French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 11 to 17/10

Evening Update Friday 15 October 2021

President Macron is arriving in Marseille this evening at the beginning of a two day visit. The President will be discussing the progress made on his "grand plan" for the city unveiled during his last visit in September Evening Update Friday 15 October 2021 Read More

15/10/2021

Lunchtime News Friday 15th October 2021

A man has been shot dead in his car in the city centre of Brignoles. The shooting occurred on Thursday evening. According to witnesses “two hooded men carried out the shooting, firing numerous shots before fleeing the scene”. Lunchtime News Friday 15th October 2021 Read More

15/10/2021

French and Riviera News Friday 15th October 2021

After a 2020 winter season without any ski lifts, the ski resorts are preparing to reopen and hope to be able to do so without any restrictions. French and Riviera News Friday 15th October 2021 Read More

15/10/2021

Evening Update Thursday 14 October 2021

A court in Paris has given the French state until the end of next year to repair shortcomings in its actions on global warming Evening Update Thursday 14 October 2021 Read More

14/10/2021

Lunchtime News Thursday 14th October 2021

A pedestrian has been seriously injured after being hit by a heavy goods vehicle in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. The accident occurred this morning at around 8am on avenue Victor-Hugo in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. Lunchtime News Thursday 14th October 2021 Read More

14/10/2021

French and Riviera News Thursday 14th October 2021

Strike action is expected to disrupt the region’s train network today with on average one out of every two trains running. French and Riviera News Thursday 14th October 2021 Read More

14/10/2021

Evening Update Wednesday 13 October 2021

The Nice public prosecutor, Xavier Bonhomme, has said that after investigating the incident no charges will be brought against a man who was arrested in the Notre Dame Basilica in Nice yesterday Evening Update Wednesday 13 October 2021 Read More

13/10/2021

Lunchtime News Wednesday 13th October 2021

Today Wednesday 13th October, the Council of Ministers will decide on the extension of the health pass in France with the possibility of the bill being extended until July 31st 2022, it was scheduled to end on November 15th. Lunchtime News Wednesday 13th October 2021 Read More

13/10/2021

French and Riviera News Wednesday 13th October 2021

A man has been killed and another seriously injured in a fatal road accident in Fréjus in the Var. The accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon causing major traffic jams. French and Riviera News Wednesday 13th October 2021 Read More

13/10/2021

Evening Update Tuesday 12 October 2021

President Macron has presented a major new investment plan at the Elysee today in the presence of ministers, business leaders and elected officials. The "France 2030" plan aims to enable the country to achieve environmental, industrial, technological, health and cultural independence Evening Update Tuesday 12 October 2021 Read More

12/10/2021

Lunchtime News Tuesday 12th October 2021

Three people have died, and one is seriously injured after being hit by a TER train in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, in the Pyrénées Atlantiques. A TER train connecting Hendaye to Bordeaux hit four people just before 6 a.m. this morning Tuesday, October 12, 500 meters from Saint-Jean-de-Luz station, in the town of Ciboure, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Lunchtime News Tuesday 12th October 2021 Read More

12/10/2021

French and Riviera News Tuesday 12th October 2021

From today Tuesday 12th October it is no longer compulsory to wear a mask in the Principality. Monaco announced an end to the obligation in view of the changing health situation, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco decided on Monday October 12th, to lighten the health measures with regard to wearing masks in the Principality. He also announced the opening of the 3rd dose of a covid vaccine for the over 65s. French and Riviera News Tuesday 12th October 2021 Read More

12/10/2021

Evening Update Monday 11 October 2021

Twenty one additional French departments have today joined the forty seven departments where the wearing of a mask in primary schools is no longer mandatory. The departments concerned are those where the Covid-19 incidence rate is less than 50 for five consecutive days. Evening Update Monday 11 October 2021 Read More

11/10/2021

Lunchtime News Monday 11th October 2021

A man and a woman have been found dead in an apartment hotel in the town of Allauch in the Bouches-du-Rhone about fifteen kilometers from Marseille. Lunchtime News Monday 11th October 2021 Read More

11/10/2021

French and Riviera News Monday 11th October 2021

A forty-year-old woman has died after being hit by a train at Golfe-Juan train station French and Riviera News Monday 11th October 2021 Read More

11/10/2021