Repairs at last for smashed up seafront
Nearly €60,000 will be invested by Orihuela council in repairing Avenida de las Adelfas at Playa de la Glea, which was smashed up during...
Bloody burglars arrested
Incompetent burglars who left a trail of blood from the apartment they had broken into – as well as tools and a stolen TV...
Playground plagued with vermin
Residents of one of Orihuela Costa’s oldest and most neglected urbanisations, Montezenia, are hoping that this time the council’s promises to resolve some of...
Plan for Torrevieja skyscrapers slammed
A construction company has asked Torrevieja town hall to process an application for an environmental study for a scheme to build nine tower blocks...
Restoring the river mouth
The mouth of the River Segura at Guardamar has been a hive of activity, as more floating rubbish has been cleared from the barrier...
Small flare-up in Santa Pola
The regional health authority has detected a small outbreak of coronavirus in Santa Pola.
Councillor for health Ana Barceló reported yesterday afternoon that four people...
Drug smugglers’ plan breaks down at airport
A car engine with 10 kilos of cocaine hidden inside it was discovered by law enforcement at Alicante-Elche airport, reported the National Police.
The drugs...
Extension of mask use rejected in Valencia
With some regional governments in Spain now making it obligatory to wear masks in almost all situations outside the home, Valencia president Ximo Puig...
Suspects confess to killing British pensioner
The suspected killers of an elderly British woman have been arrested by the Guardia Civil.
The 70-year-old victim was found dead on November 18, 2019...
Health centres bring in Covid-19 protocol
Health centres have been adapted in order to ‘reinforce the contention of Covid-19 during the recovery phase from the pandemic’.
Councillor for health Ana Barceló...
Driving licences in Spain
Email, July 8
Dear Sirs
Over my many years of dealing with motoring matters in Spain, there are a few recurring urban myths that the blogs...
Railway improvements roll on
The regional government continues to pledge millions of euros of investment to upgrade the coastal railway between Benidorm and Dénia.
Housing market optimism despite uncertainty
The safe-haven value of property and a predicted economic recovery have buoyed the housing market in Alicante province, with 67.3% of businesses confident that...
Pest takes a liking to lemons
A plague of insects that had not been seen before in Europe is damaging citrus fruit trees in the Vega Baja area.
Relatively little is...
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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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