French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 17 to 23/02

Evening Update Friday 21st February 2025

A new optional regional transport tax for businesses, introduced in France’s 2025 budget, aims to fund eco-friendly mobility projects. Evening Update Friday 21st February 2025 Read More

21/02/2025

French Riviera News Friday 21 February 2025

A judge has authorised a dive to inspect the wreckage of a plane in the sea off Antibes. The plane crashed into the Mediterranean on September 11 1968. 95 people lost their lives in the disaster. French Riviera News Friday 21 February 2025 Read More

20/02/2025

Evening Update Thursday 20th February 2025

In France, drinking water is heavily contaminated with "forever pollutants," particularly trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), as revealed by two studies from Eurofins and associations UFC-Que Choisir and Générations Futures. Evening Update Thursday 20th February 2025 Read More

20/02/2025

French Riviera News Thursday 20 February 2025

The trial of the Tunisian man accused of the murder of three people in the Nice Basilica attack is continuing in Paris. Yesterday the families of the victims gave emotional testimony about how their lives had been impacted by the loss of their loved ones French Riviera News Thursday 20 February 2025 Read More

19/02/2025

Evening Update Wednesday 19th February 2025

Four cities in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA) region made Booking.com's 2025 list of the "most welcoming destinations in France." Evening Update Wednesday 19th February 2025 Read More

19/02/2025

French Riviera News Wednesday 19 February 2025

The French state has been ordered to pay 75,000 euros to the heirs of Corsican activist Yvan Colonna. The court ordered the payment for “culpable failings of the prison administration”. French Riviera News Wednesday 19 February 2025 Read More

18/02/2025

Evening Update Tuesday 18th February 2025

A repeat offender has been sentenced to two years in prison for a series of burglaries in southern France. He stole agricultural equipment, including a tractor, which he exchanged for cocaine to fuel his addiction. Evening Update Tuesday 18th February 2025 Read More

18/02/2025

French Riviera News Tuesday 18 February 2025

The leaders of many European nations met at a summit in Paris yesterday to discuss their response to not being involved in forthcoming talks between the United States and Russia on Ukraine French Riviera News Tuesday 18 February 2025 Read More

17/02/2025

Evening Update Monday 17th February 2025

Over 80% of French people support banning hunting during school holidays, according to a 2025 survey by the association ‘30 Millions d'Amis’. Evening Update Monday 17th February 2025 Read More

17/02/2025