Pain and Gloria
Costa councils have now released estimates of the cost to repair the damage caused by the storm - and it won't come cheap!
Goodbye UK, but we still love EU
AS the UK officially ceases to be a member of the EU at midnight tomorrow (Friday), the authorities have called upon Britons living in...
Pain and Gloria
The torn Spanish flag and the debris at Les Basetes marina this week bares sad witness to the damage caused by Storm Gloria. Costa...
Airport working at ‘100%’
Elche mayor Carlos González visited Alicante-Elche airport yesterday (Monday) and declared that it was ‘functioning 100 per cent’.
The airport – which stands in Elche...
Dangerous drug gang smashed
A gang based in Alicante province that was specialised in growing and exporting new strains of marijuana has been rounded up by the Guardia...
Spain’s bid to halt climate change
After the national government declared a ‘climate emergency’ last week, deputy prime minister Teresa Ribera has set out a series of objectives – many...
Flu cases rocket
Cases of flu in the Valencia region reached 119.5 per 100,000 inhabitants during the third week of the year (January 13-19), according to the...
Dementia and mental illness
Email
January 12
At last, dementia and mental illness have hit the headlines and we are not surprised or repulsed by mention of them in the...
Storm damage in Jávea
Website comment
January 22
My wife and I lived in this area in the 1990s and we had several big storms like this one, but it...
Speeding electric scooters
Calpe
January 21
This morning in Calpe, I stepped out of Arte cafe and felt this gust of wind go past me, not two inches from...
Dog poo in Denia
Email
January 21
Any chance of running a campaign to pick up dog poo in Dénia.
The street I live on is covered, Camí Santa Llúcia. I...
Brexit – MEPs voice concern over citizens’ rights
MEPs voiced concerns over EU and UK citizens’ rights, including freedom of movement, in a debate in the EU Parliament last week.
They highlighted that...
Aiport’s double whammy
OPERATORS were forced to shut Alicante-Elche airport again this week – the second closure in four days.
Following last week’s fire in the roof of...
Killer storm
LOCAL and regional authorities estimate the damage caused by 'Gloria' storm earlier this week will run into millions of euros and urgent repair works...
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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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