French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 25 to 31/12

Evening Update Friday 29 December 2023

Ninety thousand police officers will be on duty throughout France on New Year's Eve, according to the deputy director general of the national police. Six thousand will be deployed in Paris alone. Evening Update Friday 29 December 2023 Read More

29/12/2023

French and Riviera News Friday 29th December 2023

A 33-year-old French man has admitted to killing his wife and their four children, saying he heard voices telling him to “cause harm”. French and Riviera News Friday 29th December 2023 Read More

29/12/2023

Evening Update Thursday 28 December 2023

The Var prefecture has issued temporary orders on the grounds of safety during the New Year celebrations. They cover the use of fireworks by individuals and the retail sale and transportation of fuel. Similar measures are also in force in the Alpes-Maritimes. Evening Update Thursday 28 December 2023 Read More

28/12/2023

Oysters from Arcachon Basin temporarily banned from sale

Oysters from the Arcachon Basin have been temporarily banned from sale after "several cases of collective food poisoning”. Authorities say that the symptoms are those of acute gastroenteritis and no serious cases have been reported to date. Oysters from Arcachon Basin temporarily banned from sale Read More

28/12/2023

French and Riviera News Thursday 28th December 2023

Tributes have been pouring in following the death of the former minister of French President François Mitterrand and president of the European Commission, Jacques Delors, at the age of 98. French and Riviera News Thursday 28th December 2023 Read More

28/12/2023

French and Riviera News Wednesday 27 December 2023

A 33 year old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman and her four children in the Seine-et-Marne department near Paris French and Riviera News Wednesday 27 December 2023 Read More

26/12/2023