
The ministry of ‘Ecologie, Développement durable, Transports et Lodgement has updated scrapping incentive for oil and gas fired boilers older than 15 years.
October 2014 – NOW OUT AND TO BE FOUND IN LOCAL CINEMAS Vie sauvage Feature film written and produced by Cedric Kahn Co Filming to take place from July 15 to August 29, 2013…
Taxe d’habitation (Residency tax) and audiovisuel public (TV licence) payment deadline If you do NOT pay the above by direct debit, you have until midnight Monday, November 17th, 2014 to pay. Both are on…
CONTEST « VICTOIRES DU PAYSAGE » : TWO CATALAN GARDENS ARE FINALISTS For the past 4 years, the french national contest « Les Victoires du Paysage » has rewarded the best gardens. This…
Women and Landscapes By Ellen Turner Hall The winter exhibition at the Musée d’Art Moderne displays 70 studies of Collioure created in 2014 by Julien Descossy. Descossy’s work explores the theme and…
Take time if you’re travelling to check out your route on Bison Futé real time traffic conditions next week, when truckers may well be barricading the motorways or setting up an “opération…
Beauty is in the eye of the vegetable-holder Watch out in your local Intermarché for a new campaign «les fruits et légumes moches» in which they are selling ugly or poorly sized…