Row erupts over shopping voucher scheme
Torrevieja council has hit out at the Valencia anti-fraud office (AVAF) after questions were raised over the town’s ‘bono consumo’ shopping voucher scheme.
Mayor Eduardo...
Getting higher for cherry picking
A bear in a cherry tree – it’s not an unusual site in the Cantabrian mountains but they will have to climb to higher...
Nazi gang brought down – weapons seized
Members of a ‘paramilitary’ neo-Nazi organisation have been arrested in provinces around Spain, including Alicante.
One of the leaders had called for the setting up...
Trees to hug battered beach
Part of Les Deveses beach's massive overhaul will include a botanical woodland created by a company said to be passionate about preventing desertification.
The badly-eroded...
Tourist home veto upheld
The Supreme Court (TS) has upheld the right of communities of residents to forbid tourist accommodation if their statutes expressly prohibit the use of...
Massive hake haul approved
The EU fishing quotas for 2024 will see Spanish fishermen able to catch 10,971 tonnes of hake, which is the largest agreed amount of...
Airport records keep tumbling
In another record-setting month for passenger numbers at Spanish airports, Alicante-Elche broke the one million barrier for the first time in a November.
The total...
“The beginning of the end for fossil fuels”
Greenpeace España has hailed ‘the beginning of the end for fossil fuels’ with the Cop28 agreement.
In the landmark deal from Dubai, nearly 200 countries...
December temperature record broken
The highest-ever temperatures recorded on the Iberian Peninsula during the month of December were registered yesterday (Tuesday) in the provinces of Almería and Murcia,...
Lemon industry accused of ‘squeezing’ farmers
Farmers’ union ASAJA Alicante alleges the lemon processing industry is engaging in practices prohibited by the food chain law by paying for lemons at...
Jávea plans multi-storey carpark for port
A multi-storey carpark could be on the cards for Jávea port in response to ‘popular demand’.
Mayoress Rosa Cardona visited the heavily-frequented neighbourhood to size...
British paedophile given long jail sentence
A British resident of Benidorm has been sentenced to a total of 133 years in prison for various offences related to child pornography and...
‘Mirador’ fall man rescued
The fire service was called to carry out a complicated rescue mission in the early hours of Saturday morning at Benidorm’s Mirador vantage point...
ITV racket exposed
National Police have shut down a complex criminal enterprise that was enabling motor vehicles to fraudulently pass ITV (MOT) inspections.
The investigation took several months...
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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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