The Lions Club (who sponsor Enfants & Santé, a charity raising money for research into childhood diseases such as leukaemia) organised two events over the holiday weekend of Saturday 22nd to Monday 24th May. The…
Who would be a vigneron? Amidst the general doom and gloom in the caves cooperatives of France’s largest wine producing region – the Languedoc-Roussillon – there are several reasons for hope. Basil Howitt’s report finishes…
May mumbles in the mountain 3 With Jenny Rhodes 3 Monday 1st May Happy Holidays People – it’s Bank Holiday Monday and it’s snowing……Yup the snow is deep and crisp and even. Well OK it’s…
Catherine Ribas Duchêne: Handmade Jewelry 3 by Ellen Hall 3 At the Artimon Gallery in Collioure until the end of June, Catherine Ribas Duchêne’s stunning creations in stones, pearls and shells are on display. She…
James Hogan – Creativity triggered 3 With MM Brady 3 Having tired of words, the writer deliberately escapes to a place where he isn’t fluent in the language. Initially, he feels like a hermit going…
Chantal Lebret : Voyage into Colour 3 by Ellen Hall 3 One of the pleasures of a visit to Banyuls-sur-Mer is strolling along the promenade with the port on one side and artists’ workshops on…
Smile please – you’re on camera! At least two ‘red-light cameras’ have been installed in Perpignan centre to catch drivers running red lights. Although they are not yet in service, the prefecture has announced that…
Meditation 3 by Marion Thornley 3 What is meditation and why do we do it, or should we do it? As with most things in life, concerning the subject of meditation there are more questions…
April mumbles in the mountain 3 With Jenny Rhodes 3 Friday 9th April Sssssh,don’t say a word. Has Spring actually come? I am up here walking on eggshells today in case the weather changes suddenly…
Georges Frêche: a triumph of deeds over dogma 3 The gaff-prone giant of politics carried all before in the Languedoc-Roussillon’s Regional Elections 3 [(I repeat, I am from the South and will remain so. It…