French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 25 to 31/03

Evening Update 29th March 2024

Animal welfare campaigners are demanding answers after a killer whale died this week at Marineland. Evening Update 29th March 2024 Read More

29/03/2024

French and Riviera News Friday 29th March 2024

Poland has announced that its armed forces will "join the international coalition” to help secure the Olympic and Paralympic games in Paris. French and Riviera News Friday 29th March 2024 Read More

29/03/2024

Evening Update Thursday 28th March 2024

Seven people have been questioned by police in a fraud investigation relating to the loss of almost half a million euros by Nice university hospital. Evening Update Thursday 28th March 2024 Read More

28/03/2024

French and Riviera News Thursday 28th March 2024

France's prime minister Gabriel Attal has announced that a teenage girl who falsely accused her headteacher of striking her in a heated exchange over her wearing an Islamic head-covering will be sued by the French state. French and Riviera News Thursday 28th March 2024 Read More

28/03/2024

Evening Update Wednesday 27th March 2024

The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, has asked for national police reinforcements to help bring the Les Moulins housing estate under control. Evening Update Wednesday 27th March 2024 Read More

27/03/2024

French and Riviera News Wednesday 27th March 2024

The headmaster of a high school in Paris has resigned after receiving death threats on social media following an altercation with a student, which dates back to February of this year. French and Riviera News Wednesday 27th March 2024 Read More

27/03/2024

Evening Update Tuesday 26th March 2024

More than 20 secondary schools on the Riviera have been targeted by bomb alerts today, forcing some of them to stay closed all day. Evening Update Tuesday 26th March 2024 Read More

26/03/2024

Easter celebrations here in Monaco

The town hall of Monaco is gearing up for the Easter holidays with plenty of activities for children. Like last year, the Botanical Center is organizing a major “plant hunt” on Saturday March 30th between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., for children aged 3 to 12 attending school or living in Monaco.  Easter celebrations here in Monaco Read More

26/03/2024

Olympic Games in Marseille

More than 1000 boats will be alongside the “Belem”, the last French three-masted ship, for the arrival of the Olympic flame. Olympic Games in Marseille Read More

26/03/2024

Threat of an attack causes several schools to close

Several high schools in the Alpes-Maritimes and Var have had to close today following threats of an attacks. Several schools have been targeted in recent hours by messages threatening attacks. Threat of an attack causes several schools to close Read More

26/03/2024

French and Riviera News Tuesday 26th March 2024

Asked about the security in the run-up to the Paris Olympic Games during a visit to Guyana on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron warned that a “zero risk never exists” before adding that “France is doing everything in its power to prevent it”. French and Riviera News Tuesday 26th March 2024 Read More

26/03/2024

Evening Update Monday 25th March 2024

A young man has filed a police complaint after a violent homophobic attack at a bar in Nice old town on Friday night. Evening Update Monday 25th March 2024 Read More

25/03/2024

French and Riviera News Monday 25th March 2024

Following a security Council chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday and dedicated to "the attack in Moscow and its consequences", the French government has announced that the "emergency attack" alert has been declared in France. T French and Riviera News Monday 25th March 2024 Read More

25/03/2024