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Welcome to Local News,covering the Indre department of the Centre region. Here’s where you can keep abreast of all news from the Berry. Keep up to date with the regional news stories, local news, and news from the expat community. Whilst we at French Entreé-Indre will obviously do our utmost to keep our fingers on the pulse, we rely on you the readers to submit any news worthy stories to news@frenchentree-indre.com

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Indre News 28 May 2007

Editor's farewell; 10,000 visitors to sports festival; party time in the Indre; woman faces 33 years of fine payments

Wakeboarding10,000 visitors to La Fete des Sports de Nature Last weekend over 10,000 people took part in La fete des sports de nature in the Indre, and in spite of the weather,... more...

Tax relief on mortgage interest

New government acts

House icon smallNicholas Sarkosy's government minister,Eric Woerth, recently announced that tax relief on mortgage interest would be introduced throughout France as promised by his party if they won the election. ... more...

Indre News - 13 May 2007

Enough rain already?; Dutch plane in emergency landing; Job fair disappointment

Flooding Indre Have we had enough rain? An official at the met office at Deols, Chateauroux was asked by the Nouvelle Republique last week whether the Indre had now had enough rain to ... more...

Indre News - 6 May 2007 - Updated 8 May

Drive-by shooting - the dog did it; SuperU to reopen in St Benoit; pheasant census at St Severe; land prices

gun with dog and birdsDrive-by shooting - dog in dock! Last June at Archigny in the Vienne, neighbouring department to the Indre, four women out for a quiet walk were suddenly fired upon from a passing car... more...

Foire a l'installation

Welcome to rural France fair

On 1st and 2nd June, a special fair will take place in Limoges Exhibition Hall where the regions of France organise and exhibition to welcome newcomers to rural France. ... more...

Indre News - 29 April 2007

More tourist sites to visit for free in May; employment fairs; unseasonal weather is a worry, fishing firsts...

Issoudun white towerMore tourist sites open free in the Indre This year there will be 50 tourist attractions taking part in Journees du Patrimoine, which take place on 12 and 13 May... more...

Indre News - 22 April 2007

Protests at closure of Argenton supermarket; more speed traps for the Indre; those French elections::

St Benoit du Sault Indre from the bridge Whilst St Benoit du Sault's temporary SuperU building is now expected to open in mid-May on the village's industrial estate, protesters showed up in force last week to voice their concern ... more...

Indre News - 15 April 2007

More construction workers needed in the Indre; Visa 36 is relaunched; British company opens subsidiary in the Indre and more..

Construction work in progress FranceMore construction workers needed in the Indre The Confederation of Artisans and small businesses (Capeb) recently made an appeal to whichever party won the forthcoming election to form a proper Ministry for artisan workers... more...

Be an ambassador for tourism in the Indre!

Visit dozens of visitor attractions for free

Haute Touche - Sumatran tigerWould you like to visit the most beautiful places in the Indre for free if you take a friend? Then the membership card for the Tourism Ambassadors’ Club (Carte du Club des Ambassadeurs Touristiques de l'Indre) is... more...

Indre news - 1 April 2007

St Benoit du Sault's mediaeval centre renovated: Indre weather surprise; Chateauroux airport rumours surface again; SuperU St Benoit update

St Benoit Indre Le PortailCentre of ancient village undergoes renovationSt Benoit du Sault, in the southern Indre, has been undergoing renovations to its mediaeval centre for some months.

Some businesses in the tiny ... more...

Indre News 25 March 2007

Breaking news: fire guts SuperU St Benoit du Sault;

Fire super U st Benoit with gendarme
At around 2.30 pm today, Sunday, a fire broke out at the SuperU supermarket in St Benoit du Sault which gutted the whole ... more...

Indre News - 18 March 2007;

New 2-euro piece minted; Le Tarmac prepares for opening; heats start for Miss Indre

euro coinsNew 2-euro piece minted A new 2-euro coin will come into circulation next month, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome. The face of the coin will have the same design in every country in the EC monetary zone, and the reverse will have an inscription in each country's language... more...

Indre News 11 March 2007

See the Paris-Nice cyclists; Harry Potter features in Chateauroux stamp fair and more..

Racing cyclist This week the Paris-Nice race kicks off from Buzancais on its first stage on Monday 12th March. Timings on the first stage include 1509 at Ecueille, 1534 at Moulins sur Cephons and 1541 at Levroux and arrival at Buzancais at 1604. They then go through Argy, where the chateau opens especially for the occasion, ... more...

Indre News - 3 March 2007

Floods in the Indre create problems; Ideal Home show in Chatearoux; new rules on disclosure for house vendors;

Flooding Indre Flooding threatens Indre villages As rivers in the Indre broke their banks last week, several towns and villages found themselves on flood alert. In spite of ditches and flood defences, the ... more...

Indre News - 25 February 2007

More mayors against GM crops; killer hornets threaten bees; we are a grandmother and more ...

European Hornet's NestAfter killer bees, killer hornets
A species of Asiatic hornet, (frelon), vespa velutina, which arrived in the Lot et Garonne region in 2004, has now established itself in the Aquitaine region and as it has no known predators, it is multiplying fast... more...

Indre News - 11 February 2007

No low cost airlines for Chateauroux? Homeowners may be missing out on reduced VAT; new carp website launched

Carp fished in the IndreNew French website for carp enthusiasts With the fishing season about to start in the Indre, a new website has been launched by a Berry resident and carp aficionado, Pascal Hue. Its aim is to give all the information required about carp fishing in the region. What's unusual about.. more...

Indre News - 4 February 2007

Wind farms - landowner pulls the plug; blackboards wiped out in Indre classrooms; fishfest in Chateauroux and more...

rural wind turbineIt's an ill wind Wind turbines are again in the news in the Indre, this time because a landowner has changed his mind about having them on his land. The recalcitrant individual, from Saint Genou, says he had only agreed to have them on his land to... more...

Indre news - 28 January 2007

Snow finally arrives in Indre; census shows increase in Indre population; over 200 projects in Val de Creuse/Anglin...

Cedar tree in snow indre near St Benoit du Sault
Snow brings chaos - sounds familiar? Snow finally arrived in the Indre last week, causing road closures, dozens of accidents and electricity cuts in some areas for more than 3 days. Amongst those villages without power were areas around Badecon le Pin, Eguzon and Lourdoueix Saint Michel, and .. more...

Latest Indre news - 21 January 2007

La Poste under threat ; two rail accidents in a week; The Indre and Cher in tourist drive and more

French post boxLa Poste under threat The French Post office, La Poste, like its counterpart in the UK, is facing complaints from customers and unions about closures of inefficient branches. La Poste's traditionally militant trade unions fear job-losses, pay-cuts and the closure of hundreds of bureaux that are considered unviable. These are often replaced by an Agence postale commuale or a Relais poste which does not always open ... more...

Indre News - 12 January 2007

Paris-Nice cyclists to cross the Indre; Indre population grows; new airline launched and more

Paris Nice Cyclists at La ChatreThe Paris-Nice cycling race will pass through the Indre again this year on 12 and 13 March. The cyclists wll stop over in Buzancais and then depart the next day for Limoges from Vatan.

Cycling events are extremely popular in the Indre, and this one will certainly be well attended. Over 600 people including cyclists, ... more...

Indre news 31 December 2006

"Snow" in Chateauroux; novel New Year ideas; flu jabs ready, and more

Snow in the Indre Feb 06
February snow - Indre
Snow falls - but only in Chateauroux It's official - snow has fallen in the Indre but only in one spot, on Wednesday morning. Metéo France preferred to put it down to pollution, saying that in town the freezing fog combined with pollutants fell to the ground as snow, whereas in the countryside, the fog remained in suspension as there were less pollutants. Others blamed... more...

Latest Indre news week commencing 17 December

St Maur holds Franco-British Fair; Le Pecherau's Petit Marche de Noel; Renaissance of Chateauroux's Nouvelles Galeries and more

Saint-Maur Mairie lit for Christmas St Maur holds Franco-British Fair. The village of Saint-Maur, near Chateauroux, held its second Anglo-French (or Franco-British, if you like) Fair on Saturday starting at 2 pm. ... more...

Indre news week commencing 10 December

St Benoit hosts Foire Gras; Indre escapes the worst of the storms; France lags behind in gender gap and more

Butcher cuts spit roast wild boar in St Benoit du SaultSt Benoit hosts annual Foire Gras du BriveThe village of St Benoit du Sault in the south of the Indre hosted its thirteenth Foire Gras on Sunday which attracted hundreds of people from all over the Indre and surrounding departments. Fat geese, ducks, fresh and preserved, were on offer along with ... more...

Indre news week commencing 26 November

Book exchange club takes off; Indre fireman accused of arson; big freeze in Chateauroux and more

Book exhcnage club 24 NovemberYou read it here first If you get through several books a week and never have enough to read in English, then the book exchange club organised by Christine Clarke and Fran Martin should be right up your street - or rue maybe. The first meeting got off to a great start on 24 November when.... more...

Indre news week commencing 19 November

Proposed Poitiers-Limoges TGV is stopped in its tracks; 'Royal' visit to the Indre; Smoking almost stubbed out; and more

TGV trainDoors slam on high speed train The proposed TGV (high speed train) line from Poitiers to Limoges has been voted down in the public debate held in Chateauroux earlier this month. The concern of the Berrichon people is that the line would bypass Chateauroux, leading to fears that the Brenne Natural Park, an area of outstanding beauty, and other tourist features in the area would lose out and be... more...

Latest Indre news week commencing 12 November

More low cost flights from Flybe? Midnight blackout for the Indre; the Brenne's lakes are emptied and more...

Flybe plane
Flybe agrees to acquire BA Connect Flybe, the low cost (but not rock bottom) regional airline, has agreed in principle to acquire British Airways' BA Connect regional airline business, increasing ... more...

Latest Indre news week commencing 5 November

More wind turbines for the Indre; breast cancer screening for over 50s; Come and meet the tax inspectors and more

rural wind turbine
Winds of change 19 wind turbines are about to be approved by the Prefecture for the areas of Saint-Georges-sur Arnon and Migny. Three more are under way in the ... more...

Latest news week commencing 29 October

It's a good year for wine; 70 year old fake doctor convicted; New university for Chateauroux and more

black grapes loire valley
It's a good year for wine after all The 2006 wine harvest has been a good one. After a lot of concern over the drought during July, then much lower temperatures and rain, with the sun... more...

Latest Indre news 8 October

A380 crisis affects businesses in the Indre; bad news for Belfast, good news for Chateauroux; big zander caught at Villedieu

It's a whopper..
Zander - not the Indre one!
Not the Indre Zander...

A good sized zander, or stizostedion lucioperca, was caught by a member of a Villedieu sur Indre fishing association at Buzancais recently. The fish came in at 5.470 kilos, and 91.50 cm. The Nouvelle Republic, Credit Agricole, Opac de L'Indre and Vigean Peche Competition are all... more...

Latest Indre News week commencing 1 October

Housing market slows down; rural bars may defer no-smoking laws; mayors no to TGV link and more

Rural bars and tabaks may be able to defer ban on smoking cigarettes cafe france
Bars and tabaks in country regions such as the Indre may be able to avoid a complete ban on smoking, according to public thinking.

Although the French Health Ministry has insisted there will be a total ban on smoking in all public places from January 2007... more...

Indre news in brief - week commencing 24 September

Speeding ambulance stops dead; local mayor launches blog - read it here

French motorcycle ambulance WWI The Nouvelle Republic, the local newspaper for the Indre-Berry area, tells a cautionary tale this week of over-zealous gendarmes who stopped an ambulance for speeding.
The ambulance had been taking a sick person from Chateauroux to... more...

Indre news in brief - week commencing 17 September

Good news and bad news on the roads

French police car The police campaign against bad driving in the Indre is succeeding - in part. The number of accidents over the past year has gone down by 1.3%,and the number injured has also gone down by 8.4%. However, the number of people killed in road accidents has gone up by 8.3%.
The number of people caught on radar has gone up by over ... more...

News in Brief - week commencing 3 September

Three fishing records broken in a week

CarpA magnificent 15.9 kilo carp was caught with boilies at Mauvieres sur Anglin last week, being the biggest caught this season in a competition organised by the Federation de Peche.
Another record was also broken when... more...

Annual fete attracts thousands in the Indre

Chamorin's agricultural fete takes visitors back in time

Old time Washerwomen Chamorin IndreChamorin's annual Fete de la Batteuse et de l'Artisanat once again attracted thousands of visitors on Sunday 27th August.

Ancient threshing machines, steam locomotives and teams of oxen, farm horses and ... more...

The Indre's Premier Beef Fair

St Benoit du Sault hosts prizewinning cattle show

Limousine bull St Benoit Beef FairThe Annual Beef Fair of St Benoit du Sault took place on Saturday 26 August in the market place, Place de la Republique.
Limousine and Charollais Bulls competed for prizes, and breeders from the Indre, Creuse, Haute Vienne, Charente and Indre et Loire brought over 180 young breeding animals to... more...

The French perspective on the British in the Indre

What the locals think about us

Tourist Office Le Blanc IndreThe Berry newspaper, the Nouvelle Republique, reported recently that "the subjects of her Gracious Majesty" were coming in droves to the tourist office in Le Blanc, looking for information on the locality. The Haute Touche Animal Park was of particular interest, because... more...

Another success for Chateauroux airport

Boeing and Rolls Royce choose Chateauroux -Deols for recycling

Chateauroux airport 1920sOn 1st June a dozen partners, including Boeing and Rolls Royce, signed an agreement with Chateauroux-Deols airport for dismantling and decommissioning ... more...

Building in the Indre

A growing industry that needs young people

young person thinking of constructionBuilding in the Indre – a growing industry which needs young people.
The building industry in the Indre region is growing at a rate of 4 – 5%, according to the Secretary General of the Federal Department of Building Works. Keeping TVA (VAT) at 5.5% is helping to maintain this, and a constant demand by national planners for urban renewal schemes. So the 4,200 employees in the building sector in the region don’t have to worry about being out of work at the moment.... more...

Bounty hunters in the wilds of the Indre?

These rodents have a price on their tail

Coypu, FranceThe fight to control the Indre's feral population continues with a bounty offered for coypu.

The Association of Management and Regulation of Predators in the Indre (AGRIP) is giving ... more...

The Airbus 380 makes its debut at Chateauroux

Thousands come to watch the big bird

The Airbus 380Marcel-Dassault airport, at Chateauroux in the Indre, has seen all sorts of planes in its time, including the Mirage fighter and the Transall which took provisions to French troops in Afghanistan. But one arrival earlier this year was larger than anything seen here before. The huge new Airbus 380, which has an 80 metre wingspan and which can take up to ... more...

Wind power in the Indre – it's not all hot air

Saving the planet or a blot on the landscape?

rural wind turbineIf the debate in the UK over wind turbines is blowing hot and cold, the Indre area also has its own agenda for “projets de parcs eoliens”.
The whole of France is engaged in developing a programme of renewable enerty with an objective for 2010 of... more...

New plans for one of the most spectacular castles in the Indre

An enchanted forest for the Chateau de Valencay?

Chateau de Valencay, IndreThe management of the Chateau de Valencay, in the Indre, has just announced that in 2007 it is planning to open an Enchanted Forest on the lines of a similar attraction in Groombridge, Kent. With an exciting playground, huge... more...

Indre and Loire Valley wine harvest to be one of the best

Is the market looking more rosé?

Vines at IssoudunThe wine harvest is expected to be at least as good as last year - 53.6 million hectolitres, it has just been announced. In the Indre and the Loire Valley in particular the rain at the beginning of July helped the vines, which were becoming too dry, and ... more...

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