French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 25 to 31/03

Evening Update Friday 29 March

The Prefecture of the Alpes Maritimes is reportedly preparing a ban on demonstrations in parts of Nice Evening Update Friday 29 March Read More

29/03/2019

Russian businessman wins back superyacht

Russian businessman Farkhad Akhmedov has announced that he has won back his $436m superyacht after a Dubai appeals court overruled an earlier decision to seize the ship from him Russian businessman wins back superyacht Read More

29/03/2019

Speed cameras

The French Ministry of Economy and Finance has announced that following the vadalisation of speed cameras on French roads, Speed cameras Read More

29/03/2019

French and Riviera News Friday 29th March 2019

Three prefectures have announced that they will be banning demonstrations on Saturday, March 30th. French and Riviera News Friday 29th March 2019 Read More

29/03/2019

Evening Update Thursday 28 March

Nursery schools staff staged a demonstration in Nice earlier today Evening Update Thursday 28 March Read More

28/03/2019

Wow Air stops flights

Thousands of passengers have been left stranded after Iceland's Wow Air stopped flights. Its website says Wow Air has ceased operations and cancelled all flights. Wow Air stops flights Read More

28/03/2019

Checks on businesses in the Var this summer

Local authorities in Saint Tropez in the Var have announced that large scale inspections on local businesses will be put in place this summer to control illegal work and tax avoidance. Checks on businesses in the Var this summer Read More

28/03/2019

Pollution

For the first time two environmental associations, Respire and Greenpeace, have produced school maps of air pollution in Paris and Marseille. Pollution Read More

28/03/2019

“French Spiderman”

The man dubbed the "French Spiderman" has climbed a skyscraper in an effort to save Paris's crumbling Notre Dame cathedral. “French Spiderman” Read More

28/03/2019

French News Thursday 28th March 2019

Staff in nursery schools in Nice have called for strike action today. The unions are protesting against new reforms which, in their view will reduce the quality of childcare and working conditions. French News Thursday 28th March 2019 Read More

28/03/2019

Evening Update Wednesday 27 March

A large scale operation against drugs trafficking has resulted in 17 arrests Evening Update Wednesday 27 March Read More

27/03/2019

Building industry in the Alpes Maritimes speaks of “housing crisis” -

The president of “Agregats”, the Riviera’s association of architects, promoters and consultants, Geneviève Cabiaux, has spoken to local media of the difficulties in the building industry in the Alpes Maritimes. Building industry in the Alpes Maritimes speaks of “housing crisis” - Read More

27/03/2019

Sting to play at Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival

Since its creation in 1974, the Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival welcomes the biggest stars and this year is no exception as Cherrytree Management and Live Nation have confirmed that singer songwriter Sting will be performing on August 2nd at the Salle des Etoiles. Sting to play at Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival Read More

27/03/2019

Most beautiful tramway in France is in Montpellier

Montpellier has been voted the city with the most beautiful tramway in France. Since the opening of the Nantes tramway in 1985, more than twenty towns and cities across France have built new tram lines.  Most beautiful tramway in France is in Montpellier Read More

27/03/2019

Clampdown on football chants in France

France's “Ligue de Football Professionnel” President Nathalie Boy de la Tour has come under fire after saying that homophobic chants were part of the culture of the sport. Clampdown on football chants in France  Read More

27/03/2019

French News Wednesday 27th March 2019

Activists campaigning against the commercial project “Open Sky” which is planned to be built in Sophia Antipolis have protested on the Lucioles roundabout in Valbonne. French News Wednesday 27th March 2019 Read More

27/03/2019

Evening Update Tuesday 26 March

The French Federation of Insurers have estimated that 200 million euros worth of damage was caused by vandalism on the sidelines of the yellow vest protests Evening Update Tuesday 26 March Read More

26/03/2019

Picasso stolen from a yacht in Antibes reappears

A painting by Pablo Picasso estimated at 25 million euros, stolen 20 years ago on a yacht in Antibes has resurfaced in the Netherlands following research by a Dutch art expert. Picasso stolen from a yacht in Antibes reappears Read More

26/03/2019

Survey

According to a survey published today nearly one in two French people (48%) believe that democracy will decline in the European Union in the coming years. Survey Read More

26/03/2019

Digital tablets to replace textbooks in schools

183 high schools in the region have announced that at the beginning of the next school year textbooks will be replaced with digital tablets. Digital tablets to replace textbooks in schools Read More

26/03/2019

French and Riviera News Tuesday 26th March 2019

Three hundred people have gathered at Place Garibaldi in Nice, in support of Geneviève Legay, the 73 year old protestor who was injured during a yellow vest demonstration on Saturday in the city. French and Riviera News Tuesday 26th March 2019 Read More

26/03/2019

Evening Update Monday 25 March

The ATTAC financial activist organisation has filed a complaint following the injury of one of their activists at a Yellow Vest protest Evening Update Monday 25 March Read More

25/03/2019

Yellow Vest movement to make official request

French media has reported this morning that the "yellow vests” movement will make an official request to the authorities to demonstrate on the Champs-Elysees in Paris next Saturday. Yellow Vest movement to make official request Read More

25/03/2019

Emmanuel Macron

In an interview published this morning in Nice Matin, French President Emmanuel Macron has wished “a speedy recovery, and perhaps a form of wisdom" to Genevieve Legay, the 73 year activist who was seriously injured during a banned demonstration of "yellow vests" protestors in Nice on Saturday. Emmanuel Macron Read More

25/03/2019

Measles

A total of 16 cases of measles have been reported at a school in Saint Tropez over the past weeks. Twenty times more contagious than flu, measles is a potentially lethal virus and can be transmitted five days before the onset of symptoms. In Saint-Tropez, three cases required hospitalization. Measles Read More

25/03/2019

French and Riviera News Monday 25th March 2019

The visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the region ends today and authorities have warned of further disruption for motorists, pedestrians and public transport. French and Riviera News Monday 25th March 2019 Read More

25/03/2019