“Where Birds No Longer Sing”
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March 24
Torrevieja
So still and Oh! so quiet
An eerie atmosphere
It's difficult to picture
That a city once stood here
Bustling and full of life
Productive and alive
Traffic noise...
Good wood for emergencies
People affected by natural disasters in the Valencia region – such as forest fires or floods – will be able to use emergency wooden...
Crisis talks over drug’s danger
HEALTH chiefs, genetic experts, doctors and representatives of the pharmaceutical industry met in Madrid on Wednesday to hold a summit to discuss the growing...
Not cricket
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March 23
Sir,
May I through your columns, bring the attention of cricket lovers everywhere to the growing menace which is sadly affecting the hallowed game...
Waits for surgery reduced
The number of patients waiting for surgery in hospitals in the Valencia region was reduced by 11% in the last month, reported the regional...
Spain’s disappearing glaciers
In 1984 a total of 40 glaciers graced the slopes of high mountain areas of Spain’s Pyrenees – now there are just 19.
According to...
Pay rise for lowest earners
The minimum wage (SMI) in Spain has been raised again, this time to €1,260 per month, a monthly increase of €93.30 (8%), making an...
King to lead anti-terrorist march
King Felipe VI has confirmed he will be the first Spanish monarch to attend a protest march - in this case the anti-terrorist march...
Car insurance
Web contact
June 29
I was recently shopping around for car insurance. I am a Spanish resident and this was for my Spanish registered car.
Much to...
Iron man gets noisy welcome
A very tall man in an uncomfortable position has drawn crowds to Moraira castle esplanade since Saturday – and he got an al fresco...
New bid to open ‘white elephant’ centre
TORREVIEJA council has started the legal process to hand the town’s €4.6 million mental health centre to the regional government so it can finally...
A dog’s Brexit
Moraira
4 April
A vicar’s daughter who voted ‘Remain’ and has little relevant negotiating experience, Theresa May chose her advisors badly, and has consequently been badly...
Farmers demand water
DROUGHT-stricken farmers in the Valencia region have called on the national government to apply an article of the constitution which entitles it to interconnect...
No smoke with fire
Fire fighters stumbled on an indoor marijuana plantation when they went to put out a blaze at a house in Torrevieja on Saturday.
Full report...
COSTA BLANCA
School mobile phone ban brought in
A ‘general ban’ on mobile phone use by pupils in schools has been introduced by the Valencia government, except in specific cases.
Regional education councillor...
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