French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 03 to 09/10

Evening Update Friday 7 October 2022

French government spokesperson Olivier Veran has said that the government has asked energy company Total and the CGT union to act quickly to put an end to the industrial dispute affecting several oil refineries Evening Update Friday 7 October 2022 Read More

07/10/2022

French and Riviera News Friday 7th October 2022

The French government has unveiled its energy saving plan, which comes with a warning that there is “an urgent need for action” in a fight that will carry on well beyond winter. French and Riviera News Friday 7th October 2022 Read More

07/10/2022

Evening Update Thursday 6 October 2022

The French government has been presenting its energy saving plan this afternoon in a media conference at which many government ministers have been present. Minister of Energy Agnes Pannier Runacher said that the aim is to adopt "common sense measures". Evening Update Thursday 6 October 2022 Read More

06/10/2022

Woman hospitalised after falling from her apartment in Antibes

A woman in her thirties has been hospitalized after falling from her apartment located on the 5th floor of a building on Avenue Maréchal Joffre in Antibes. Woman hospitalised after falling from her apartment in Antibes Read More

06/10/2022

French and Riviera News Thursday 6th October 2022

France’s Energy Regulation Commission has announced that while French gas reserves are full for this winter it calls on the population to make a “huge collective effort” to cut down on energy consumption. French and Riviera News Thursday 6th October 2022 Read More

06/10/2022

Evening Update Wednesday 5 October 2022

French government spokesperson Olivier Veran has said that there is "no shortage of fuel" at French service stations Evening Update Wednesday 5 October 2022 Read More

05/10/2022

French and Riviera News Wednesday 5th October 2022

France’s Health Minister François Braun has indicated that compulsory mask wearing could possibility return to public transport in France due to the rise in covid cases. French and Riviera News Wednesday 5th October 2022 Read More

05/10/2022

Evening Update Tuesday 4 October 2022

The Covid-19 incidence rate has risen in Monaco. Numbers have also risen significantly recently in the surrounding Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur region. Evening Update Tuesday 4 October 2022 Read More

04/10/2022

French and Riviera News Tuesday 4th October 2022

Eight major French cities have said no to the FIFA World Cup which runs from the 20th November to December 18th. The city of Paris will ignore the FIFA World Cup by refusing to install giant screens and fan zones in its streets, like seven other major cities in France, for humanitarian and environmental reasons. French and Riviera News Tuesday 4th October 2022 Read More

04/10/2022

Evening Update Monday 3 October 2022

A French court has ordered that the Minister of Justice should stand trial. Eric Dupond Moretti is accused of having taken advantage of his position as Justice Minister to settle accounts with magistrates he had encountered during his career as a lawyer Evening Update Monday 3 October 2022 Read More

03/10/2022

Warm weather returns

The warm weather returned in the Var this weekend with highs of 30 degrees recorded in Cogolin in the Var, that’s ten degrees above the normal temperature for this time of year. Warm weather returns Read More

03/10/2022

Fatal road accident

A young woman has been killed in a road accident on the RDN7 in Brignoles. The accident occurred in the early hours of this morning when the victim’s vehicle collided with a heavy goods vehicle. Fatal road accident Read More

03/10/2022

French and Riviera News Monday 3rd October 2022

Several changes came into effect over the weekend. As with the 1st of every month in France October 1st marked an increase in the value of restaurant vouchers, the planned flu vaccination campaign from October 18th, deadlines to remember include October 17th for the property tax and there will be no MOT for motorcycles and mopeds. French and Riviera News Monday 3rd October 2022 Read More

03/10/2022