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Elsa Carpenter

As Sub-Editor and Journalist at Monaco Life, Elsa builds upon years of experience in writing as well as marketing and PR in the local media scene. Originally from the UK, she is based in the French Riviera and has a passion for spreading the word on news throughout the region.

Author’s Articles
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Illegal Plage Mala beach huts must be demolished, orders Nice judge

The owner of three illegally built maisonnettes above Plage Mala in Cap d’Ail, who had suggested the matter be "settled with a cheque", has been given six months to demolish the structures.

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Nice bans smoking on all of its beaches  

All of Nice’s 25 public beaches are going smoke-free this summer, up from just five last year, and a team of volunteers has joined the Mairie-led ‘zéro mégot’ mission to rid the famous...

Update: Russell disqualification moves Leclerc up to P3 at Belgian Grand Prix

Post-race checks on George Russell’s car revealed that the Mercedes was 1.5kg below the mandatory vehicle weight and he was thus disqualified from the Belgian Grand Prix. With a podium space open...

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In pictures: Monaco at the Olympics

After months and even years of preparations, the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have finally begun for Monaco's six competing athletes, who have been joined in the French capital by Prince Albert II and...

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Outdoor exhibition celebrates the legacy of Tour de France in Monaco 

A retrospective exhibition featuring archive photographs of the Tour de France's 11 visits to the Principality over the last 85 years has gone on display in the Saint-Martin Gardens.

Tour de France: Roads and car parks in Monaco to be closed en masse on 21st July

Ahead of the Tour de France’s much-awaited arrival in the Principality of Monaco this weekend, local authorities have released a breakdown of the roads, car parks and other public services that...