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Mr Biznuz’s Guide to Surviving the Financial Crisis
Part 1 Understanding the Sovereign Debt Crisis.
Several months have passed since I last wrote a column for the Central Brittany Journal – something for which I make no apology, I have never had much patience with business people who spend all their time expressing their opinions in the media, instead of [...]
Troc a Puce
[ Sun 7 August; 07:30 to 19:00. ] Troc et Puces (Car Boot Sale)
A family day out not to be missed! Stalls 3 euros a metre.
Fish and chips midday at 12.30. Exhibitions, traditional bread baking, vintage cars, children’s games.
Site de l’Etang, La Cheze (22) near Loudeac. For more information call Dawn at 02 96 26 64 54 or e-mail dawn.cole@orange.fr. All proceeds to [...]
BBC iPlayer
The BBC has announced that a version of its iplayer is now available as an app for ipads. The app is available for a fee in certain Western European countries and will give access to a range of classic BBC programmes.
The Brits Are Coming!
The best of British TV arrives in France as BBC Worldwide launches [...]
Le Manoir
Le Manoir in Mohon is under new management.
The new owners – Mark and Andrea – have revamped the menu to provide a both English and French-style cuisine and also serve a full English breakfast. The kitchen is open Mon to Sat 11.30 to 2 and 5 to 9.30, and the bar is open from 11am [...]
Curry Sauce Heaven
Curry Sauce Heaven has now been trading for twelve months in Brittany – during which time, the owner, Damon Parry, says he has sold over 1200 curries in total – testifying to the increasing popularity of this cuisine in the region. Damon can now also cater for outside parties and events, supplying both the food [...]
Flowers on the Market
Erika Nicholas originally trained in the UK as an Art teacher and taught at Falmouth school of Art. Unable to follow the same career here in Brittany – her French is a little rusty and the colleges far away – she enrolled at Greta for a French course. The course involved finding work placements and [...]
Public Meeting: Wind Turbines
Following the interest generated by the meetings in May, there will be a further meeting to discuss a local response to the proposed Wind Turbine development in Mael Carhaix / Le Moustoir area on:
Wednesday 29th June at La salle polyvalente (next to the Mairie), Le Moustoir at 8pm.
Everyone is invited to attend and to question [...]
Amnesty International: 50 years in the defense of Human Rights
18th June: Gouarec. Salle Municipale
The Breton groups of Amnesty International will be coming together in Gouarec on the 18th June to celebrate fifty years of effort in the defense of Human Rights.
A plaque will be unveiled at 11.45 to commemorate the anniversary, beside an oak tree in the grounds of the Salle Municipale. The dedication [...]
Opposition Grows to Gas-Fueled Power Station, Brest
Local residents from seven communes around Brest came together on 5th JUne 2011 to stage a protest against a proposal to build a gas-powered power station in Lanvian, near Brest airport.
A government plan was published at the end of last year designed to introduce measures to reduce Brittany’s reliance on electricity imported from other regions [...]
Le Kreisker, Poullaouen
Rick and Kelli McGowen have taken over Le Kreisker Cafe / Bar / Resto Rapide in the centre of Poullaouen, and are running it with their daughter, Chantelle. They serve Fish & Chips, Burgers, cheeseburgers, a children’s menu, and offer free WiFi, Canal + television including sport, a darts machine, a children’s play area, and [...]
