French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 06 to 12/11

Evening Update Friday 10 November 2023

25,000 customers of Enedis in Brittany are still without power following Storm Ciaran, according to the company. Speaking to French media this morning, the regional director of Enedis Bretagne said that "the network is really destroyed in places" Evening Update Friday 10 November 2023 Read More

10/11/2023

French and Riviera News Friday 10th November 2023

The Association of Mayors in France has called for rallies to be held against the current wave of antisemitism in France. Elected officials plan to gather in front of regional prefectures this Sunday afternoon to coincide with the march planned in Paris. French and Riviera News Friday 10th November 2023 Read More

10/11/2023

Evening Update Thursday 9 November 2023

The Pas-de-Calais in north-west France has been placed on a rare red alert for heavy rain and flooding until midday tomorrow. This afternoon interior minister Gerald Darmanin announced that he had asked the prefect to close schools and nurseries in 200 municipalities in the department Evening Update Thursday 9 November 2023 Read More

09/11/2023

French and Riviera News Thursday 9th November 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron will today, Thursday 9th November, host a conference on humanitarian aid for Gaza although Israel, which has been bombarding the territory since an October 7th attack by Hamas, will not be present. French and Riviera News Thursday 9th November 2023 Read More

09/11/2023

Evening Update Wednesday 8 November 2023

The Prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes has banned another pro-Palestinian demonstration in Nice. The demonstration was due to take place this coming Saturday, November 11. It follows the banning of a similar march in Nice last Saturday Evening Update Wednesday 8 November 2023 Read More

08/11/2023

French and Riviera News Wednesday 8th November 2023

The presidents of the upper house of the French Parliament and the National Assembly have called for the organization of “a major march” against anti-Semitism on Sunday in Paris. French and Riviera News Wednesday 8th November 2023 Read More

08/11/2023

Evening Update Tuesday 7 November 2023

The prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes has said that three radicalized people have been expelled from the department since October 13 and five since the beginning of the year Evening Update Tuesday 7 November 2023 Read More

07/11/2023

French and Riviera News Tuesday 7th November 2023

A French patient suffering from long-term Parkinson's disease has been able to walk again thanks to electrodes implanted on the spinal cord by French-Swiss researchers. French and Riviera News Tuesday 7th November 2023 Read More

07/11/2023

Evening Update Monday 6 November 2023

Nine schools have been evacuated in the Alpes-de-Haut-Provence because of a bomb threat this morning. It follows e-mails received by schools saying that there were explosives on the premises Evening Update Monday 6 November 2023 Read More

06/11/2023

Apartment fire

A fire has broken out on the 3rd floor of an apartment block in Hyères, in the Var. Apartment fire Read More

06/11/2023

Women work for free from 11.25am this morning

According to the feminist newsletter “Les Glorieuses” which denounces persistent pay inequalities between women and men. women will “work for free” from 11:25am this Monday, until the end of year. Women work for free from 11.25am this morning Read More

06/11/2023

French and Riviera News Monday 6th November 2023

Eight departments were still on an orange weather alert on Sunday following the arrival of storm Domingos at the weekend. Nearly 110,000 homes were without electricity, and the railway network had been severely damaged. French and Riviera News Monday 6th November 2023 Read More

06/11/2023