Boost for struggling businesses
Another aid package, this one totalling €647 million, is being made available to help viable businesses in the Valencia region that are experiencing financial...
Life-saving drone rescue service ditched in Alicante
The beach drone initiative – credited with saving 13 lives in two years in the Valencia region – has been scrapped by town halls...
Surgical infections ‘more than halved’
A programme to reduce infections from surgery, led by Elche general hospital, has cut incidences of these by more than half, according to the...
Labour party conference
Email
October 2, 2017
I was so taken aback to read some press reports of the Labour Party conference in Brighton last week, when I returned...
Protest march in Alicante over security forces shortfall
Jalón councillors will stage a protest in Alicante city over a Guardia Civil shortage.
The number of officers in inland villages has decreased dramatically in...
A&E extension underway
Work to extend and reform the emergency department of San Juan de Alicante hospital is now underway with a budget of €3.9 million.
Regional president...
Brexit and Labour
Moraira
October 8
Imagine what would happen if the Labour party were negotiating a withdrawal agreement with the EU. As they want to remain in The...
Man dies in wood home fire
A 65-year-old man – believed to be of German nationality – has died after a wooden home went up in flames at a campsite...
Finger pointed at energy companies over bills
Minister for the ecological transition Teresa Ribera has accused energy supply companies of ‘not playing fair’ and not being clear when they are billing...
Heritage hotel plan
THE HISTORIC Fajardo coastal battery on Cartagena’s rugged coastline could be restored and turned into a ‘heritage’ hotel, according to the council.
Full story in...
Religious education rumpus
THE ANNOUNCEMENT that a few local schools will offer the option to learn about Islam has been met with a flurry of criticism from...
Brexit moves on
EU leaders have agreed that Brexit negotiations can move on to phase two.
The summit in Brussels noted that sufficient progress on the first phase...
And a merry roundabout to you too!
December 22
La Nucia
And whoopee! We’ve just got a lovely new roundabout in La Nucía, as if we didn’t have any of the damn things...
Locked in the laundry
A young man had to call the emergency services when he found himself locked inside a self-service laundry in Benidorm.
The establishment has an automatic...
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Torrevieja takes part in national drink/drug campaign
Torrevieja local police will be carrying out 16 ‘random’ drink/drug checks on drivers between this week and June 2, according to the town hall.
The...
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