Reducing radiation for radiology tests
Digital radiology rooms with a camera and artificial intelligence (AI) to personalise tests on patients and minimise their exposure to radiation have been set...
Britons busted in Benissa
A sophisticated indoor marijuana plantation – set up in a home in Benissa – has been busted by the Guardia Civil.
The property was being...
Briton injured in rock wall fall
An 80-year-old British rock climber suffered serious injuries when he fell from a height of around 10 metres in Murla on Sunday.
The provincial fire...
Increased safety for aircraft landing at Alicante airport
Spain’s air navigation manager ENAIRE has improved operation systems at Alicante-Elche airport for incoming aircraft.
They reported that they worked with national airport operator Aena...
Where shall Ouigo now?
The low-cost high-speed train (AVE) concessionary, Ouigo plans to launch connections to Valladolid and Segovia from April, the former as an extension of the...
Fighting fire with fire
A controlled burn of 10 hectares of canes was carried out in El Hondo natural park on Tuesday by the regional government.
Director general for...
The 15yr rule and the UK general election
Email
January 23
So the 15-year rule is gone and we all have a vote in the UK's upcoming general election.
Currently all UK news coverage is...
PIOC Annual General Meeting
Email
Partido Independencia Orihuela Costa (PIOC), is holding its first Annual General Meeting on February 9 at 18.00 at The Emerald Isle, La Florida.
If you...
Time marches on – but systems stagnate
January 11
Email
Charles Dickens’ Bleak House was published at the end of the 19th century. The work portrayed the legal system as an institution, revealing...
Cementing a place in the space race
Elche-based PLD Space has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) and European Commission (EC) to join a pool of private companies that...
‘Consolidating the Costa Blanca’ as a tourism leader
Costa Blanca town halls moved en masse to Madrid this week for the FITUR tourism fair, where they were joined by members of the...
Counterfeit cigarette smugglers stubbed out
Guardia Civil responding to a possible burglary at a house in Busot found machinery and tobacco for producing a copious amount of counterfeit cigarettes.
Officers...
Vast ecstasy ‘factory’ raided
One of the biggest laboratories for producing ecstasy ever found in Spain was raided by National Police in an operation that arrested a dozen...
Irish fugitive arrested in Teulada
The Guardia Civil reported on Wednesday that they have arrested an ‘Irish fugitive’ in Teulada, in the north of Alicante province, wanted in his...
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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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