Helping out in the earthquake disaster
An Alicante firefighter forms part of a team which travelled to Turkey on Tuesday to help in the search for survivors from the devastating...
Yew know it makes sense
A total of 30,000 European yew tree (Taxus baccata) saplings are being cultivated by the Valencia government ‘to improve the Mediterranean forests’.
Regional councillor for...
Costa Blanca turned into big screen war-zone
In the international trailer for Guy Ritchie’s new movie The Covenant, the British director of Snatch and The Gentlemen puts the town of Villajoyosa...
Cheap AVE to start in May
Anyone keen to visit Madrid on the first low-fare, high-speed trains (AVE) from Alicante will be able to do so from May, when the...
Work starts at Marqués de Campo
A €396,033 facelift at Denia’s central boulevard – the Calle Marqués de Campo – is underway.
Town councillor for land, Maria Josep Ripoll admitted that...
Home alone dogs rescued
Two dogs have been rescued from a home in San Vicente, which had apparently been abandoned.
A spokesman for the provincial fire brigade said that...
Hashish hidden in used clothes bundle
A haul of 560 kilos of hashish has been found in a container which was being used to transport second-hand clothing.
The load was being...
Fortifying homes to fight climate change
All building work will have to be adapted to ‘meet the needs of the climate emergency’.
The Valencia government has passed a decree which will...
Game over for match fixers
A total of 23 members of an alleged betting syndicate have been arrested on suspicion of fixing football games in Spain.
Among those detained are...
Cosmetic con
Five people have been arrested for a scam in which expensive beauty treatments were contracted by usurping the identity of other people.
The victims only...
Good Samaritan returns lost cash
A woman who lost an envelope containing €500 had it returned to her by the National Police in Elche.
The woman who found the envelope...
More urban allotments for Denia
Denia council has started work to create more urban allotments at Finca Torrecremada – a municipal initiative aimed mainly at the ‘integration of pensioners’...
Food price hikes laid bare by Facua
The price of four out of every 10 food items surveyed by consumers’ association Facua has risen by more than 30% over the last...
Snow on the hills
The cold snap is set to continue into next week, according the forecast from state weather agency AEMET.
Both the coast and inland areas of...
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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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