French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 23 to 29/08

Evening Update Friday 27 August 2021

Lenval Hospital in Nice has confirmed it has treated twelve new-born babies for Coronavirus in the last two weeks. They say the ... ... Evening Update Friday 27 August 2021 Read More

27/08/2021

Lunchtime News Friday 27th August 2021

The mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi has announced that he will file a complaint after antivax activists tried to enter a vaccination center in Nice. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon at the vaccination center of the Palais des expositions in Nice. Lunchtime News Friday 27th August 2021 Read More

27/08/2021

French and Riviera News Friday 27th August 2021

The truck driver who was seen zigzagging on the A8 motorway on Wednesday, hitting several other vehicles, has been place in psychiatric care. French and Riviera News Friday 27th August 2021 Read More

27/08/2021

Evening Update Thursday 26 August 2021

The Minister of Education has outlined a full return to school with the aim of making school-life ‘as normal as possible’. He said all schools would be open and all classes would be held face-to-face. Masks will be ... ... Evening Update Thursday 26 August 2021 Read More

26/08/2021

Lunchtime News Thursday 26th August 2021

Two people have been found dead in their home in Menton under mysterious circumstances. Lunchtime News Thursday 26th August 2021 Read More

26/08/2021

French and Riviera News Thursday 26th August 2021

Police have opened an investigation following an incident on the A8 motorway on Wednesday. In a video posted on social media a truck driver is seen colliding with several vehicles between exit 49, Saint Laurent du Var and exit 50 Nice West, before stopping and fleeing the scene on foot while being chased by fellow motorists.  French and Riviera News Thursday 26th August 2021 Read More

26/08/2021

Evening Update Wednesday 25 August 2021

There have been demonstrations on Place Garibaldi in Nice this afternoon, protesting Mayor Christian Estrosi’s comments against welcoming Afghan refugees to the city. The Mayor evoked terrorist ... ... Evening Update Wednesday 25 August 2021 Read More

25/08/2021

Lunchtime News Wednesday 25th 2021

Mountain recues teams in Isola have appealed to the public for any information, following the worrying disappearance of a hiker in the area. Lunchtime News Wednesday 25th 2021 Read More

25/08/2021

French and Riviera News Wednesday 25th August 2021

A fireman has been injured, motorist were trapped in their vehicles and people were evacuated from their homes, following a violent thunder and hail storm in the Var. French and Riviera News Wednesday 25th August 2021 Read More

25/08/2021

Evening Update Tuesday 24 August 2021

The Ministry of Health has announced a top-up dose of the Covid vaccine, will be available for those over 65 or with a ... ... Evening Update Tuesday 24 August 2021 Read More

24/08/2021

Lunchtime News Tuesday 24th August 2021

France will end evacuations on Thursday if the United States maintains its troop withdrawal on August 31st. The French government has announced that if the United States follows its goal of a total withdrawal on August 31st France will end its operation of repatriating Afghan refugees and French nationals.   Lunchtime News Tuesday 24th August 2021 Read More

24/08/2021

French and Riviera News Tuesday 24th August 2021

The High Health Authority in France is to today Tuesday 24th August, to decide on the introduction of a booster jab against covid in September, for the over 65s. Speaking to French media on Monday the Minister of Health Olivier Veran, announced that the peak of the fourth wave could be reached in a “a few days”. French and Riviera News Tuesday 24th August 2021 Read More

24/08/2021

Evening Update Monday 23 August 2021

Fallout continues after last night’s dramatic and chaotic home derby between OGC Nice and Olympic Marseilles at the Allianz Riviera stadium. Toward the end of the game, as Nice were leading one-nil, fans threw bottles at Marseilles Dimitri Payet as he was about to take a corner. After being hit in the back, the player picked up a bottle and threw it back at the crowd. This caused ... ....  Evening Update Monday 23 August 2021 Read More

23/08/2021

Lunchtime News Monday 23rd August 2021

The Alpes-Maritimes has been placed on a yellow weather alert with thunderstorms forecast inland from 2pm to 8pm this evening. The alert concerns in particular the valleys of Vésubie, Roya, Tinée and Haut-Var. Lunchtime News Monday 23rd August 2021 Read More

23/08/2021

French and Riviera News Monday 23rd August 2021

A police investigation is underway after two people were shot dead, and a third burnt alive on Saturday evening in Marseille. It's the fourth death linked to gun violence this week, as the Mayor Benoît Payan says the “situation is out of control”. French and Riviera News Monday 23rd August 2021 Read More

23/08/2021