Council will share the cost of purchases from local businesses
Torrevieja mayor Eduardo Dolón has announced that the town hall will subsidise purchases at local shops and hostelry outlets to support businesses affected by...
New minister to fight the pandemic
Carolina Darias has just been sworn in as the new health minister after Salvador Illa stood down to fight February’s regional election in Cataluña...
Eat in to help out
Councils around Alicante province are urging residents to help the ailing hostelry sector by ordering a takeaway meal from a local restaurant.
Full report in...
Tax break for green power users
Deductions of up to 40% from the regional quota of income tax (IRPF) can be obtained for projects to supply homes with electricity from...
Rule breakers held to account
Hundreds of people continue to ignore regulations brought in by the regional government to halt the spread of Covid-19, with Alicante local police alone...
Storm brews over Costa windfarm
Town halls are united in rejecting moves to build nine 100-metre-high wind turbines on high ground running parallel to the Marina Alta coast.
Four affected...
New Rojales-Guardamar cycle path announced
A cycle and pedestrian path is going to be built along the CV-895 between Rojales and Guardamar del Segura by the regional government at...
Additional measures for Valencia region
New measures to combat the spread of Covid-19 have been announced by the regional government.
They came into force today - and will run until...
Bid to create a healthcare ‘Dad’s Army’
The Valencia regional government has put out an emergency call to all retired healthcare employees ‘who are interested in helping with support tasks in...
This is Spain – not Siberia
Spectacular aerial photos of the massive falls of snow that affected large swathes of Spain last week were taken by ecologist association Greenpeace.
More in...
More Covid restrictions
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January 20
Well here we are again, where to begin,
All my friends and I have tried to keep positive, chatting by Zoom, cooking together via...
Global warming or cooling?
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January 18
Ciudad Quesada
Dear Sir,
We keep hearing about global warming and that the Earth's temperature is increasing.
Although the summers are still very hot here, it...
Signs of the times
The archaeological remains discovered by El Moncayo beach in Guardamar del Segura have now been signposted so that visitors can better understand the long...
‘Enormous worry’ over rocketing cases
The Valencia region reported 9,810 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, which were registered in the previous 24 hours – the highest daily figure...
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