French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 29/08 to 04/09/22

Evening Update Friday 02 September 2022

The new Energy Defence Council has been meeting in Paris this afternoon to discuss potential fuel shortages as winter looms. France normally has what it takes to cope with a classic winter, but the situation this year could be more complicated in the event of extreme cold peaks or an escalation of the war in the Ukraine. The government is considering a three stage plan; The first to ask the population to ... ... Evening Update Friday 02 September 2022 Read More

02/09/2022

French and Riviera News Friday 2nd September 2022

The trial of eight suspects in relation to the 14 July 2016 terror attack in Nice will begin on Monday. French and Riviera News Friday 2nd September 2022 Read More

02/09/2022

Evening Update Thursday 01 September

Emergency services have been busy today with a number of local incidents. In Antibes, an eighty year-old man going for a swim at Salis beach, suffered a heart attack before he entered the water. Passers-by used a local ... ... Evening Update Thursday 01 September Read More

01/09/2022

French and Riviera News Thursday 1st September 2022

Ahead of students heading back to school across France today, French President Emmanuel Macron has published a video on TikTok for the victims of school bullying. French and Riviera News Thursday 1st September 2022 Read More

01/09/2022

Evening Update Wednesday 31 August

A shortage of teachers across France will not affect schools on the Riviera. The Secretary-General of the Nice Academy, with responsibility for schools in the Alpes-Maritimes and the Var, promised that all positions will be filled and every student will have a teacher facing them tomorrow. Evening Update Wednesday 31 August Read More

31/08/2022

French and Riviera News Wednesday 31st August 2022

A man has died after being hit by a TGV, at Sanary-sur-mer train station. The man in his thirties is thought to have wanted to cross the tracks on Tuesday afternoon when he was hit. French and Riviera News Wednesday 31st August 2022 Read More

31/08/2022

Evening Update Tuesday 30 August 2022

The deputy Mayor of Nice has been outlining the cities transport plans in the run up to the opening of a brand new train station and bus exchange at Nice St-Agustin this Thursday. M Gaël Nofri assured residents of the city that the tunnel being constructed under the ... ... Evening Update Tuesday 30 August 2022 Read More

30/08/2022

New poll shows that the French are not the worst students when it comes to personal hygiene

A new poll has revealed that the French are not the worst in Europe when it comes to cleanliness despite the clichés. New poll shows that the French are not the worst students when it comes to personal hygiene Read More

30/08/2022

Weather warning

The Alpes-Maritimes has been placed by Météo France on a yellow storm alert due to the risk of rain-flooding and hail accompanied by strong winds Weather warning Read More

30/08/2022

French and Riviera News Tuesday 30th August 2022

An employee working on the electricity network Enedis has been electrocuted during an intervention in Pierrefeu in the Var. French and Riviera News Tuesday 30th August 2022 Read More

30/08/2022

Evening Update Monday 29 August 2022

The French government has reaffirmed its commitment to curb energy costs for the country, as war in the Ukraine is set to continue throughout the winter. The government has announced the current 18 cent discount on petrol, will increase to ... Evening Update Monday 29 August 2022 Read More

29/08/2022

Nice records an unprecedented number of nights over 20 degrees this summer

The city of Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes, has recorded 61 consecutive tropical nights in a row since June 30th, that is to say with the temperature never dropping below 20 degrees. Nice records an unprecedented number of nights over 20 degrees this summer Read More

29/08/2022

Train line to reopen

An SNCF line between the Gard and the Vaucluse is to resume service from today Monday 29th August. Train line to reopen Read More

29/08/2022

Missing person

Police have appealed to the general public following the worrying disappearance of a 71-year-old from Manosque who was last seen on August 19th in the forest area of the Pélissier. Missing person Read More

29/08/2022

Fatal road accident in the Var

A 50-year-old woman has died and a man has been seriously injured following a road accident in La Celle in the Var. Fatal road accident in the Var Read More

29/08/2022

French and Riviera News Monday 29th August 2022

An investigation has been launched by the Regional Health Agency following the discovery of a case of dengue fever in Saint-Jeannet. French and Riviera News Monday 29th August 2022 Read More

29/08/2022