Pays de la Loire news for August 2011

Eurotunnel | Channel Tunnel Traffic disruption expected as French Chunnel train drivers call strike
Date: 25 August 2011
French Euro Tunnel train drivers strike call for Channel Tunnel this weekend
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Covoiturage │ Cars-pooling goes official between Cholet and Nantes
Date: 24 August 2011
New area for car-pooling opens on a busy route between Cholet & Nantes, in Anjou
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Anjou & Saumur Wine Harvest starting early
Date: 24 August 2011
Wine harvest in Anjou & Saumur Vineyards in the Loire Valley starts early
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First ever World Heritage Fete de la Gastronomie in France
Date: 20 August 2011
France's first ever UNESCO recognised Fete de la Gastronomie Food Festival
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Yachting | Jeremie Beyou wins Stage 3 of La Solitaire du Figaro to Les Sables d Olonne
Date: 19 August 2011
La Solitaire du Figaro solo yacht race from Dun Laoghaire to Les Sables d'Olonne
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Boeuf de Vendee | Vendee Beef gains Protected Status
Date: 17 August 2011
Vendée beef raised 'home-grown' on the farm gains protected IGP status
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French Petrol and Diesel Prices to fall soon?
Date: 11 August 2011
Motoring in France | French petrol & diesel prices expected to fall soon
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Yachting | Jeremie Beyou wins France to Ireland stage of Solitaire du Figaro
Date: 11 August 2011
Frenchman Jeremie Bayou wins France to Ireland stage 2 of Solitaire du Figaro
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French Vineyards | Muscadet and Saumur among 9 new areas designated Vignobles et Decouvertes
Date: 06 August 2011
New French Vineyard & Discovery wine-tourism labels. Muscadet & Saumur included
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French Weather | Official – Nantes sees wettest July
Date: 03 August 2011
Weather | Nantes, Loire-atlantique had wettest July on record in 2011
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Yachting | La Solitaire du Figaro | Home win as Normandy Skipper Fabien Delahaye takes Leg 1
Date: 03 August 2011
Fabien Delahaye from Normandy wins Leg 1 of 2011 Solitaire du Figaro yacht race
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French Fume at Smoking on the Beach | More seaside smoking bans for France?
Date: 01 August 2011
France | Survey shows 75% of French want smoking ban on French beaches
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