New kit for local police
Local police forces in two towns in Alicante province have been handed much-needed new equipment this week to give them increased protection and improve...
UK announces ‘test to release’ scheme
International travellers to England will be able to reduce their quarantine period by at least a week if they pay for a Covid test...
‘Acquire Alicante produce’ campaign launched
Alicante provincial government has launched a campaign urging people to buy local produce.
Provincial president Carlos Mazón said it was designed to boost local trade.
The...
Negative test required from today
Spain is now asking travellers entering the country via airports and ports from so-called ‘risk countries’ for a negative PCR Covid-19 test.
The measure came...
Revamp on the way for ‘The Square’
A €1 million make-over is being planned for a 300-metre-long section of Calle Mallorca in Benidorm’s Rincon de Loix area – better known to...
Optimism over evolution of Covid-19 second wave
Councillor for health Ana Barceló claimed on Tuesday that the Valencia region has turned a corner in the fight against the second wave of...
More than the ‘bear’ necessities
European LIFE cash is coming into Spain to protect native animals and help to boost environmental projects.
Full report in today’s Costa Blanca News –...
A bridge too far for Calpe
Calpe residents continue to wait for the long-promised footbridge over the busy N-332 road to end the dangers of crossing on foot.
Mayor Ana Sala...
Covid patients moved from Orihuela to Villajoyosa
The intensive care unit at the Vega Baja hospital in Orihuela is at 95% capacity and some Covid-19 patients are being transferred to Marina...
Thieves preyed on expat pensioners
Two suspects – accused of being of cunning thieves who targeted foreign pensioners – have been arrested following a police operation which caught them...
Violent Briton traced to urbanisation
A British fugitive, wanted by the authorities in the UK for causing injuries, making death threats and criminal damage, has been arrested in San...
New Albir link road on track
The new link road – connecting the N-332 with the CV-753 at the Magic Robin Hood holiday complex – will be open and fully...
Regional recognition for Cap Negret
The Valencia government has passed a decree declaring Altea’s Cap Negret volcanic outcrop and fossil beach as a natural monument, thus establishing a special...
Shedding light on a cruel past
Work to locate mass graves at the site of the Franco regime’s Albatera concentration camp entered its final phase this week.
Archaeologists have been employing...
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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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