French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 24 to 30/07

Evening Update Friday 28 July 2023

A fire in undergrowth near the village of Bairols in the arriere pays of Nice is still burning today, some three days after it started. However, firefighters have said that good progress in extinguishing the blaze is being made Evening Update Friday 28 July 2023 Read More

28/07/2023

French and Riviera News Friday 28th July 2023

France’s Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin has called on police officers in France to "go back to work" because "the movement is putting the most fragile in difficulty". French and Riviera News Friday 28th July 2023 Read More

28/07/2023

Evening Update Thursday 27 July 2023

A police union is set to hold a meeting with French Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin this evening after continuing union anger at the pre-trial detention of a police officer in Marseille after the recent riots Evening Update Thursday 27 July 2023 Read More

27/07/2023

French and Regional News Thursday 27th July 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron is to visit Sri Lanka this weekend, a first for a French president. French and Regional News Thursday 27th July 2023 Read More

27/07/2023

Evening Update Wednesday 26 July 2023

Nice mayor and President of the Nice Cote d'Azur Metropolis, Christian Estrosi, has visited firefighters who have been working to contain a fire near the village of Bairols in the arriere pays Evening Update Wednesday 26 July 2023 Read More

26/07/2023

Man dies after being hit by tram in Nice

A man in his nineties has been fatally hit by a tram in Nice. The accident occurred on line 2 of the tram network this Wednesday morning, at around 10.15am on the Avenue de la Californie. Man dies after being hit by tram in Nice Read More

26/07/2023

French and Riviera News Wednesday 26th July 2023

Ten hectares have gone up in smoke after a fire broke out in the Alpes Maritimes on Tuesday afternoon. Strong winds and extremely dry conditions led to the blaze breaking out at the Domaine du Loup in Cagnes Sur Mer. French and Riviera News Wednesday 26th July 2023 Read More

26/07/2023

Evening Update Tuesday 25 July 2023

Firefighters have been battling several fires in undergrowth in both the Alpes-Maritimes and the Var this afternoon. In the Alpes-Maritimes several junctions on the A8 motorway were closed because of a fire near the motorway in Cagnes-sur-Mer. Several local roads were also closed in the area. Evening Update Tuesday 25 July 2023 Read More

25/07/2023

French and Riviera News Tuesday 25th July 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron has suggested, that poor parenting was part of the reason that France recently saw teenagers take to the streets in urban unrest over the police shooting of a teenager, adding that France needs a return to authority “at every level”. I French and Riviera News Tuesday 25th July 2023 Read More

25/07/2023

Evening Update Monday 24 July 2023

President Macron is visiting the French Pacific territory of Nouvelle Caledonie. He said that he wanted to "open a new page" in the territory Evening Update Monday 24 July 2023 Read More

24/07/2023

French and Riviera News Monday 24th July 2023

French president Emmanuel Macron is visiting New Caledonia this week amid uncertainty over its future, in the wake of the contested 2021 vote on independence. French and Riviera News Monday 24th July 2023 Read More

24/07/2023