Drone to tackle mosquitoes
The battle against mosquitoes is being waged on land, over water and even in the air by Elche city hall, which has presented new...
Holiday voucher to boost tourism market
In an attempt to give the regional tourism sector a lifeline, the Valencian government will be issuing a 'holiday voucher' for all those registered...
Covid bonus for hospital staff in Valencia region
Valencia regional president Ximo Puig annunced on Monday that all public healthcare staff belonging to AVS (Agencia Valenciana de Salud) will recieve an extra...
Bird can ‘carrion’ flying
Calpe's animal protection service rescued a griffon vulture on Tuesday after a neighbour alerted the local police. The vulture is to be transferred to...
Multimillion hospital plan
The regional health department has announced a €36million plan to meet one of the main demands of the Marina Baixa area (which includes popular...
Bank branch closures hit the elderly hardest
Hundreds of thousands of residents are being forced into online banking as 46% of branch offices have shut down in Spain since 2008 –...
Migrants’ boats reach the coast
More than 100 migrants landed on or were intercepted off Costa Blanca beaches in less than 48 hours this week.
A boat containing nine people...
Baby boom!
A total of 47 loggerhead turtles have hatched from eggs laid in a nest at La Manga del Mar Menor.
Full report in Friday’s Costa...
Text message con-artists tracked down
Suspected fraudsters have been arrested in Almoradí for allegedly conning almost €20,000 out of eight victims by sending out text messages as bait –...
Madrid and ‘Spain’ will work together
AFTER months of verbal warfare over the handling of the Covid-19 crisis, PM Pedro Sánchez (PSOE) and Madrid regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso (PP)...
Holiday voucher for Valencia region residents
THE regional tourism sector has been thrown a lifeline by the Valencian government after it announced this week that it will be issuing a...
Plan to ‘turn catastrophe into an opportunity’
The Plan Vega Renhace to regenerate the Vega Baja area in the wake of last year’s flooding disaster will be allocated €100 million in...
Benidorm market back
After a 6-month absence due to the COVID-19 health pandemic, the Benidorm Sunday market in the Rincon de Loix finally re-opened last Sunday and...
Repression execution victims’ bodies were moved
Archaeologists have discovered that the bodies of victims of Franco’s purges at the end of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) which were buried in...
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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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