Free to fly
An exhausted Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops) which was handed in to Jávea local police has been released in the local area.
This trans-Saharan migrant,...
R.I.P. Pamela Dawson-Tasker BEM
Costa Blanca News and the wider community are mourning the sad loss of a charity stalwart.
Pamela Dawson-Tasker BEM – or PDT as she was...
Grazing solution
The regional government is stumping up cash to encourage shepherds to take livestock herds into strategic rural areas.
Sheep, goats, cattle and horses are all...
Protests over glacial valley cable car plan
A large protest took place in the town of Jaca in Aragón region on Saturday to defend a Pyrenees valley – the Canal Roya...
Burglary suspect jailed on remand
The Guardia Civil have arrested a suspect accused of carrying out several burglaries in Teulanda-Moraira and Benissa.
Property has been returned to householders and efforts...
Vigilant resident foils drug dealers – suspect arrested at Alicante airport
A resident who reported seeing a man climbing through the window of a house in a rural district of Elche led officers to a...
Green light for Denia’s new GP surgery
Patients in Denia are set to get their promised new health centre now that the plans have been signed off, and extra services will...
PMVs under scrutiny
Orihuela local police have noted that they are carrying out checks on personal mobility vehicles (PMVs) – and that users have to follow the...
Crops could be lost, say worried farmers
Alicante farmers are facing a calamity due to the shortage of rainfall and high temperatures.
The dry winter and spring has meant that some crops...
Inflation ‘under control’
Inflation in Spain fell to 3.3% in March, which was 2.7% lower than February and the best figure registered since August, 2021.
The reduction was...
Montgó fire fright
The fire which broke at the Montgó mountain in Denia yesterday afternoon at around 16.30 was deemed to be ‘controlled’ by the fire service...
Sierra de Altea
April 10
From the Urlisa residents association we want to share with you all a new and tragic event that took place on Friday, April...
Garlic is great
Email
Elche
April 11
Senor, Señora,
We have enjoyed your series of articles over the last few years on various foods, fruit and vegetables and last week’s article...
Article about Forna
Email
April 10
You published an article about the village of Forna in your issue 31 March - 6 April. The article was a re-hash of...
COSTA BLANCA
Tony Matthews news from the Olympics
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...
POPULAR POSTS
MY FAVORITES
