Palms for Sunday
Elche city hall has kept up its annual centuries-old tradition of sending intricately-woven ‘white’ palm leaves to the Queen, the Prime Minister and the...
High loss of life by drowning on Spanish beaches
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March 23
For a long time I have wondered why there is no life-saving equipment for the general public to use as in the UK.
All...
Heart Of Gold
(a poem written about Paul O'Grady who sadly passed away this March 2023)
For all the pets in Heaven
God required Paul's helping hands
He needed someone...
Algar alert
The ‘dire situation’ of the lower stretch of the River Algar – a natural area of great environmental value which is included in the...
Waste separation success hailed
Benitachell door-to-door selective waste collection scheme – launched on March 1 on a pilot basis in three of the municipality’s urbanisations – is working...
Walkways save sand dunes
A new wooden walkway at El Carabassí beach in Elche has completed half a million euros of investment in the municipality by the national...
A feast from the Far East
Following years of negotiations, months of preparations and weeks of eager anticipation, the ‘Guerreros de Xi'an’ exhibition about China was inaugurated at the Alicante...
Profits up for supermarket chain
Supermarkets continue to announce large profits.
The latest is the Valencia-region chain Masymas, which had a turnover of €360.6 million in 2022, an increase of...
All aboard the Avlo
The first low-fare, high-speed train (AVE) between Madrid and Alicante arrived on the Costa Blanca on Monday – 10 years after the line was...
Food aid for residents in the Valencia region
Households in the Valencia region with income of less than €21,000 a year will be able to claim a €90 food card.
Regional president Ximo...
Highlighting the value of terrific trees
Valencia now has more protected ‘monumental’ trees than any other region in Spain.
The regional government announced that their updated protection catalogue contains 271 new...
Long-running inheritance scam rumbled by the Guardia Civil
A Guardia Civil operation dubbed ‘black hand’ has rounded up suspects for appropriating the estates of 22 elderly people who died in Alicante, including...
Suspects arrested in Jávea for violent muggings
Guardia Civil officers have arrested two men for committing muggings using threats and violence in areas close to Jávea nightlife establishments.
The investigation began in...
Airport reinforcements arrive
The number of Guardia Civil posted to Alicante-Elche airport has been increased by over 30%, with 34 new officers presented by the government.
They will...
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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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