Over €63 million spent on 41 Marina Alta schools
The regional education authority has spent €63.4 million on building, rebuilding or renovating 41 schools across the Marina Alta area – a sign of...
Seven British fugitives arrested in Spain in three weeks
Seven British fugitives have been detained in the space of just three weeks as a result of joint operations between the National Police and...
The British return to Spain
Flights to Spain from the UK more than tripled on Monday compared with the same day last week.
State airport operator AENA revealed that 489...
No smoke near the water
Sun seekers face fines of up to €750 if they are caught smoking or vaping on Finestrat’s La Cala beach.
The flag to show that...
Waiting times down in Valencia region
Average waiting times for operations in the Valencia region were reduced by eight days during June, according the department for health.
Regional councillor for health...
Calpe joins battle to end plastic problem
Spelling out its commitment to fighting pollution, the name of ‘Calpe’ has been placed on one of the town’s beaches – with the giant...
Firefighters tackle Tárbena blaze
Firefighters worked through the night to extinguish a forest fire which broke out in Tárbena yesterday (Sunday) evening.
Before nightfall a team of three helicopters...
End to 35-year wait for road repairs
RESURFACING of long-neglected roads and replacing pavements in La Regia, Orihuela Costa, is now underway, according to councillor for infrastructure Ángel Noguera.
“This is an...
The countryside is a ‘powder keg’
WORRIED residents of Benissa Costa say they are living in fear of fire sweeping across the countryside as fields lie abandoned and overgrown.
During the...
Lockdown ruled unconstitutional
THE CONSTITUTIONAL Court (TS) has partially upheld an appeal by far-right party Vox against the manner in which the government ordered people to stay...
Guardia Civil arrest gang that used minors to commit crimes
TORREVIEJA Guardia Civil have dismantled a criminal gang of 11 people (including four minors), on suspicion of a dozen burglaries, drug trafficking and receiving...
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July 9
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Drug parcel gang busted
THE AUTHORITIES have wound up a drug trafficking operation by arresting a gang that allegedly shipped drugs in parcels through Alicante-Elche airport, and managed...
Squatting racket exposed
A GANG who squatted empty houses, either to fraudulently sell them for a pittance or use them to grow and sell drugs, has been...
COSTA BLANCA NEWS
Guardia detain sex traffickers
A gang that had been sexually exploiting women, who they conned into travelling to Spain from South America, has been disbanded by the Guardia...
