Requena is ‘cava’ – it’s official
Winning the legal battle to use the name ‘Cava de Requena’ will help to ‘relaunch’ this emblematic product from Valencia, assured regional councillor for...
Drone delivery of goods by 2026
The first ever mass flight of drones in Europe operating simultaneously in an urban environment took place in Benidorm on Friday.
A council spokesman explained...
Cheap high-speed trains to Madrid
More than 220 readers commented and 355 shared our Facebook teaser about the report on page 11, ‘budget high-speed trains coming to Orihuela and...
Jávea new beach campsite causes much concern with locals
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November 30
Dear editor,
If you check on Jávea Connect (Facebook group) you will see that many local residents are up in arms with the many...
‘A Feeling Something Wonderful’
The donkey, tired and weary
Still had many steps to go
His burden very special
Hence his footsteps very slow
He had a sense of magic
That the journey...
CCTV for Jávea
Jávea town hall has ‘taken the first steps towards installing a CCTV system in the municipality in order to help the local police to...
Sleepwalking into a nightmare
An award-winning geologist has issued a stark warning in Alicante.
Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere are increasing at an unprecedented rate, according...
‘Pet’ boa falls into city street
‘Pet’ boa falls into city street
A boa constrictor which ‘fell into the street from an apartment terrace’ in Alicante city was tracked down by...
Flu jabs for all
Flu jabs will be available, on request, to the general population over the age of 18 by the Valencia region health service from Monday...
R.I.P Benidorm legend ‘Sticky Vicky’
Tributes have been flooding in for Victoria Aragüés Gadea, aka Vicky Leyton – better known as Sticky Vicky – after it was announced that...
Pick up after your pet or be fined
El Campello town hall has announced fines of up to €3,000 for not picking up after pets on public streets.
Campaign posters carry the slogan...
Protection plan unveiled for Altea
Altea town hall has provisionally approved a new Town Plan (PGOU) which is designed to protected eight million square metres of land around the...
Drug farm found in dead Briton’s house
A house in Aspe that belonged to a deceased British citizen was being used to grow marijuana.
Guardia Civil have seized 495 cannabis sativa plants...
Tennis ace Ferrer back in play
Jávea’s biggest sporting star is back on his pedestal – tennis ace David Ferrer has been given a facelift and a new racquet.
The sculpture...
COSTA BLANCA
The first cut is the deepest
The artichoke harvest in the Vega Baja got underway on Monday.
The first cut was carried out by provincial president Toni Pérez, who said it...
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