23.05.2013
Provence & Côte d'Azur: The world's A-list is converging on Cap d'Antibes ahead of the famous amfAR AIDS gala
Models, actors and designers alike are pouring in to the exclusive Hotel Eden Roc on Cap d’Antibes today ahead of a night of pure glitz and glamour. Over the last two decades, the annual amfAR benefit gala for AIDS research has become synonymous with the famous Cannes Film Festival and tonight, the worlds of celebrity and charity will collide once more. Read more … Glitz and glamour expected at the amfAR gala tonight
23.05.2013
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Just 26 euros to purchase a ticket to two concerts from some of blues biggest names
For two days of pure blues heaven, don’t miss ‘The Blues Sessions’ in Nice. International jazz musicians, including legend Tom Principato and revelation Fred Chapellier, will play live on the B Spot stage.Read more … Live blues sessions with international artists
23.05.2013
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Ministry brings in IGAS for new inquiry
The Sainte Marie psychiatric hospital in Nice is facing renewed drama this year as the French ministry for health and social welfare calls for another inquiry into the private establishment. Having struggled with a slashed financial budget and staff cuts over the last few years, Sainte Marie is now up against further difficulties as doctors abandon their posts amidst claims that the extra pressure and restructuring plans are putting patients at risk. Read more … Psychiatric hospital back under inquiry
23.05.2013
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi is among those opposing the foreign vote
While François Hollande’s proposal to deliver non-EU residents the vote was a cornerstone of his presidential campaign, the Socialist leader has backtracked considerably since then. In his 2nd year 'offensive' speech, he admitted that the issue won’t even reach parliament until after the next local elections in 2014. Read more … Hollande leaves the foreign vote out in the cold
23.05.2013
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Corruption, tax evasion and scandal continue to plague François Hollande's flailing government
First the Cahuzac scandal, now Socialist MP Sylvie Andrieux has been convicted of embezzling public funds to buy up voters. If her appeal fails, the former Alpes Maritimes councillor will face a year in jail, hefty fines and ineligibility. The case has caused deeper embarrassment for the Hollande government, which is currently under investigation for playing a part in the tax-dodging scheme of their former budget minister.Read more … Fraudulent MPs infect Socialist government
23.05.2013
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Men taken into custody over high profile heist
It seemed like the ‘perfect crime’. For nearly three months, suspects in one of the biggest diamond heists in modern history managed to evade European police, slipping away into the darkness with 120 sacks of uncut stones. Military timing and apparent insider knowledge led to the incredible raid, which baffled authorities due to its audacity and brazenness. Now it looks like time may be up for the transnational gang and a local man has since been implicated in the investigation.Read more … Local arrested in connection with multimillion euro diamond heist
23.05.2013
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Several lines, including the 500 and 600, are completely out of use in the Alpes Maritimes
The strike movement of the CTM drivers, which has been ongoing since Wednesday 15th May, enters its ninth day today. Negotiations have failed to find any solutions so far as several bus services in the Cannes basin remain out of action for the near future.Read more … Negotiations falter and bus strikes continue
22.05.2013
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Midwives call for more respect, more recognition and more remuneration
France’s public sector midwives went on strike on 22nd May, demanding more respect and recognition but also a larger financial return for the part they play in the daily lives of families throughout the country. While the midwives, or ‘wise women’ as they are called in French, have reassured expectant mothers that they will not be ignored, the group certainly made its feeling known as midwives around the country left their posts and protested in the streets outside France's maternity units. Read more … Lives in their hands but no money is their pockets
22.05.2013
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Farmers and private beaches fear the repercussions of a stormy season
As the summer months edge closer it is becoming clear that spring’s bad weather has affected more than just the seasonal suntans of those on the French Riviera. Fears over the repercussions of a stormy start to 2013 are beginning to mount as the tourism and agriculture sectors report trends below average for this time of year. Read more … Bad weather affects more than just morale
22.05.2013
Provence & Côte d'Azur: The next Woody Allen film is to be shot on the Côte d'Azur this summer
Soon the towns of Antibes, Menton and Grasse will be taking over Cannes' mantle as the stage of celebrity this summer as Woody Allen reveals plans to shoot his latest film on the Riviera. The movie title might still be a secret but the stars are not. Allen's latest comedy will unite British favourite Colin Firth with fiesty American actress Emma Stone. The director's sister and producer, Letty Aronson, has already been seen location shopping but the details remain under wraps.Read more … Woody Allen chooses Riviera as latest film set
