Strike causes pain for Ryanair customers
A total of 54 Ryanair flights to and from Spain were cancelled yesterday (Sunday) on the third day of strikes by cabin crew who...
Electricity bill shocker
HOUSEHOLD electricity bills have gone up by an average of nearly 10% this year, according to minister for energy Álvaro Nadal.
Sr Nadal made the...
Waiting lists tumble
By Jack Troughton
PATIENTS needing potentially lifesaving CAT scans at a Costa Blanca hospital have seen the waiting times plummet thanks to the arrival of...
Giant shark freed by fishermen
Fishermen who accidentally caught a two-and-a-half-tonne basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) managed to release it unharmed after several hours of unravelling their nets.
The Jávea-based crew...
Slow progress for emergency funding
The Valencia government has processed 8,000 claims for the ‘emergency’ payment of €1,500 made available for victims of the September floods, according to councillor...
Casting for ‘Benidorm’ underway
The Melia hotel in Benidorm was a hive of activity on Friday morning as eager residents queued for the casting session for the forthcoming...
Plan to reduce wild boar population causes controversy
Planned changes to legislation – designed to increase the numbers of wild boar hunted in the Valencia region – have been questioned by ecologists.
Director...
Brits reminded to ‘Look Left’
BENIDORM council has come up with a simple solution to a long-standing problem when it comes to the safety of British tourists in the...
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October 15
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Friends of a paralysed cyclist plead for help
A LOCAL cyclist’s friends have sent out a desperate plea to fund an air ambulance to Scotland, following a tragic accident which left a...
Son arrested for triple homicide
A 44-YEAR-old man has been arrested for killing his parents and a brother in Alicante city.
Full report in Friday’s Costa Blanca News
Harrier fights back
The Eurasian marsh harrier is no longer in danger of extinction in the Valencia region, the department for the environment announced this week.
At least...
Revving up for the Volvo race
THE START of this year’s Volvo Ocean Race from Alicante port next month should be used to ‘reinforce the projection of the city in...
Recycling more waste water for farming
A total of €63 million will be provided by the regional government for infrastructure to allow more waste water to be recycled for farming...
COSTA BLANCA
Getting diverted
‘Detours and alternative routes’ start today (Monday) in Jávea for the works at the roundabout of Camí Cabanes and Travessia de Cansalades.
The town hall...
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