Government playing Space Invaders again
COMPUTER games are still central to Boris Johnson’s government strategy during the coronavirus crisis with advisors gathered around a console now predicting 85,000 winter...
Grape harvest underway
The grape harvest has started at La Mata – traditionally the first of the year in Spain.
However, the very high temperatures this summer mean...
Airbridges to be announced by the end of June
AIR bridges enabling holidaymakers to travel overseas without entering self-isolation when they return will be announced by the end of June, UK transport secretary...
Hospital patient numbers down – new cases up
The number of ‘active’ cases of coronavirus in the Valencia region has gone up after 246 new infections were reported today by the regional...
Door-to-door collection leads to 80% of waste recycled
Pedreguer residents recycle more than double the national average and a third more than the European Union’s target for 2025 thanks to its initially-controversial...
Thousands of jobs hit by Cineworld closures
CINEWORLD said up to 45,000 employees will be affected worldwide as it confirmed plans to temporarily close its theatres in the UK and the...
Boris, Baloo, and the Bare Necessities
MESS with tradition and the flag-waving pomp of the very British institution that is ‘Last Night of the Proms’ at your peril as the...
Graze away
Shepherds have been given permission to take their flocks along the banks of the River Segura.
Goats and sheep can now graze on the stretch...
Howling at the ‘moonshots’
BE AFRAID, be very afraid’ was the message this week as new Covid-19 restrictions were sprinkled like fairy dust across the four nations of...
Family, friends, and furlough are all hit for six
CRUCIAL last over in a tight fought T20 cricket match between an unsteady Boris Johnson select XI and a scratch Covid-19 side...the ball flies...
Cinema giant to take over Alicante studios
The US cinema giant, MBS Group is set to take over the running of Alicante’s Ciudad de la Luz film studios.
The California-based multinational –...
Hunting for speeders in Torrevieja
Torrevieja’s new mobile radar to catch speeding motorists was put into service on Monday.
During the first week it is scheduled to be carrying out...
Flybe finally collapses
Europe's largest regional airline, Flybe, has finally collapsed into administration, threatening thousands of jobs and the future viability of a number of airports across...
Farewell EU
BRITAIN is today (Friday) living its last day in the European Union after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal was given its final seal...
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Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
