Town hall staffing crisis
TORREVIEJA town hall is suffering a shortfall of 80 employees, which means it is running on 15% less staff than it should have, according...
Cannabis club closed
A CANNABIS club with more than 1,000 registered members has been shut down in Los Alcázares by the Guardia Civil.
Full story in Friday’s Costa...
Payment shortfall for treating tourists
REGIONAL government chiefs in Valencia have complained they have been short-changed to the tune of €390 million by central government in Madrid over healthcare.
This...
Living longer in Valencia
Life expectancy in the Valencia region went up by 3.8 years for men and 2.6 years for women during the period 2000 to 2015.
Figures...
Fake holiday let scam rumbled
THE GUARDIA Civil are looking for additional victims of a conman who ran a fake estate agency in Pilar de la Horadada via the...
Alicante drug farms busted
THE SUSPECTED members of an international gang based in Alicante province, who were set to become the most prolific producers of marihuana in Spain,...
Best summer ever predicted
Large increase in foreign tourists augurs a record season
By Dave Jones
THE REGIONAL government has estimated that 10% more international tourists are visiting the Valencia...
Guardia Civil avoid Barcelona airport chaos
The deplodeployment of Guardia Civil at Barcelona airport security checks this morning has avoided the chaos expected by the Eulen private security employees indefinite...
Barcelona airport situation to get worse
The situation at Barcelona El Prat airport is set to get worse from tomorrow (Monday) as Eulen private security employees in charge of departure...
The issue of abortion
Els Poblets
July 25, 2017
The issue of abortion has been raised once again, with particular reference to Northern Ireland following Theresa May's shady deal to...
Regarding Mr Manley’s letter
San Fulgencio
August 7, 2017
Dear Editor,
I read the open letter from Simon Manley with interest. I was especially grateful for the referral to the joint...
Rubbish in Orihuela Costa
Orihuela Costa
August 8, 2017
Hi. I live on Pinada Golf 1 where we are experiencing problems with bin emptying. This is done, at best, every...
BUILDING PROJECTS ON HOLD
Bid to overcome ‘failed policy of unchecked construction of housing’
By Alex Watkins
SANTA Pola council has voted to suspend licences for most of the as...
Men in black strike back
TORREVIEJA local police have seized more fake goods, including a large haul of contraband cigarettes from bars along the seafront, international call centres and...
COSTA BLANCA
PM considers his position
In a bombshell letter to the nation, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has cancelled his agenda and said he will spend the weekend deciding if...
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