Electricity bill reduction plan due to be passed today
The government is due to approve the plan to cap the price of gas – and so reduce the wholesale price of electricity –...
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May 10
Admiral Lord Nelson is a hero of mine. I also served in the Royal Navy but came nowhere near the exalted heights of...
Coast protection plan saved
A plan to protect land along the Valencia region’s coastline has been granted a reprieve by the Supreme Court (TS).
The territorial action plan for...
Ukraine
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May 11
Mariupol a city of ghosts.
Where amongst devastation
The brave hold their posts.
From faceless windows
Come the echoes of lives.
One man’s invasion,
Who lives and who dies?
The...
Alicante’s bid to save the fan mussel
Alicante university (UA) biologists are part of an international project to ‘help to save the fan mussel from extinction’, according to the education centre’s...
New rules proposed for restaurants and bars
The draft of a new regional government decree to regulate the activity of bars and restaurants has been published by the tourism department.
Aside from...
Bonus for bees
The La Marina shopping centre in Finestrat has installed a beehive on its roof as part of its efforts to become a more sustainable...
More nurses for the health service
Regional health councillor Ana Barceló has given more information on the procedure to take on nearly 2,000 nurses for the health service in the...
Blue flag blitz – Alicante province leads the way in Spain
The Valencia region has more Blue Flags for its beaches and ports than any other region in Spain – with Alicante province top of...
A load of old cobbles – spectacular historical street unearthed
Procedures to conserve a section of ancient decorated cobbled paving discovered in Elche have been initiated by city hall.
Full report in Friday’s Costa Blanca...
Stealing ‘lease’ cars – international theft racket busted
A massive National Police operation against illegal dealing in vehicles has arrested 82 people around the country, 33 of them in Alicante province.
Officers recovered...
Briton dies in wasp sting tragedy
A 67-year-old woman – reported to be British – died on Monday in Teulada-Moraira after she went into anaphylactic shock caused by a wasp...
Another visitor dies in mountain river
Another person has lost their life in the Bolulla mountain river – the fourth victim to die there in the last four weeks.
The emergency...
Mother and son arrested over shooting
It took less than 24 hours for the National Police to arrest a mother and her teenage son in connection with the killing of...
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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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