Sunday October 2nd It’s a blazing hot summer day outside, more like June or July, so I’ll be brief, a few quick words before I thrust myself back onto the Dad-entertainment circuit and head off…
Excited as I am about my trip, I am not so excited about the nine hour non-stop flight from London to Chennai. Having become a bit of an old hand at these long haul flights I have developed my own personal style of survival which help me to arrive feeling fresh and invigorated rather than groggy and tired.
Artist residency in Arles-sur-Tech Arles-sur-Tech is situated in the last valley of the Pyrenées Orientales in France, along the border with Spain, overlooked by the famous Canigou mountains. It has a long memory…
Listeria Alert in the Roussillon Listeria has been discovered during a routine test undertaken by a Leader Price store. A large number of Leader Price supermarkets have since been obliged to issue a warning…
Health Insurance Offers Now is a good time to start shopping around for the best deals on health insurance. Even if your policies aren’t up for renewal/resiliation until the end of the year, you…
English bell-ringing comes to the Pyrenees by Catherine Ladd As previously reported by ‘P.O. Life’, the small Anglican congregation of Vernet-les-Bains held several days of celebrations in early July 2011. The high…
Space to Breathe with Marion Thornley My husband and I have just moved back into our house after a summer spent under canvas. We were unsure how we would enjoy the experience,…
Free wind power for your house. We are a small rapidly expanding business based in Céret and we’re looking for a good site to install a 1kW Futurenergy wind turbine. The site will be used…
Absolutely Jane Mann! By Ellen Hall Whether you just hopped off the plane in Perpignan or have roamed the region for the last 30 years, Jane Mann’s latest book – Absolutely Almost All You need…
Strikes in Perpignan Teachers’ union SNUIPP (Syndicat national unitaire des instituteurs professeurs des écoles) has already planned its first strike of the year in the P-O, for 27th September. This first protest is against…