Friday 3rd February Aie! Ca caille, ça pèle…. It is decidedly chilly at the moment – well into the minuses I am told, although here in my toasty office, I can’t feel a thing. It’s dry and…
Monday 9th January 2012 This is today, right here, right now, just taken from the end of the garden. Yes, yes, it really is. Isn’t it amazing? We are so blessed, waking up to sunshine…
Darling, we’re The Young Ones! by John Frazer-Robinson In this first of a two part article, John Frazer-Robinson catches up with some of the younger expats in the PO and finds that even though they…
Girona hoping for 3 million passengers, Perpignan for 500,000. The year 2012 began on a positive note for both Girona and Perpignan airports, with the announcement of a major investment in Roussillon the…
The oldest swinger in town! Marcelle Narbonne died on 1st January 2012, aged 113 years 282 days, the 8th oldest listed person in the world, and the 8th oldest French person ever. Following the…
Friday 13th – Saturday 14th January 2012 La Baie d’Alger from the book by Louis Gardel Part of the ‘Festival Maghreb si loin, si proche’Cinéma Jean Jaurès, Argelès-sur-Mer and Jean Vigo, Perpignan …
with Marion Thornley With the start of a new year, I always try to formulate a few resolutions to try something new in the coming year. This year I spent some time simply mulling over…
Les Chants de Mandrin. Filmed in the Hérault (Lac du Salagou, Vallée de la Buège, Le Caylar) the Aude, near Narbonne. CLICK HERE FOR TRAILER Synopsis: After the execution of Louis Mandrin, famous out-law…
Local news from our forum….. The Figaro reports on an eventually successful claim against Font Romeu by a woman rendered paraplegic in a skiing accident. Other ski stations must be thinking long and…
Ryanair Prices Rises Ryanair prices are expected to rise by up to 150 per cent in 2012, with the price of checking in a bag without pre booking going up to as much…