Regional coronavirus figures reported
The Valencia region recorded 271 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday and 358 recoveries – allowing for a reduction in the overall figure for...
Emergency centre works underway at last
Work on the long-delayed emergency services centre in Orihuela Costa is expected to be finished at the beginning of 2021.
Mayor Emilio Bascuñana and the...
Back to school – with a difference
The Valencia government is stumping up €1.5 million to buy reusable face masks and disinfect school buildings in time for beginning of the new...
Huge ECB loan to repair flood damage
The European central bank (ECB) has approved a €100 million loan for the Valencia government to repair damage caused in last September’s devastating flooding...
Police act against dance floor dunces
Local police have had to close down another nightclub in Alicante city for failing to follow rules to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
This is...
Theme parks’ season to end early
Theme parks Aqualandia and Mundomar, that only reopened on July 3 following the coronavirus lockdown, have announced they will be closing their doors for...
Scaremongering reports anger residents
A scaremongering headline in a free English publication saying Spain was going back into lockdown on September 18 (which has been categorically denied by...
Search for ‘repression’ execution victims
Work has started in Monóvar to exhume victims who were executed by Franco’s forces following the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).
They are searching for the...
67% of new patients are ‘asymptomatic’
The Valencia region heath authority registered 629 new cases of Covid-19 in their latest update yesterday (Monday), stating that 67% of the patients are...
Hole-in-the-wall gang ‘leaders’ arrested
Guardia Civil have arrested two men in La Mata and Orihuela Costa, accused of leading a gang that has carried out a wave of...
Dance floor ‘denuncia’ for nightspot owner
An Alicante nightclub owner is facing a fine of up to €60,000 after a police raid found that the discothèque’s dance floor was open...
Another experience….
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July 30
I visited Alicante and successfully applied for the new Residents' card. Whilst there I asked two questions that your readers may be interested...
New TIE card application
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August 3
Accomplishments come in all shapes and sizes; some seemingly quite small! Applying for our TIE (Identificación de Extranjeros) cards in exchange for our...
“We have to understand this is a common cause”
The Regional health department reported 11 small outbreaks of coronavirus on Wednesday, which were recorded over the previous 24 hours.
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