PACA region (10)
05.09.2012
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Emergency services have been kept busy these past few days
There have been a number of worrying incidents recently along the Côte d'Azur involving elderly residents and motorists, among them a 77-year-old man who was killed after being hit by a train in Cannes.Read more … Accidents on the Côte
03.09.2012
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Following the bursting of a tire, the bus flipped onto the other side of the motorway
An infant was killed and 42 were left injured after a tour bus carrying Romanian passengers crashed on the A8 in the Var on Sunday morning. Nine helicopters, 37 ambulances, 120 fire fighters and 50 police officers were called to the scene after the local prefecture put the emergency 'Plan Rouge' into action.Read more … Bus overturns on A8 motorway
29.08.2012
Provence & Côte d'Azur: 851 people were imprisoned last year in France for employment fraud
Although the number of citizens working illegally has risen in the Provence Alpes and Côte d'Azur region, local authorities are making progress, generating nearly 25 million euros worth of fines in 2011. Around 6.4 per cent of all businesses inspected in the south of France were fined last year and the sector with the highest level of undeclared workers has been revealed to be the hospitality industry.Read more … Government cashes in on illegal workers
28.08.2012
Provence & Côte d'Azur: The waters may be muddy but not harmful!
Beach goers are being discouraged from swimming in the waters of Cousteau and Landsberg beaches at Saint Laurent du Var after rain waters flowing from the Var river created strong currents. Since Sunday, the orange flag has been flying high at the two beaches as, along with the strong currents, the waters have become brown from mud flowing from upstream.Read more … Muddy waters for St Laurent swimmers
28.08.2012
Provence & Côte d'Azur: 800sqm of land was burnt near Cannes yesterday and trains were disrupted after a small outbreak fire at Cannes la Bocca
A 14-year-old boy has been placed in custody, suspected of starting the fire that ravaged the commune of Orgon in Bouches du Rhône this weekend. The young male has reportedly admitted to starting the fire, which has been labelled as the most significant so far this year in France. Read more … Teenager suspected to be behind forest fire
08.08.2012
Provence Alpes & Côte d'Azur: The gang is still making its speedy getaway on scooters up and down the coast
The daring robbers who have been plaguing the Riviera since late June have struck again, this time in Nice, adding a watch worth 22,000 euros to their collection. It is the latest in a string of crimes performed by the gang, who have stolen more than one million euros worth of luxury watches and jewellery on the Côte d'Azur this summer.Read more … Watch thieves strike again
31.07.2012
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Government opens doors to treatment plant to prove it is not responsible for pollution at Saint Laurent beaches
Authorities have welcomed the press to the water treatment plant in Saint Laurent, asserting their stance that it was not the leaks of untreated water into the Var river that are to blame for the presence of E.Coli on Cousteau and Landsberg beaches. The detection of the bacteria led to the temporary closure of the two beaches in early July.Read more … Leak is "not to blame" for beach pollution
31.07.2012
Provence Alpes & Côte d'Azur: Homeowners can sleep easy knowing their home in the Rivera is being kept under a watchful eye while they are away
While tourists come in their thousands each year to enjoy the Côte d'Azur, there are those who also wish to leave the Riviera for a holiday. So, the Var government is offering a free service that will give residents peace of mind while they enjoy a break away. Homeowners can now register their properties with the local police department and as part of their daily rounds, officers will observe the vacant property to ensure that it is not disturbed.Read more … Personal police protection in the Var
02.04.2012
Provence & Côte d'Azur:16 flights already cancelled today to and from Nice Cote D'Azur airport.
A number of flights have had to be cancelled from Nice Côte d'Azur airport as air traffic controllers go on strike today.
Read more … Flights cancelled at Nice airport
12.03.2012
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Over 60,000 people formed a human chain yesterday in a stand against nuclear energy
In a remarkable show of solidarity, 65,000 people joined hands yesterday as part of a campaign against nuclear energy in France. The human chain weaved it’s way through the French countryside, stretching some 235 kilometres and reaching from Lyon all the way to Avignon.
Read more … No to nuclear energy
