Nice (10)
27.12.2011
Provence & Côte d'Azur:The brand new facilities will showcase three new sports halls, a car park and a multi-functional conference room room
With work well underway on the development of the Maison des Associations, the charitable hub looks on course to open its doors to the public by spring 2012. Read more … Associations get new home
09.06.2011
Service: Building work in a part of Place Garibaldi is finally completed
The ongoing construction work at Place du Pins on rue Bonaparte is coming to an end this June says Nice city council, news worth celebrating for all those who live and enjoy the pleasures of this famous quartier du port. Read more … Place du Pins gets a make-over
01.06.2011
Service: International School of Nice gives students their diplomas after two years of hard work
Two long years of demanding essays, difficult tests, advance course study and hundreds of hours of community service have come to an end for some of region’s most able and international students. Read more … Students receive IB diploma
31.05.2011
Service: Story of an anonymous SOS anglophone volunteer
A year ago I decided I'd like to do some voluntary work. I wondered whether the Samaritans, who provide confidential emotional support by telephone, operated in France.Read more … A friend in need
06.04.2011
Service: We say goodbye to our old home and usher in a new era at Mediterraneum Editions
Spring is the perfect season to make big life changes – out with the old, in with the new, it is time to be reborn. And so it is for The Riviera Times, because now is the moment that we have chosen to say goodbye to our home of ten years in Drap to head for the bright city lights, or rather relocate to new headquarters in the centre of Nice.Read more … The Riviera Times’ Nice new office
28.03.2011
Service: French education system to be disrupted as teachers in Nice take industrial action this week
La Ville de Nice is facing a day of chaos in schools as teachers go on strike this Thursday. The National Union of Teachers have been holding a 13-day walkout since Saturday 19th of March with different cities across France being affected by the protests on different dates.Read more … Parents to be affected by school strike
11.10.2010
Service: plan ahead on Tuesday 12th as public transport and air travel faces severe disruption
A third round of strikes, caused by the on going dispute between unions and the French government over pension reform, is scheduled to take place tomorrow, Tuesday 12th October. Following the same pattern as the previous strikes, public transport across the region is expected to be heavily disrupted. Read more … Trains, planes and automobiles halted by strike
14.08.2010
Service: Nice finally decides on Sunday trading in August, but many small shops remain closed
Monaco showed the way with its successful Sunday shopping, now Nice wants to catch up. Sundays in August will be dedicated to shopping following a last minute decision by the city council. Only 4 days before the first open Sunday, on July 28th, could the council come to an agreement about the terms of the four extraordinary trading days – Too short notice for many shops to open their doors. Read more … Sunday shopping in Nice
11.08.2010
Service: City of Nice encourages swimmers to be prudent
Visitors to beaches in Nice are being reminded to keep the safety of themselves and others in mind when bathing along the city shores this summer. Read more … Safe swimming in Nice: some reminders
19.07.2010
Service: Almost ten out of ten IB success rate for International School of Nice
The International School of Nice (ISN) has had an exceptional year with a 96 per cent success rate for its 2009/2010 crop of International baccalaureate (IB) students. Read more … Top of the class
