Simply Pythonesque
And now for something completely different. A Manchester commuter boarded a bus using his pet snake as a face covering, the docile reptile wound...
Villajoyosa Moors and Christians fiesta programme
Villajoyosa is counting down the hours to the start of its famous fiestas declared of International Tourist Interest. Around 4000 people will taking an...
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...
Javid quits as Boris reshuffles post-Brexit cabinet
SAJID Javid has dramatically quit as chancellor after Boris Johnson ordered him to fire his closest aides.
The Prime Minister had been expected to keep...
Garbage truck accident causes traffic chaos
Traffic jams measuring 7km built up on the A-7 in Elche on Saturday morning when a refuse turned over on the motorway.
Emergency services reported...
Post-Brexit trade deal must be done in October ‘at the latest’
A POST-Brexit trade agreement between the UK and the European Union must be achieved "in October at the latest", the EU has reiterated.
A spokesman...
Special air security unit for airport
The Guardia Civil presented their new air security management team at Alicante-Elche airport on Wednesday. The unit – which operates under the acronym PEGASO...
All English football suspended until April 30
By Jamie Gardner, PA
PROFESSIONAL football in England will not resume until April 30 at the earliest due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A statement from the...
UK in historic recession
By Holly Williams, PA
BRITAIN has collapsed into its largest recession on record after the coronavirus lockdown sparked a 20.4% contraction between April and June...
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...
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...
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...
UK government’s slow response has cost lives, says expert
THE UK is among a handful of countries singled out by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for having "tempered" the "positive signs" that Europe...
UK border control under fire for Covid-19 spread
CORONOVIRUS spread faster in the UK as the Government failed to bring in quarantine rules for travellers in the early days of the pandemic,...
POPULAR NEWS
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...
