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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
Built in the 15th century by Scot Robert Cunningham, the
Château de Cherveux, near Niort, was the perfect setting
for Burns Night celebrations last month. The château is
owned by the Redien family and François Redien welcomed
48 Scots, French, English and Welsh guests.
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
“Bill stickers will be
prosecuted”… “Why? What’s
poor old Bill done?” You
know the old chestnut but there’s a
grain of truth in it: posters are
worthless, disposable, soon past their
sell-by date. Tear’em down, chuck’em,
forget’em.
But posters’ ephemeral messages
can be read as history – if they’re lucky
enough to stick around. In fact, the
humble poster can tell us more about
the past than many a dry tome, and
more charmingly. Humble? Remember
those Aristide Bruant posters by
Toulouse-Lautrec, or the super-sexy,
quintessentially-art-nouveau cigarettepaper
sirens by Alphonse Mucha?
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
They flew in with talons
outstretched, conquered and
then swifly disappeared to
another match. The famous
Newcastle Falcons beat Brive 19 to
12 in the latest European Challenge
Cup match at Brive in January. Most
of the action was down to Jonny
Wilkinson whose determination to
keep with the ball has earned him
world-wide fame. “It was a very
tense match,” says Keith Charge,
Brive Rugby club’s Englishspeaking
supporters' representative.
“And in such filthy weather we can
only consider that both teams played
magnificently.”
Another big weekend looms
large for local fans of professional
rugby. Brive hosts a match against near-neighbour Clermont-Ferrand, on February
15 and 16. What’s called a ‘Derby match’ promises great atmosphere. Like Brive,
the Clermont team is star-studded, with Pierre Mignoni and Aurélien Rougerie for
France, and the 30-year-old South African World Cup winning captain, John
Smit. Definitely another tough game for Brive.
For more information on the club and future Brive rugby matches, contact Keith
Charge on:
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
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The SNCF can’t leave the Limousin alone. First it closed
Saint-Sébastien, then Uzerche (see French News, January
2008) and now the picturesque 46km Montluçon-Ussel line
closes completely from March 1. The main reason is down to
lack of cash to pay for track maintenance. Philippe Breuil
and François Radigon, local councillors for La Courtine and
Évaux-les-Bains, are opposing this latest blow to the region’s
rail network.
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Tuesday, 19 February 2008 |
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The taxe foncière watchdog (Observatoire de la taxe foncière)
notes that the property owners’ tax has been upped
throughout the Corrèze, with an average 21% increase in the
last five years, ranging from 8% in Meymac to an incredible
47.35% in Beyssac near Pompadour. Of the three chefs lieux
d’arrondissements – Tulle, Brive and Ussel – Ussel leads
with 20.02%. And the reason behind it? Devolution from the
government to the regions has passed on much of the bill for
unemployment benefits and regional transport to local
authorities. It may be worth considering the knock-on effects
when thinking about buying property in the Corrèze.
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