The future of palm trees in Perpignan centre, and around the region in general, is not looking rosy. Infested by charançons rouges (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) or red palm weevil, a whole sector of the department from…

    Le département of the Pyrénées-Orientales is now divided into 17 cantons (administrative districts).   Canton 1 (Les Aspres) Banyuls-dels-Aspres, Brouilla, Caixas, Calmeilles, Camélas, Castelnou, Fourques, Llauro, Llupia, Montauriol, Oms, Passa, Pollestres, Ponteilla, Saint-Jean-Lasseille,…

  A star still shining   Michelin stars are awarded to “restaurants offering the finest cooking, regardless of cuisine style” so why did Pascal Borrell, talented former chef of the much talked of Maison du…

  14 March to 31 May 2015   Dani Karavan at Ceret   By Ellen Turner Hall Dani Karavan is best known locally for his brushed steel Walter Benjamin memorial slicing through a cliff above…

  AND HERE IS THE NEWS….  a weekly update of the local news WITH CAROLINE HILL Man killed by train at Banyuls-sur-Mer – Police are still trying to discover the identity of a man who…

    AND HERE IS THE NEWS….  a weekly update of the local news WITH CAROLINE HILL Motor-cyclist seriously injured – A motor-cyclist was seriously injured when he crashed into the back of a car…

  www.paulwright Paul Wright recently visited Perpignan and toured this part of France, where he stumbled on the Fête des vendanges at Banyuls-sur-Mer and obtained some great photos of the jazz bands on the beach!…

PO: World Leader in Vin Nature  With Ted Krasny   Apart from a couple of sweet wines, Banyuls and Maury, PO has long been a backwater in the French wine world. Things are changing, though,…

  AND HERE IS THE NEWS….  a weekly update of the local news WITH CAROLINE HILL Murdered by her ex-husband – 43 year old mother of 3, Rosine Roig, lived in fear of her ex-husband…