French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 31/10 to 06/11/22

Evening Update Friday 4 November 2022

Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi has asked the General Management of the CHU Hospital in Nice to urgently take the necessary measures to remedy computer problems which affected the hospital last night Evening Update Friday 4 November 2022 Read More

04/11/2022

French and Riviera News Friday 4th November 2022

The French parliament has been suspended after a black MP was told to 'Go back to Africa!' by a far-Right opponent. French and Riviera News Friday 4th November 2022 Read More

04/11/2022

Evening Update Thursday 3 November 2022

Meteo France have a yellow weather warning for storms and heavy rain and flooding in the Var and the Alpes-Maritimes. The warning is in force until 8pm this evening in the Alpes-Maritimes and until 2am tomorrow morning in the Var Evening Update Thursday 3 November 2022 Read More

03/11/2022

French and Riviera News Thursday 3rd November 2022

The Alpes-Maritimes and the Var region have been placed on a yellow weather alert due to the risk of heavy rain and flooding. The warning is in place from 2pm this afternoon. French and Riviera News Thursday 3rd November 2022 Read More

03/11/2022

Evening Update Wednesday 2 November 2022

After disruption to trains between Nice and Ventimiglia yesterday, SNCF have said that the damage to equipment at Eze is significant and that rail traffic between Nice and Ventimiglia remains disrupted today and will still be disrupted tomorrow in both directions Evening Update Wednesday 2 November 2022 Read More

02/11/2022

"French hospitals are in trouble" says health minister

The lack of staff combined with the current bronchiolitis epidemic is leading to many emergency departments in French hospitals being unable to accommodate patients in correct conditions. Read More

02/11/2022

Toll motorways without barriers

The first toll motorways without barriers are to arrive in France. The A79 in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region will be the first from this Friday November 4th, allowing motorists to travel at the authorized speed, without slowing down or stopping, passing under gates equipped with cameras and sensors that will identify their vehicle. Toll motorways without barriers Read More

02/11/2022

French and Riviera News Wednesday 2nd November 2022

France’s Health Minister has announced that since the beginning of October “thirty-one children have been transported out of the Ile-de-France" due to the saturation of paediatric services in hospitals in Paris. French and Riviera News Wednesday 2nd November 2022 Read More

02/11/2022

Evening Update Tuesday 1 November 2022

Train services between Nice and Ventimiglia have been cut in both directions because of a landslide affecting electricity supplies and also causing a tree to fall on the line at Eze Evening Update Tuesday 1 November 2022 Read More

01/11/2022

Weather warning

Storm Claudio is currently hitting the south of France and has this morning flooded part of the A8 motorway, towards Aix-en-Provence resulting in the closure of the motorway in the area. Weather warning Read More

01/11/2022

French and Riviera News Tuesday 1st November 2022

Several incidents have broken out in Cannes, Grasse and Nice during Halloween celebrations. Seven arrests were made throughout the night and along the Côte d’Azur after fireworks were set off and police were threatened. French and Riviera News Tuesday 1st November 2022 Read More

01/11/2022

Evening Update Monday 31 October 2022

Meteo France have issued a Yellow warning for storms in the Var and the Alpes-Maritimes tomorrow morning Evening Update Monday 31 October 2022 Read More

31/10/2022

French and Riviera News Monday 31st October 2022

In a message posted on Twitter in Portuguese and French, French President Emmanuel Macron has hailed the victory of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, elected on Sunday as President of Brazil. French and Riviera News Monday 31st October 2022 Read More

31/10/2022