Police nab jewellery thief
National Police officers have arrested a 51-year-old Spanish woman in Benidorm for stealing jewellery valued at €5,000 from another woman’s handbag.
The victim was shopping...
Beach restoration making progress
Environmental regeneration of the site where the Arenales del Sol hotel used to stand on the coast of Elche is underway.
Now that the demolition...
Improvements made to traffic flow
Benidorm council has introduced a number of modifications to improve mobility on the main access routes into the Levante side of the town.
Left-hand filter...
Energy saving measures ‘are working’
Spain’s efforts to save electricity have been praised by European Commission (EC) president Ursula von der Leyen, with the measures introduced last week reducing...
Fire relents as the heavens open
The precipitation – rain and some hail – which fell on Wednesday evening in the Alicante mountains has given a major boost to the...
Freeing a small horse
A spiny seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) has become the first of its species to be treated as a patient at the Oceanogràfic foundation’s wildlife recovery...
Priority to ‘guarantee the safety of people’
Valencia is fighting two voracious wildfires – in the mountains of Alicante province, and near the village of Bejís in the north of the...
Bringing in corn from Ukraine
The Spanish government has launched an operation to transport corn to the country from Ukraine via train.
Public rail company Renfe Mercancías has sent 25...
More evacuations in Alicante wildfire
As the fire in the Alicante mountains continues to advance, the emergency services decided to evacuate more villages yesterday (Monday) afternoon – Tollos, Beniaia,...
The fight continues
Alicante fire brigade has just released this photo of last night’s firefight as they battle to extinguish the fierce forest fire in the Vall...
Residents evacuated as Alicante fire spreads
Residents continue to be evacuated due the fast-spreading wildfire which broke out in the Vall d’Ebo in the north of Alicante province on Saturday...
Homeowners sitting targets
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August 4
Recurrent break-ins by known and unknown burglars have become a constant nightmare to residents in the Hondón Valley with the Guardia Civil indifferent...
“Your Love Divine”
(A poem inspired by the short life of Archie Battersby)
Hearts break into pieces
Lives will never be the same
Your child has left this cruel world
You...
Planning department delays
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August 2
Dear Editor,
With interest I read the article in the Costa Blanca News of July 29-August 2, 2022 about the DG of town planning...
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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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