Man dies in fierce house fire
A 58-year-old man died in a house fire in Santa Pola on Monday afternoon.
The incident in Avenida Salamanca was reported to the emergency services...
Supermum is back – for a third time
A loggerhead turtle has laid her third batch of eggs on Denia beaches in little over a month.
Baptised ‘Diana’, after the Roman goddess who...
Record cocaine haul – suspects jailed
A court in Alicante has jailed five suspects on remand after over four tonnes of cocaine was seized from a warehouse in the municipality...
Shall ‘Ouigo’ to Elche?
Elche city hall is to mediate with state rail infrastructure agency Adif on behalf of private low-cost high-speed train (AVE) company Ouigo, so that...
General election – Spain unlikely to turn right
Even though the Partido Popular (PP) won the most seats in Sunday’s general election (136) they do not have enough representation in Congress to...
New look Valencia government unveiled
The new, streamlined regional government was announced by Partido Popular (PP) president Carlos Mazón on Wednesday, with 10 departments – two fewer than the...
Misguided Spanish opinions concerning Orihuela Costa
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July 18
During recent conversations with several Spanish people, who had started to rave about the city of Orihuela and about how fortunate we were...
‘It’s a Family Affair’
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July 15
Do any English readers run a small family business in Benidorm?
We are a small production company looking to produce a series of TV...
Decoding Da Vinci in Denia
We can’t promise the Mona Lisa or The Last Supper, but you can now visit some of Leonardo da Vinci’s other huge achievements in...
Ancient nymph reveals Roman secrets
A sculpture of a water nymph is the latest and most significant discovery made by the excavations at La Alcudia in Elche in June.
Carved...
‘Worsening’ ITV service slammed as drivers left in limbo
Calpe council has hit out at ITV (MOT) authorities as appointment backlogs mount up.
Local government members voted to lodge a written complaint with the...
Alicante housing boom is back
The property construction sector in Alicante province has recorded its best results for the last 15 years, with 3,001 homes started between April and...
Cash for third lane on A-7 motorway
Another 17 kilometres of the busy A-7 motorway in the south of Alicante province will be covered by a third lane.
The government revealed at...
Falling palms cause concern
Palm trees have snapped and fallen into streets in Torrevieja and Benidorm.
A young woman on a scooter suffered light injuries in the incident in...
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The 2024 Summer Olympics
Simone Biles along with the American team with their gold medals
Photo: @simonebiles
After three full days of competition, up to midnight on...
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