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Beausoleil Mayoral race begins with first official candidate holding public rally
The race to become Beausoleil’s next mayor officially began this week, as Nicolas Spinelli — the first to declare his candidacy — held his inaugural public meeting at the Centre Culturel Prince Jacques on Thursday.
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Prince’s Orchestra prepares for Moscow performances
The Carabinieri Orchestra of HSH the Sovereign Prince has been invited to the Spasskaya Bashnya Festival in Moscow.
Beckham to receive UEFA award in Monaco
David Beckham will receive the UEFA President’s Award for 2018 in Monaco next week in recognition of his soccer achievements and humanitarian work.
Prince Albert witnesses start of Palermo-Monte-Carlo Regatta
HSH Prince Albert was present at the start of the Palermo-Monte-Carlo regatta, now in its fourteenth year, on Tuesday, August 21.
End of holiday traffic blues expected around Monaco
The last weekend of August will see major congestion on French motorways, particularly along the Riviera. Delays and jams can be expected from Thursday.
French tobacconists decry declining business
Tobacco shop owners in Menton told Monaco Matin that the only way to survive is to diversify into other products, after tobacco prices rose 30 cents.
Furious French drivers destroy more speed cameras
The introduction of lower speed limits on French roads has caused an upsurge in vandalism, the French press reports.