Police trap UK drug smuggling gang
Marijuana, hashish, cocaine, speed and ecstasy that were going to be smuggled into the UK have been seized by a National Police operation in...
Free facemasks for vulnerable people
An agreement has been signed between the Valencia government and pharmacists to hand out facemasks to residents over the age of 65 and those...
Site illustrates Neanderthal ingenuity
An unusual method of cutting stone has been documented at a Neanderthal site in Aspe dating from 120,000 years ago.
By analysing debitage – the...
Rojales reopens historic bridge
The Carlos III stone bridge in the centre of Rojales has reopened to pedestrians and traffic following restoration work on the 17th century monument.
Full...
A really good ‘read’
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20 July
Dear Editor,
I would like to say how much I enjoy reading Derek Lindleys’s articles in your paper.
I started doing a vegetable garden myself...
Paedophile image sharing network busted
A HUGE crackdown on paedophiles who were exchanging images of child abuse over the internet has led to 40 arrests, with five of the...
Vaccines produce strong immune response
A regional government study has found that 99.6% of residents in care homes created antibodies to Covid-19 after receiving two jabs of a coronavirus...
Global warming
October 18
Els Poblets
Dear Sir,
What do you do if your pet prediction just won’t come about? You ban anyone who wants to speak on the...
Public cash for ‘mistreated’ bullfighting culture
Former bullfighter and now vice-president of the Valencia region, Vicente Barrera is pressing ahead with his plan to provide public funding for ‘bullfighting culture’.
He...
What a year
Email
Dec 12
What a terrible year this has been for so many people, for so many different reasons.
Most expats chose Spain because it’s basically two,...
Council looks to house local people
Jávea town hall is looking to create a stock of housing to help put a roof over the heads of local families.
The council has...
Dedicated hate crime unit launched at Denia police
Denia police force has set up a dedicated hate crime unit to provide extra safety and wellbeing for minority – and even majority –...
Historic relics come home
VALUABLE artefacts recovered from more than 60 archaeological sites across the Marina Alta are to go on display in Jávea’s town museum.
Looking for missing brother
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March 24, 2017
I am trying to find anybody who might know the whereabouts of my brother John. He has been going by the name...
COSTA BLANCA
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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