Smoking ban at popular beach
The town hall has banned sunseekers from smoking at one Denia’s main urban beaches – and a huge flag has been hoisted to make...
Baby delivered in Benidorm street
A local police officer used his uniform shirt to wrap a baby girl he helped deliver at the side of a road in Benidorm.
The...
Boy dies in rural property tragedy
A seven-year-old boy was killed when a brick pillar fell on top of him on Tuesday evening.
According to state news agency EFE, the youngster...
Eyes in the sky – spotters doubled
The Valencia government presented its plan for fighting forest fires on Tuesday.
Regional secretary for emergencies José María Ángel said one of the main thrusts...
Second runway plan revival angers ecologists
A second runway at Alicante-Elche airport would threaten to destroy the protected salt marsh of Agua Amarga, ecologists have warned.
The dormant proposal was resuscitated...
Terrific turtles
Another loggerhead turtle has laid its eggs on a Valencia region beach – this time at the Playa Norte in Gandía.
A total of 62...
Bid to protect endangered sharks and rays
Parts of the coast in the south of Alicante province and Murcia region are being considered as candidates to be declared Important Shark and...
Kidnap victim rescued
A man who was held captive and tortured in Alicante and Murcia provinces has been freed by the Guardia Civil, and officers have arrested...
Marina Alta gets connected
A multi-million upgrade is on the cards for the N-332 through the Marina Alta, according to the ministry for transport.
A new junction for the...
Doubling up railway tracks
The outgoing regional government has authorised its rail company (FGV) to tender two important contracts to improve the TRAM light railway network in Alicante...
Turtle nests in Denia
A loggerhead turtle laid 80 eggs on Playa Marineta Cassiana in Denia in the early hours of Sunday morning.
The mother was spotted by a...
Building on the coast
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June 12
I used to be a swallow, now I'm a 90-day itinerant!
It is depressing to see the old individual Spanish fincas disappearing and being...
Madrid Chamartín – what a station!
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June 9
As you have reported trains from Alicante and Valencia have been moved from Madrid Atocha to Chamartín during the reconstruction of Atocha. So...
‘Adios Boris’
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June 11
In my opinion, Boris should not be known as the man who delivered Brexit. No, he should be more known as the man...
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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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