French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 25 to 31/01

Evening Update Friday 29 January 2021

A meeting of the French Health Defence Council is being held this evening Evening Update Friday 29 January 2021 Read More

29/01/2021

Lunchtime News Friday 29th January 2021

Corsica and the Var have been placed on an orange weather alert due to strong winds and high waves. According to forecasts from Meteo France storm Justine, is expected later today and into Saturday with gusts of up to 120 and 140 km an hour in Corsica. Lunchtime News Friday 29th January 2021 Read More

29/01/2021

French and Riviera News Friday 29th January 2021

Traffic has been disrupted on the regions rail network between Les-Arcs Draguignan and Saint-Raphaël in the Var, after a person was hit by a train at Roquebrune-sur-Argens on Thursday afternoon. French and Riviera News Friday 29th January 2021 Read More

29/01/2021

Evening Update Thursday 28 January 2021

French Minister of Health Olivier Veran has said that new coronavirus measures are necessary Evening Update Thursday 28 January 2021 Read More

28/01/2021

Two people shot dead

Two people have been killed in a shooting in Valence. Police have since arrested the man who at 8.30 this morning opened fire in a Pole Emploi agency of the city, Two people shot dead Read More

28/01/2021

Lunchtime News Thursday 28th January 2021

Almost four months after storm Alex, the leg of a missing person from Roquebillière in the Alpes-Maritimes has been found more than 600 kilometers from the Vésubie valley, off the coast of Narbonne. Lunchtime News Thursday 28th January 2021 Read More

28/01/2021

French and Riviera News Thursday 28th January 2021

A 37-year-old man, heavily under the influence of alcohol has been hit by a vehicle on the RD562. The incident occurred shortly after 8pm on Wednesday evening in Callian. French and Riviera News Thursday 28th January 2021 Read More

28/01/2021

Evening Update Wednesday 27 January 2021

A French government spokesperson has said that the 6pm curfew is "relatively effective" but "not sufficient at this stage". Evening Update Wednesday 27 January 2021 Read More

27/01/2021

Lunchtime News Wednesday 27th January 2021

Monaco has decided to extend all current health measures until February 19th. Lunchtime News Wednesday 27th January 2021 Read More

27/01/2021

French and Riviera News Wednesday 27th January 2021

The European Commission has recommended that all governments prevent “non-essential” travel to the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur region in an attempt to limit the spread of Covid. The commission has identified two regions in France, the Burgundy-Franche-Comté and the PACA region. French and Riviera News Wednesday 27th January 2021 Read More

27/01/2021

Evening Update Tuesday 26 January 2021

Several mayors in the Alpes-Maritimes have issued a joint open letter saying that they note the fall in the number of doses for vaccination centers and ask the State for more visibility on the issue Evening Update Tuesday 26 January 2021 Read More

26/01/2021

Lunchtime News Tuesday 26th January 2021

Local MP Eric Ciotti has criticised what he calls the French government’s “procrastination” in the face of Covid health crisis. While speaking to French media this morning Ciotti pleaded, for an acceleration in the response to the health crisis saying that "We must move forward with the vaccination” campaign and calling on the government “to diversify dose orders and to modify the vaccination strategy by targeting all caregivers so that the hospitals can hold out and resist”. Lunchtime News Tuesday 26th January 2021 Read More

26/01/2021

Travel due to Covid restrictions

Travel in France and abroad is subject to health restrictions due to the resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic and the appearance of new variants of the coronavirus, identified in the UK, South Africa and Brazil. Travel due to Covid restrictions Read More

26/01/2021

French and Riviera News Tuesday 26th January 2021

The Regional Health Agency has said that 17 people died from Covid in the Alpes Maritimes this weekend with the number of patients in intensive care increasing slightly. French and Riviera News Tuesday 26th January 2021 Read More

26/01/2021

Evening Update Monday 25 January 2021

French Prime Minister Jean Castex has said that a decision on a possible reconfinement will be taken this week. Evening Update Monday 25 January 2021 Read More

25/01/2021

French and Riviera News Monday 25th January 2021

The head of the scientific council Jean-Francois Delfraissy has said that further measures must be taken in France against the coronavirus. Delfraissy has suggested that France “looks at what is happening in neighouring countries, such as the UK and Ireland as he says that in the “face of new variants a new lockdown is likely to be the only solution” adding that a “decision now is purely a political one”. French and Riviera News Monday 25th January 2021 Read More

25/01/2021