Respite for residents over busy road
Traffic hell for residents on a Benitachell urbanisation will soon be over now the local council has promised a major overhaul that is due...
Man arrested over fire threat
A fire retardant had to be sprayed all over a bar and its surroundings after a man entered the establishment and poured two jerrycans...
British travellers hit by UK vaccination policy
Following last week’s front page article – ‘travel risk to the UK’ – a number of readers have contacted Costa Blanca News to report...
Police arrest gang of airport thieves
Another gang of thieves who had been preying on people at Alicante-Elche airport has been caught by the National Police, the third to be...
Railing against electric cars
Email
October 8
If all cars were electric and were caught up in a three-hour traffic jam...dead batteries! Then what?
Not to mention, that there is virtually...
Empty homes and compensation for communities
Torrevieja
October 11
Dear Editor,
With reference to last week’s article on p8 entitled ‘Using empty homes to address the housing crisis’.
There is no mention of how...
F.A.S.T
A poem by David Whitney
It happened in a second
No prior warning. just surprise
Sue's face one side had fallen
Right before her husbands eyes
She tried to...
Travel ‘risk’ to the UK – travellers could be told to...
Britons in Spain have highlighted potentially ‘unpleasant’ consequences of travel to the UK due the British government’s policy on Covid-19 vaccines.
The British Embassy confirmed...
Vaccines produce strong immune response
A regional government study has found that 99.6% of residents in care homes created antibodies to Covid-19 after receiving two jabs of a coronavirus...
Police swoop on illegal textile trade
An ‘important businessman in the textile sector’ in Alicante province has been arrested following inspections of his clandestine warehouses.
Employees worked 12-hour days for less...
Ecologists appeal against vast housing project
Ecologists have presented an appeal against a construction project which would see 7,500 homes built on land next to La Mata-Torrevieja natural park.
The development...
Simplifying registration for international residents
San Fulgencio town hall has launched a campaign to provide international residents with information about the municipal register (padrón) and applying for residency in...
Law to cut food waste
A law to prevent food waste has been drafted in order to drastically reduce the amount being thrown away, and enable use to be...
Pot in the pool
The National Police reported that they have scored successes against pot plantations in rural areas of Alicante province.
A force spokesman noted that the judicial...
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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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