French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 15 to 21/01

Evening Update Friday 19 January 2024

Three schools in Marseille were evacuated this morning after bomb threats were sent to the head teacher of each school by e-mail Evening Update Friday 19 January 2024 Read More

19/01/2024

French and Riviera News Friday 19th January 2024

The European Parliament and member states agreed on Thursday to limit cash payments within the European Union to 10,000 euros, as part of legislation against money laundering. French and Riviera News Friday 19th January 2024 Read More

19/01/2024

Evening Update Thursday 18 January 2024

Over 1,700 homes in Marseille were without power last night and earlier today. Electricity company Enedis said that the outage had been caused by cold weather Evening Update Thursday 18 January 2024 Read More

18/01/2024

French and Riviera News Thursday 18th January 2024

The Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo is under pressure after recent reports claim that the health standards for being able to swim in the river Seine in Paris are still far from being achieved. Hidalgo has made a point on several occasions of promising that she herself, will be swimming in the Seine in July 2024 as part of the Olympic Games which are being held in the French capital. French and Riviera News Thursday 18th January 2024 Read More

18/01/2024

Evening Update Wednesday 17 January 2024

The French Ministry of Agriculture has said that a case of rabies has been detected in a puppy in the Var. The case was confirmed on January 5 by the National Rabies Reference Laboratory in Nancy. Evening Update Wednesday 17 January 2024 Read More

17/01/2024

New law for British citizens living abroad to register to vote in UK general elections

A new law has made it possible for British citizens living abroad to register to vote in UK general elections, regardless of how long they’ve been living outside the UK. With the previous 15-year time limit removed the British Embassy in Paris is calling on British residents living in France to check if they are eligible. New law for British citizens living abroad to register to vote in UK general elections Read More

17/01/2024

French and Riviera News Wednesday 17th January 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron has raised eyebrows among several of his opponents following his press conference at the Elysée on Tuesday evening. Macron declared that his government was united so that “France remains France, so that France remains a nation of common sense, resistance and light”. French and Riviera News Wednesday 17th January 2024 Read More

17/01/2024

Evening Update Tuesday 16 January 2024

Three individuals and one legal entity have gone on trial in Grasse in connection with the floods which severely affected an area between Antibes and Cannes in October 2015 Evening Update Tuesday 16 January 2024 Read More

16/01/2024

French and Riviera News Tuesday 16th January 2024

France’s new education minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has been accused of failing to give the real reason as to why she enrolled her children in a private school. T French and Riviera News Tuesday 16th January 2024 Read More

16/01/2024

Evening Update Monday 15 January 2024

Traffic has been disrupted on parts of the A8 motorway for much of the day today because of VCT hire drivers staging an "operation escargot" or go-slow Evening Update Monday 15 January 2024 Read More

15/01/2024

French and Riviera News Monday 15th January 2024

In France’s national news this morning it’s been announced that French President Emmanuel Macron is to hold a press conference on Tuesday evening at 8.15pm. French and Riviera News Monday 15th January 2024 Read More

15/01/2024