Dog owners beware – the caterpillars are out
Poisonous processionary caterpillars have been spotted in the Calpe and Moraira areas – surprisingly earlier than usual.
Caution should be exercised, especially when walking dogs....
Christmas tremors
THREE small earthquakes have occurred in the last 48 hours in different areas of the Vega Baja and Murcia.
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Expats’ indoor marijuana plantations dismantled
Police detained five Dutch nationals this week, as marijuana plants worth almost €6000 were seized in town houses in Calpe, Benissa, Callosa d'En Sarría...
Terrorism alert rise hoax
News circulated on Whatsapp at the weekend that a Level 5 terror attack was imminent on Tuesday. This was later found to be a...
Tap water bans gradually lifted
Tap water usage restrictions decreed since Thursday in Alfaz del Pi, La Nucia and Altea are gradually being lifted. Water in Albir is now...
Negative for drink and driving
Only 26 of the 3,015 breathalysing tests carried out by Guardia Civil over the past week in Alicante province has been positive. Traffic authority...
Armed against terrorism
National police officers on patrol at airports, railway stations and christmas markets and fairs throughout Spain over the holidays are now carrying large weapons...
Poem
Happy Christmas
‘Twas many thousand years ago
When ancient man sat in the snow
And pondered on the length of day
Not knowing what we know today
He’d noticed...
Thanks for weekend weather coverage
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December 19, 2016
Hi
Just want to say a big thank you for the excellent information that you have been sending out all weekend regarding the...
Wild boar problems
Benissa
December 16
Hello,
I wonder if you could help with some advice regarding wild pigs in and around our property.
We live next to a barranca in...
Finestrat drowning
Finestrat
December 19, 2016
Dear Sir/Madam,
It was with great regret that we had to witness the tragic drowning of the gentleman swept away in the recent...
Baggage bandits busted
FOUR baggage handlers at Alicante-Elche airport have been arrested for allegedly stealing people’s belongings.
According to a Guardia Civil spokesperson, they have cleared up 61...
Costa gets Christmas lottery shower
Benidorm and San Pedro del Pinatar were two of the luckiest towns in Spain yesterday with many winning Christmas lottery (El Gordo) tickets sold...
Ghost motorways taken over
EIGHT failing toll motorways around Spain will be nationalised by the government.
These include the AP-7 from Cartagena to Vera, Alicante’s ring road and another...
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Police home in on electric scooters
Benissa is the latest Costa Blanca town to launch a campaign over the use of electric scooters.
They have come under the spotlight as police...
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