French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 19 to 25/09

Evening Update Friday 23 September 2022

The Var is under a Meteo France yellow warning for heavy rain and flooding from 4am until midday tomorrow. Meteo France have said that a rainy episode will affect Mediterranean regions tonight and during the day on Saturday Evening Update Friday 23 September 2022 Read More

23/09/2022

French and Riviera News Friday 23rd September 2022

Météo France is closely following the possibility of a “Mediterranean episode” expected this weekend between the Hérault and the Alpes Maritimes. French and Riviera News Friday 23rd September 2022 Read More

23/09/2022

Evening Update Thursday 22 September 2022

President Macron has inaugurated the first French offshore wind farm. He visited the array of eighty wind turbines located off the coast of the Loire-Atlantique Evening Update Thursday 22 September 2022 Read More

22/09/2022

French and Riviera News Thursday 22nd September 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for “maximum pressure to be put on Russian leader Vladimir Putin, to end a war which does not make sense”. French and Riviera News Thursday 22nd September 2022 Read More

22/09/2022

Evening Update Wednesday 21 September 2022

The Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur Regional Health Agency has issued its weekly summary of Covid-19 numbers. As at yesterday, 508 people were hospitalized which is down 69 on the previous week Evening Update Wednesday 21 September 2022 Read More

21/09/2022

Drowning in Ramatuelle

A man has drowned in Ramatuelle in the Var. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon on the Escalet beach at around 4pm. Drowning in Ramatuelle Read More

21/09/2022

Morning after pill to become free along with screening for sexual transmitted infections

France’s Health Minister Francois Braun has announced that access to emergency contraception or the morning after pill will become free for all women regardless of the age, in pharmacies and without a prescription. Morning after pill to become free along with screening for sexual transmitted infections Read More

21/09/2022

French and Riviera News Wednesday 21st September 2022

Meteo France has warned that heavy rain is expected at the end of this week in the south of France, along with a Mediterranean episode. After the high temperatures last week, the south of France is about to experience a major stormy episode. French and Riviera News Wednesday 21st September 2022 Read More

21/09/2022

Evening Update Tuesday 20 September 2022

A man has been taken into custody in Antibes on suspicion of having killed his partner Evening Update Tuesday 20 September 2022 Read More

20/09/2022

French and Riviera News Tuesday 20th September 2022

French journalist and writer Stéphane Bern, has said that the State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II could “possibly be the last time that we see such a spectacle, both solemn and extraordinary". French and Riviera News Tuesday 20th September 2022 Read More

20/09/2022

Evening Update Monday 19 September 2022

President Macron has been attending the funeral of Her Majesty the Queen in London. The president and his wife Brigitte were amongst two thousand guests attending the ceremony at Westminster Abbey Evening Update Monday 19 September 2022 Read More

19/09/2022

French President publishes tribute video to Her Majesty the Queen

French President Emmanuel Macron has published a video on his social networks tracing the various meetings of Queen Elizabeth II with former French presidents.  French President publishes tribute video to Her Majesty the Queen Read More

19/09/2022

Paris metro pays tribute to the Queen

Today Monday September 19th, the metro in Paris has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. On the occasion of Her Majesty’s State Funeral a plaque in her honour has been placed at the Georges V metro station, named after her grandfather. Paris metro pays tribute to the Queen Read More

19/09/2022

French and Riviera News Monday 19th September 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron accompanied by his wife Brigitte have paid their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. Shortly after being greeted by King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Sunday evening the head of state and his wife gathered in front of the Queen’s coffin at Westminster Hall. French and Riviera News Monday 19th September 2022 Read More

19/09/2022