French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 25/04 to 01/05/22

Evening Update Friday 29 April

Rumours Eric Zemmour would present himself as a candidate in the Cannes area for next month’s legislative elections have proved ... ... Evening Update Friday 29 April Read More

29/04/2022

Lunchtime News Friday 29th April 2022

The association 40 million Motorists is campaigning for the 7.2 million “micro-speeding” fines issued in 2020 to be cancelled. Lunchtime News Friday 29th April 2022 Read More

29/04/2022

French and Riviera News Friday 29th April 2022

One person has died and two others have been injured after a fire broke out in an apartment in Antibes. French and Riviera News Friday 29th April 2022 Read More

29/04/2022

Evening Update Thursday 28 April

Eric Zemmour has said his party will not run a candidate in the Alpes-Maritimes against the sitting MP Eric Ciotti in the upcoming elections. He said the move was not part of ... ... Evening Update Thursday 28 April Read More

28/04/2022

Lunchtime News Thursday 28th April 2022

A 9-month-old baby has died in a road accident in the Bouches-du-Rhône and a 3-year-old child has been seriously injured. Lunchtime News Thursday 28th April 2022 Read More

28/04/2022

French and Riviera News Thursday 28th April 2022

The Ocean Viking, the ship of the NGO SOS Méditerranée, based in Marseille has carried out two new rescue operations with a total of 295 migrants being rescued since Sunday. French and Riviera News Thursday 28th April 2022 Read More

28/04/2022

Evening Update Wednesday 27 April

President Marcon has been targeted with rotten tomatoes at a walkabout near Paris today. It was the president’s first public outing since winning the election at the weekend. Marcon was not directly hit by the flying tomatoes and .. ... ... Evening Update Wednesday 27 April Read More

27/04/2022

Lunchtime News Wednesday 27th April 2022

The Ukrainian ambassador to France has said that the “situation is critical” and called for help. In an exclusive interview with the Nice Matin Vadym Omelchenko ambassador of Ukraine to France and Monaco takes stock of the war. Lunchtime News Wednesday 27th April 2022 Read More

27/04/2022

French and Riviera News Wednesday 27th April 2022

France has seen a slight drop in the number of people hospitalised due to covid. According to figures published on Tuesday April 26th, 24,703 people are in hospital, which is nearly 280 fewer patients than on Monday. French and Riviera News Wednesday 27th April 2022 Read More

27/04/2022

Evening Update Tuesday 26 April

Hundreds of people have attended a mass at Saint-Pierre d'Arène church in Nice, to show support for a local priest and a nun who were savagely attacked with a knife there on ... ... Evening Update Tuesday 26 April Read More

26/04/2022

Lunchtime News Tuesday 26th April 2022

Two people have been seriously injured on the Castellet circuit in the Var. Lunchtime News Tuesday 26th April 2022 Read More

26/04/2022

Volunteer firefighters denounce poor working conditions

Tension is rising amongst volunteer firefighters in the Var region as they denounce "a lack of consideration" from their hierarchy and “poor working conditions”. Volunteer firefighters denounce poor working conditions Read More

26/04/2022

National Rally president to visit the Var on Thursday

The president of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella, is to visit Fréjus in the Var this Thursday evening to present the party candidates for the future legislative elections on June 12th and 19th. National Rally president to visit the Var on Thursday Read More

26/04/2022

French and Riviera News Tuesday 26th April 2022

The SOS Méditerranée ship, based in Marseille has rescued 94 migrants in the Mediterranean on Monday. It’s the association's second rescue operation in the Mediterranean in two days. French and Riviera News Tuesday 26th April 2022 Read More

26/04/2022

Evening Update Monday 25 April

The presidential election results in the Alpes-Maritimes have shown it was a razor sharp fight between the candidates, with the final tally showing Emmanuel Macon narrowly winning with .. .. .. Evening Update Monday 25 April Read More

25/04/2022

Lunchtime News Monday 25th April 2022

It was a close call in the Alpes-Maritimes region between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen with the outgoing president gathering 50.13% of the votes just ahead of far-right Marine Le Pen with 49.87%. Lunchtime News Monday 25th April 2022 Read More

25/04/2022

Tunnel in Toulon closed this week from 10pm to 6am

Due to road works being carried out in Toulon the tunnel will be closed every evening this week from 10pm to 6am. Tunnel in Toulon closed this week from 10pm to 6am Read More

25/04/2022

Russian President reacts to re-election of Emmanuel Macron

Russian President Vladimir Putin has finally reacted this Monday morning to the re-election of Emmanuel Macron. According to the Kremlin, the Russian president congratulated his French counterpart on his re-election and wished him "success". Russian President reacts to re-election of Emmanuel Macron Read More

25/04/2022

French and Riviera News Monday 25th April 2022

It has been a clear victory for Emmanuel Macron in the French Presidential elections on Sunday, with 58% of votes going to La Republique en Marche and 42% to far-right leader of the National Rally party, Marine Le Pen. It is the first time in twenty years that an outgoing president has been re-elected French and Riviera News Monday 25th April 2022 Read More

25/04/2022