‘Just Nine’ (A poem inspired by the tragic murder of Olivia...
Just nine
No chance to prosper and to grow
Just nine
Olivia caught in something
No child should even know
A victim pure and innocent
Shot down without a thought
A...
Bird challenge
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August 20
Thank you very much for the excellent competition photograph in "Countryside Corner" this week. It took me quite a while to identify the...
Placement of containers
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Quesada.
August 16
Dear Sir,
I wonder if I could put a question to Mr. John Kirby, your town planning expert.
Do residents have any rights if a...
Use of facemasks
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Valencia
13 August
Those readers who know a little bit about the technical side of airliners will be aware that the cabin air is filtered and...
Squatting extortion gang locked up
A gang that squatted in properties being offered for short-term lets in Villajoyosa and Benidorm in order to extort the owners has been rounded...
Bosses who exploited vulnerable migrants detained
Investigations into trafficking of people for exploitation as workers have resulted in three arrests in Alicante and Callosa de Segura, reported National Police.
Officers detected...
British grandmother killed in tragic accident
A 58-YEAR-old British woman was killed when she was thrown from the mobility scooter she was using into a ravine in Benidorm following a...
Hotel room break-in gang busted
National Police and Guardia Civil officers have arrested a 49-year old man and a 51-year old woman, accused of committing 55 break-ins at hotels...
Sniffing out the dopers
A local police dog in Jávea has been trained to detect drugs used in doping, with dozens of young people recently hit by abusers...
Emergency zone status for fire zones
Sites devastated by large forest fires in Spain this summer – including the Vall d’Ebo in Alicante and Bejís in the north of Valencia...
Mini mussels now farmed in Santa Pola
A Mediterranean mussel farmed under specific conditions in Valencia port – named the ‘clóchina’ – is from this year also being produced in Santa...
Cost of living aid plan in the offing
After holding meetings with business leaders and unions, the Valencia government has announced upcoming aid packages for companies and low income households.
Regional president Ximo...
Mountain fire ‘controlled’
The devastating fire which started in Vall d’Ebo in the Alicante mountains was finally classified as ‘controlled’ on Sunday by the provincial fire service.
A...
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Tony Matthews news from the Olympics
The 2024 Summer Olympics
Simone Biles along with the American team with their gold medals
Photo: @simonebiles
After three full days of competition, up to midnight on...
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