Poitou Charentes news for July 2008

Oyster plan announced in Charente Maritime
Date: 27 July 2008
Minister of Agriculture and Fishing Michel Barnier met with oyster farmers on Thursday in Marennes
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35-hour week rule relaxed to help French businesses
Date: 24 July 2008
French MPs have effectively voted to relax the Socialist-era 35-hour limit on the working week, allowing private firms to increase working hours
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Mystery Virus wipes out young Marennes-Oleron oysters
Date: 20 July 2008
A mystery virus which is affecting the majority of breeding areas in France, is killing between 40% to 100% of young oysters aged between 12 and 18 months
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Ile de Re frets over toll-free bridge
Date: 14 July 2008
Having survived the opening of the toll-bridge in 1988, islanders now fear the removal of tolls will bring unwanted traffic
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Charente is 'A Place in the Sun'
Date: 13 July 2008
The popular Channel 4 TV programme 'A Place in the Sun', is currently filming in the Charente.
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La Rochelle exhibition celebrates ties with Quebec
Date: 14 July 2008
As part of the celebrations of 400 years of Quebec, the Tour de la Chaine in La Rochelle, has been restored and laid out for a permanent exhibition
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New visitor attraction in Vienne, Poitou Charentes
Date: 14 July 2008
The new tourist attraction La Planete des Crocodiles in Civaux opens its doors soon to the paying public.
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Ryanair commit to winter flights from Poitiers
Date: 13 July 2008
Following disrution in 2007/8, Ryanair will operate reduced services to London Stansted for winter 2008/9
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New UNESCO site in Poitou Charentes
Date: 09 July 2008
13 works of the 17th century Military Engineer Vauban have been added to the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List, including the Citadel of St Martin de Re
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