Reservoirs hit rock bottom
DESPITE the abundant winter rainfall which caused severe flooding in the Vega Baja and Mar Menor, reservoirs serving the area hit dangerously low levels...
Court slams ‘Valenciano’ classroom controversy
THE REGIONAL Supreme Court (TSJ) did not beat about the bush when it ruled on whether the Valencia government is adhering to a court...
Kidnappers arrested – and victim too!
GUARDIA Civil have arrested two 40-year-old men and a 36-year-old woman, all Spanish nationals, for simulating a kidnap.
The three cooked up a plot, in...
Hunt on for illegal immigrants
POLICE in both Calpe and Moraira are searching for an unknown amount of illegal immigrants, when two abandoned boats were discovered in separate locations...
Rome on show
THE REMAINS of Roman temple – the Santuario de Isis – have been inaugurated in Cartagena.
Full story in Friday’s Costa Blanca News.
Removing the shackles on wind power
THE VALENCIA government is trying to encourage the creation of new wind farms in the region.
Full story in Friday’s Costa Blanca News.
Beach bars at Punta Prima
July 26, 2017
My name is John and my wife and I, for many years, have enjoyed the chill-out holiday mood of being able to...
Corbyn vs Tory critics
July 21
Dear Sir,
We have lately witnessed the spectacle of Conservative supporters writing to newspaper editors proclaiming that Jeremy Corbyn would be a disastrous PM....
Bringing a classic car over
I want to bring a classic car to Spain and it’s 27 years old.
Do the same rules apply regarding the amount required for the...
Animal aid group founders helped themselves
ANIMAL-LOVERS and pet shelters have been cruelly duped by a pair who pocketed over €300,000 in donations to feed rescued dogs and cats and...
Deputy PM ‘officially’ launches Benissa by-pass work
DEPUTY PM Soraya Sáez de Santamaría visited Benissa on Monday to officially sanction and open the construction of the long-awaited Benissa bypass.
After a four...
No answers to Kirsty Maxwell’s death
FOUR of the five men investigated over the death of 26 year-old Scots holidaymaker Kirsty Maxwell, who was part of a 20-strong hen party...
Short-circuit blamed for Guadalest forest fire
Initial investigations point at a short-circuit, caused by a pine tree falling on an electricity cable, as the igniting point for the forest fire...
CAM trial concludes
The trial against eight ex-directors of the failed CAM savings bank drew to a close last week after 15 hearings over two months at...