Cannabis grower in custody
A man has been remanded in custody after Guardia Civil seized 1,530 marijuana plants being grown inside a luxury villa in Callosa de Ensarriá.
The...
Girl, aged 15, saved from forced marriage
The Guardia Civil have arrested three people in Alicante and Almería for trying to marry a 15-year-old girl to her cousin in her country...
Local tax hikes announced for next year
More town halls in Alicante province are signalling their intention to put up local taxes.
Benidorm council has approved an increase of around 70% in...
Internet sex searches prove costly for ‘clients’
Blackmailing ‘customers’ of sexual services webpages allowed a gang to rake in €200,000.
The Guardia Civil arrested 22 suspects in Alicante, Valencia and Barcelona in...
Woman, 96, killed by dogs
A 96-year-old woman has died in hospital after she was savaged by two mastiffs in Alguazas in Murcia.
In an official statement from the town...
Come to the sun
Alicante city is also reaching out to UK residents – following in the footsteps of the regional government.
Mayor Luís Barcala and tourism councillor Ana...
Down but not out
No serious injuries resulted from this accident in Finestrat in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The provincial fire brigade reported that the car had...
Locked in
Firefighters were called after a mum accidentally locked her five-month-old baby in the car.
The incident occurred in the inland municipality of Ibi on Sunday...
On the buses
The Valencia government is stepping up its tourism campaign in the UK – now targeting advertising at potential visitors.
In a press release, the tourism...
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Emissions impossible
While many residents are wondering when they will be required to have an emissions badge for their motor vehicle in order to drive in...
War horses
Taken from my green fields, my grazing, my sunshine and play.
To unfamiliar lands overseas, strange foreign fields far away.
I joined with teams of my...
Jávea to go ‘tertiary’
Jávea mayores Rosa Cardona announced this week that the Valencia government has vowed to install tertiary treatment of water at the town’s sewage plant.
This...
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