Chronic underinvestment is crippling hospital, say campaigners
Another protest against substandard care at Torrevieja hospital has been staged by the platform campaigning for 100% public and quality healthcare in the area.
They...
British budget chain opens Alicante hotel
Travelodge has opened five new hotels in Spain, including one next to Alicante port.
The move forms part of the UK company’s development strategy ‘to...
Adaptive radiotherapy now available in Elche
Elche general has become the first hospital in the Valencia region, and seventh in Spain, to offer the latest adaptive radiotherapy.
This is thanks to...
Tragic start to beach bathing season
Treacherous easterly winds have been making the sea extremely perilous for bathers, with two people rescued and four deaths along the Costa Blanca since...
Deep-sea shark discovered off Altea
A 4.61-metre-long female bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus), the largest shark that inhabits the seabed of the Mediterranean, was found dead floating in the...
British fugitive detained in Cartagena
A British fugitive, who police say was hiding out in a property in Cartagena, has been arrested.
The National Police press office reported on Tuesday...
Low-rent social homes for tourism hotspots
The regional government has revealed the exact locations of new social housing that will be constructed – and Javea, Benidorm and Villajoyosa will get...
Long queues for flyers at Birmingham airport
International travellers – some of them flying to Alicante – were caught up in an enormous queue snaking out of the doors of Birmingham...
‘Thinking big’ in Torrevieja
Valencia president Carlos Mazón travelled to Torrevieja on Monday to check on the project to transform the port and visit the hospital which is...
Private health contract renewal is not a done deal, says Valencia
The Valencia government has aimed to show that the continuation of the Elche-Crevillente health department under private management is not a foregone conclusion.
The 15-year...
Summer beach season set to start in Jávea
Barriers controlling access to Jávea's popular scenic coves will be in place from Saturday, the town hall has announced.
Meanwhile, councillor for beaches, Juan Ortolá...
More surveillance flights due to ‘extreme drought’
A new 'super helicopter' has been acquired by the Valencia government in its bid to prevent forest fires.
The department for justice and the interior reminded...
Making natural parks ‘accessible to all’
El Hondo natural park is set to be the first in the Valencia region to be 'accessible to people with reduced mobility'.
Regional councillor for...
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