Green card marriage scam taken down
A three-year investigation into marriages of convenience to obtain residency for foreigners has concluded with 129 arrests in Alicante and Murcia provinces, reported the...
May heatwave in the offing
Temperatures and weather conditions normally associated with August are set to hit the south east of Spain from Sunday, bringing a torrid end to...
Protest called over massive extension to fish farm
After the regional government failed to respond to Calpe council’s appeal against the extension of a fish farm off the coast, the town hall...
Sexual health law guarantees right to abortion
The government has reformed the 2010 law on sexual and reproductive health to ‘guarantee and increase’ rights, and remove obstacles that were preventing some...
Pool cleaner arrested for killing Jávea pensioner
A suspect has been arrested in the horrific killing of a 96-year-old Jávea man, whose son-in-law found him stabbed to death in his garden.
The...
Water war warms up
More than 4,000 demonstrators descended on the centre of Alicante on Tuesday to protest against the reduction in the amount of water that can...
Welshman hailed for his great humanitarian action
Hero Captain Archibald Dickson – master of the Stanbrook cargo ship that rescued over 2,600 refugees from Alicante harbour at the end of Spain’s...
Railway museum initiative gathers steam
The official agreement making Alicante a secondary base of the national railway museum was signed on Friday.
City hall’s deal with the Spanish railway foundation...
Bid to create ‘bad bank’ social housing
A proposal that properties owned by the so-called ‘bad bank’ – the Sareb – should be turned into social housing has made by the...
Electricity bill reduction procedure passed by Cabinet
The government has finally been able to approve the measure which will see the wholesale price of electricity reduced, bringing down bills for households,...
Large fines lie in wait for pimps and sex clients
The regional government has urged town halls to implement a new bylaw that they have drafted allowing for fines of up to €3,000 to...
Four-day week plan presented
The regional government is preparing aid for businesses of over €9,000 over three years for each employee allowed to work a four-day week.
Conditions for...
Back to square one for concert hall
The never-ending story of Jávea's elusive concert hall has gone back to the first chapter now the council has fired the architects behind the...
Call for life – 024
A nationwide helpline for people at risk of suicidal behaviour, the telephone number 024, was launched on Tuesday.
Almost 4,000 people took their own lives...
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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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