Government bid to stabilise electricity bills
A new formula for calculating the regulated tariff (PVPC) electricity bill for households came into force on January 1.
A spokesman for the department of...
Council blasted over lack of fines for bin company
A row has blown up in Torrevieja over the town’s costly rubbish collection and street cleaning service.
The Socialist party (PSOE) has accused the council...
Dogs back home after mountain rescue
The fire service reported that they rescued two dogs which had ended up in a rocky area of the Sierra de Bèrnia.
A team from...
Bristol-bound Belgian fugitive detained at airport
An on-the-run Belgian who was about to fly to Bristol has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport.
The National Police reported on New Year’s Eve that...
British couple killed in house fire
A British couple were found dead in their Denia home on Friday following a fire at the property.
According to state news agency EFE, National...
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December 28
Dear Editor,
Hope you all had a Merry Christmas at the Costa Blanca News.
I know you will all think, what on earth is the...
For a letters page overcome by an excess of festive cheer
Scanning CBN this season
It seems that folk have lost all reason;
Too much fondness for the cup let's
Readers speak their mind in couplets -
The letters...
Denia announces IBI surcharge on empty homes
Unoccupied homes in Denia could prove expensive for their owners – the council is due to apply a hefty surcharge to property tax.
Residential property...
2023 was a hot and dry taste of things to come
An ‘extremely hot and dry’ year in the Valencia region is forecast to end with the third driest trimester in a century and a...
Walk this way
Relleu’s famous ravine walkway has had an extension.
The lengthened path was visited by regional tourism councillor Nuria Montes on Wednesday.
And extra 150 metres has...
Help for struggling households
The government has extended many anti-crisis measures approved in 2022 to mitigate the economic effects of the war in Ukraine – but electricity and...
Upping the urchins
The sea urchin population is being boosted by a project from the Valencia government's department for farming with the assistance of the Oceanogràfic marine...
Meter reader con gang rounded up
Bogus electricity meter readers have been preying on elderly residents.
National Police reported that they have broken up a very active gang which could have...
Observe nature and help science
A mobile phone application to ‘monitor the life cycle of plants’ has been launched by the government science investigation agency (CSIC).
According to the CSIC,...
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Simone Biles along with the American team with their gold medals
Photo: @simonebiles
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