Homes evacuated over forest fire
A fierce forest fire that started yesterday (Thursday) in La Romaneta – which lies between Monóvar and La Romana – is still being tackled...
Benidorm beach booking begins
THE LONG-awaited online beach booking system for Benidorm is up and running, although at the moment only applicable for Levante and not Poniente or...
Coronavirus and the crumbling of civilisation
Calpe
July 12
A couple of years ago, in one of my articles, I ventured the opinion that the civilization we knew and enjoyed had reached...
Jolly John, CBN swimming pool expert
July 10
Does Jolly John still contribute advice to your readers? My last sighting of him about 5 years ago
Fredericka Thompson
Sadly, Jolly John passed away...
Bar terrace ‘misters’ and Covid-19
July 11
On cycling along Calle Gerona in Benidorm this week, I was rather worried to see that some of the British bars that have...
Mask disappointment
Email
July 15
After looking at your article about La Marina free designer masks, my friend and I visited La Marina and both spent over 50...
Assurances for British expats in Spain
Email
July 15
Dear Sirs
I refer to a front page article from Costa Blanca News July 10 to the 16th. In this article you stated from...
High-speed drug boat gang busted
A gang who made their own high-speed boats in Santa Pola to run drugs into Spain from North Africa has been busted by the...
Police detain specialist shoplifters
Suspected members of gang of specialist shoplifters who were targeting supermarkets and commercial centres around Alicante province and beyond have been arrested by the...
Official tribute to Covid-19 victims
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia - along with their daughters Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia - today (Thursday) presided over an official tribute...
Extension of mask use ‘under consideration’
Valencia president Ximo Puig said on Wednesday his government would take the decision ‘in the coming days’ on a more widespread obligatory use of...
Repairs at last for smashed up seafront
Nearly €60,000 is being invested by Orihuela council in repairing Avenida de las Adelfas which was smashed up during the September floods.
More new cases – but no deaths
A total of 23 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in the Valencia region on Wednesday.
At the same time councillor for health Ana Barceló...
Second flare-up in Santa Pola
Two small outbreaks of coronavirus have occurred in Santa Pola in the last week.
The second flare-up in the town was reported yesterday (Wednesday).
The regional...
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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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