A new land tax was the final straw: the country was ripe for revolt and the scene had long been set for the events to follow.
The word ‘pompier’ comes from the verb ‘pomper’ (to pump), referring to the manual fire pumps that were originally used at fires.
Born in Estagel (near Perpignan) in 1786, Arago not only forged successful careers in science and politics but was also a swashbuckler who got into the kind of scrapes that make Harrison Ford’s big-screen escapades look positively pedestrian.
A Visit to La Chèvrerie / Fromagerie du Boulou to meet Nicolas & Marie Navarrete
We are looking for someone with a bubbly personality, able to communicate in both English and French, to join the P-O Life team.
Picasso’s Guernica, McCrae’s In Flanders’ Fields, even Newton’s discovery of gravity… times of hardship give rise to great creativity and we’re sure that our current situation is no different! Each week we publish YOUR artistic offerings based on a chosen theme.
Proj’aide 66 throw their hearts and souls into bringing a bit of happiness to those who need it most by fund raising at craft markets, Christmas markets, themed events, concerts and more
Our very own lovely Laura is doing a PhD and needs native English-speaking volunteers with dyslexia to take part in short, informal interviews about their experiences of education, work and travel
Sanctuary – retreating to Argelès to wind down from his high pressure job as a Scenes of Crime Officer with Scotland Yard, P-O Life reader, Larry Henderson, gives us an insight in to his exciting life
Phone & internet providers, insurance companies, professional training organisations… the offers are varied, numerous and mostly a pain in the derrière. But new measures are now in place to limit cold calling.
