[(I met Jenny Rhodes for the first time in 2008, in their deliciously cosy cottage in the heart of Les Angles, just a five minute walk from the ski slopes. Rosy, fun and delightfully chatty,…
Spanish air strikes NEWAirport authority Aena appear to have reached a preliminary agreement with trade unions and the proposed air strikes have been called off. Valid until December 2018, the agrrement includes steps to protect…
CSF–Sud de France (11, 09, 66) Pyrénées-Orientales Newsletter 31st March 2011 ROUND-UP……..Change of name and wider role for our Active Listeners! For some time we have had a problem with the name “Active Listeners”…
Tuesday 4th January Happy New Year! And dare I add that I’m so glad it’s all over? At the risk of sounding like Madame Bahumbug, I have to admit that it hasn’t been the most…
Feeling the pinch this Christmas? Or are you just plain skint? Basil Howitt was dismayed by the ever-increasing need for charitable handouts in Perpignan and at Christmas. Nevertheless, the spirit of Christmas survives gloriously…
The show must go on! In spite of torrential storms during this year’s Fête des Vendanges at Banyuls-sur-Mer, the Fanfare Bands played on, à la Titanic. Basil Howitt reports. In our part of the world,…
Perpignan to London by Coach? – you MUST be Mad! Summer 2008 Looking for alternative transport to the UK? Polly Cannie took the coach from Perpignan to London a couple of years ago. Here…
Tightening up of prostitution in public La Jonquera has announced stiff fines (no pun intended) of up to 3000 euros for prostitutes, and their clients conducting their business in public. The…
Saturday 4th April It has been some time since I last mumbled about anything but I am now back from a month in Guernsey and ready to mumble! After spending time with my daughters and…
Health Treatment in France – breast cancer by Penelope Parkinson When Frank and I moved to the P-O at the end of…