Chance to pick council’s fruit
Villajoyosa has many fruit trees lining public roads and in municipal parks – and the council is now offering people on the municipal register...
Rail links proposed for Alicante province
The regional government has announced two projects to vastly improve deficient public transport in Alicante province.
Studies will be drawn up for a rail link...
Tax cut announced for low and middle wage earners
Valencia president Ximo Puig has announced a regional tax reform programme that will ‘benefit the social majority’.
He said the initiative would ‘reduce charges for...
Vaccination campaign underway in Valencia region
The regional health authority started on Monday to administer the second booster jab against Covid-19 to people living in care homes and the staff.
Regional...
Grand green gas plan floated by Valencia
A project to construct around 100 new biogas plants could cover 6.5% of the current demand for natural gas in the Valencia region and...
Government’s new move in tax battle
The national government has moved to stymie a regional Partido Popular (PP) initiative to reduce taxes for the wealthy.
Minister for the treasury María Jesús...
Counterfeiters cleaned up
A large scale counterfeiting operation has been taken down in Elche.
Officers raided six warehouses on the Carrús industrial estate.
They have arrested four Chinese nationals...
Spain enjoys second quarter growth
The Spanish economy grew by 1.5% between April and June, which is 0.4% better than the preliminary results indicated in July.
Exports went up by...
Alicante branded the brothel capital of the region
Alicante province has the most brothels in the Valencia region and has ‘more tolerance of prostitution’.
These are the findings of studies carried out by...
Paying to receive mail
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September 21
Dear Editor,
I know that the subject of paying to receive mail has been aired and answered previously, but I was under the impression...
Passing of a great Queen
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Valencia
September 19
By any historical measure, Queen Elizabeth was a great queen. No doubt about that.
Even if you are a leftie Republican, you could not...
Healthcare in Torrevieja
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La Zenia
September 17
Dear Editor.
I have observed that medical services in the Torrevieja area have been getting a bad press of late. To help address...
Made in Alicante
Regional president Ximo Puig touted Alicante’s Ciudad de la Luz studios as ‘the most modern in Europe’ as he tried to drum up business...
Don’t tax the rich?
With Spain in the grip of a debate over the removal of taxes for wealthy residents, Valencia’s president Ximo Puig stated that ‘taxes cannot...
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