Regional & Local News from Poitou Charentes

6th October 2008

Poitou Charentes Local News

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Charente Libre Weekly Digest

Latest headlines in English...

Charente Libre launched a Weekly Digest in English in September 2005. If you want to read the archives, click here. For this week's latest headlines, see below.
Leisure and garden show opens doors in Cognac
Return of the scarecrow
Concern over mounting medical fees
Toy show comes to town
Mansle flower show moves to pastures new
Schoolchildren visit Resistance HQ for VE Day
Now UMP tries to win parliamentary elections
Firebombing in Angoulême ‘not linked to Sarkozy win’
Grants to help homeowners and landlords improve property
Water skiing centre opens at old quarry

Indoor Cricket Championship 2007 Results

For all you cricket fans, here are the results of the SW Indoor Cricket Championships 2007 sponsored by Siddalls and held at Saint Astier on 25 February 2007. more...

Former Tour de France winner retires

Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has announced his retirement from cycling. It comes amid continuing investigations of his alleged role in a Spanish doping scandal.

The 33-year-old won the Tour de France in 1997 and was a five-time runner-up to Lance Armstrong. Ullrich says he is still fit and has had several offers to keep racing.

Smoking Ban on New Years Day?

Government plans to ban smoking in Public places on 01/01/2007

The French health minister announced that the Government are planning to ban smoking in public places, with some exceptions from 1st January 2007... more...

A Thank you to the British!

If the Charente has advanced it's also thanks to the British. According to the "Insee", there are now 11,600 who live in Poitou Charentes, of which half have arrived in the last five years. The Poitou Charentes is the most popular region of France for the English, outside of the Paris area, with 10% of all British immigrants settling here. The departement of the Charente is the most affected in the region. Unfortunately though, there are not more British who visit our Maternity units: 55% of those who come to live here are over 50 years old.

Sarkozy claims he is the choice for French voters

French Presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy has been given the backing of his centre-right UMP party with a US-style rally in Paris. Hoping to be more in tune with the electorate, observers say it was a softer Sarkozy who took to the podium. 51 percent of voters say they are worried by the Interior Minister's hardline reputation. But while hoping to woo many with his more consensual views, some areas, like Europe, are not up for negotiation.

"I will always be a dedicated European but I want to be free to say that Europe needs borders, that not every country in the world has the right to become part of Europe, starting with Turkey, which has no place inside the European Union," he said as part of an 80 minute-long acceptance speech.

Socialist candidate Segolene Royal gave no reaction to the fanfare of publicity surrounding her neck-and- neck rival's nomination while on a visit in her home region of Poitou-Charentes: "I am for a France that is successful, because it is an intelligent country which leads from the front," she told reporters.

An opinion poll out today shows that 34 percent of French voters are anticipating a second round showdown between Royal and Sarkozy.

Grand Prix De France: The F1 Powerboating Event Of The Year

50,000 spectators expected... Organised for Saturday the 19th and on Sunday the 20th of May 2007, the "Grand Prix de France" will take place in the independent Port of La Rochelle - La Pallice.
This downwind area offers all the guarantees in terms of security and public welcoming to organize such a round of the World circuit. The Department Council of Charente-Maritime and the City of La Rochelle support the "Grand Prix". Grand Pavois Organisation and the "Motonautique Club Rochelais" take the Management of the "Grand Prix" in charge. 50 000 spectators are expected on the 19th and the 20th of May 2007.

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