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Tragedy at Var Rally : 2 dead, 15 seriously injured including children, near Plan de la Tour. - Story - Images
Deadly earthquake strikes Northern Italy : Sunday Morning. 6-magnitude. - France24 - usgs - BBC - The Big One - Riviera risk?
Possible Train strike from Wednesday : following the 16th agression against a controller this year in our region. - Story

Weather : Forecasts - Nice (Meteo France) - Nice (TWC) 5 day forecast - Monaco 36 hr forecast - Draguignan 36 hr forecast
Petrol prices : Official site with the best prices where you are. - Map
Speed Cameras in Alpes Maritimes : Where are they? - Here!

What's On Now : Calendar of Riviera events on this day and this month. - What's On
Other ideas for your Weekend : raining? wondering what to do? - Ideas
Community Calendar : Regular Recurring events, meetings, clubs, churches, weekly or monthly. - Regular Events
Your VO Cinema today and to come : films on the Riviera for the next few days. - Screenings and Access Maps
Cannes Film Festival : 16-27 May, Palais des Festivals - Site

May 20 in history, 1940 : Germans break through to English Channel at Abbeville, France - Facts
Monaco Grand Prix : Next weekend - Site

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News in English

SNCF workers are angered by the assault of a controller on a TER travelling between Nice and...
The Bloomberg agency has ranked 55 countries according to the price at the pump. In Venezuela, oil-producing...
Aurélie Filippetti, France’s new Minister of Culture and Communication, will present at the 65th anniversary of the...
A scene of horror Saturday at the 14th Rally of the Moors Country Regional Plan-de-la-Tour ... A...
He had hoped to "reconquer" his wife who was having a relationship with a skipper she met...

News via Twitter

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British economy may 'never quite recover' from a severe Euro collapse - Telegraph - http://t.co/j6t2VWS0
20th May  - 1 hours ago
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20th May  - 4 hours ago
Deadly earthquake strikes northern Italy - ITALY - FRANCE 24 - http://t.co/yPg2RT1h
19th May  - 4 hours ago
RT @BBCBreaking: Rally car crashes into spectators in southern France, killing at least two people http://t.co/9ZpvSHO4
19th May  - 4 hours ago
RT @Le_Figaro: Rallye : grave accident dans le Var, au moins 2 morts http://t.co/bH8a114E

Hot Topic of the Moment

Riviera Rudeness : too much attitude, bad for business? Discussion

Articles and News Features

Features Patrick Middleton

Taxi!

Some taxi-drivers like to talk, others don’t. Max Roy, president of the Syndicat des Maîtres Cochers et taxis de la ville de Nice, has quite a lot to say. I’ve met taxi drivers who were quick to moan about the job but, I’ve always noted, they rarely seemed inclined to give it up. In some cases it’s literally in their blood. Max Roy, an…
Expat Issues Riviera Reporter

The Love Coach (I)

In a new column TLC, a sex therapist and expat relationship expert for over 9 years, answers readers’ questions How do I get out of my rut? Dear TLC: Back in the UK, I used to be a confident and independent woman. I don’t recognize myself. I should be happy with my new life and I feel miserable and isolated. My husband is often away and we’re…

The EIRL

Business Peter Johnson
As a self-employed business in France you could technically be sued for a mistake in your business and lose your house. Unlike a limited…

The Transavia Model

Travel Mike Meade
There are low cost airlines - and then there are low cost airlines. Since the birth of no-frills services over 20 years ago, discount…

Top Doctor - Daniel Benchimol

Profiles of Residents Patrick Middleton
Most anglophones living here are impressed by French doctors but the media make it clear that a lot of those men and women in white coats…

The “Sadist In A Black Hat” Bows Out

Eye on France Riviera Reporter
Nice, in the time of Jacques Médecin and after, had a reputation as a centre of political and economic corruption. Elisabeth Guigou, as…

Discussion Life on the French Riviera and Cote d'Azur

I would think that a rental company should make sure that the obligatory equipment is included in every rental ... More
There seem to be several items mandated by French law to be carried in every motor vehicle operated on French ... More
From 23 May 2012, all bmi ( BD) flights to and from the following nine cities will change to have British Airw ... More
While watching American television I noticed a product being advertized by OFF, a maker of insect repel ... More
Parking:Le Romarin is located across a small traffic circle (rotary) from a substantial municipa ... More

Blogs by Riviera Residents

I've just came back from Nice airport where I was meeting a friend. He was late so I had some time to spare wandering around both terminals and observing.Both terminals were busy and the language I heard mostly was French....
A feisty debate between Sarkozy and Hollande on French television last night. Neither of them looked presidential, did they? Bickering over figures and sending snide insults across the table at each other. Seems to me that Sarkozy grasps economic...
April 14 is the 100th birthday anniversary of Robert Doisneau, one of France's finest street photographers. Like his compatriots Willy Ronis and Henri Cartier-Bresson, Doisneau captured the life of his times in fragments of decisive moments that document the stories...
The Shipwrecks and UNESCO. There are plenty of wrecks resting on the seabed along our beautiful...
... everyone knows the rest of the saying. Most people don't pay a lot of attention to it though. Greed is a treacherous ally. Expat communities tend to attract scam artists and conmen. I've helped bring down a few of...
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