‘Putting the brakes’ on the effects of climate change
The Valencia government is working on innovative initiatives to combat climate change in forested areas and agricultural zones.
One of the main projects, which is...
Tranquility for the New Year
The weather is set fair on the Costa Blanca – a high pressure system is due to continue providing warm, calm days, according to...
Cash incentive for retiring doctors
PM Pedro Sánchez has announced a ‘sweetener’ for retiring doctors, which is designed to reduce the shortage of medics in the public health service.
Doctors...
Invasion of Cap Negret
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December 28
I decided to have a quiet Christmas and stay virtually in Altea, on my own doorstep so to speak, at a near-by hotel...
Desolation
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December 27
Our lovely world is slowly dying, with only mankind himself to blame.
He has been ravaging its landscape, back since the day he came.
He...
Jávea burglar busted
A 19-YEAR-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a string of burglaries at Jávea holiday homes.
A spokesman for the Guardia Civil said he...
Con-artists’ shock tactics exposed
Hostelry businesses in several Spanish provinces were conned out of money by a gang who telephoned pretending to be from be from electricity supply...
Warning over VAT reduction
DEPUTY prime minister Nadia Calviño has told food producers, distributors and sellers that the reduction in VAT on staple products which comes into effect...
Catalytic converter crooks caught
A spate of catalytic converters being stolen from vehicles has been ascribed to three Georgians, two of whom have been remanded in custody by...
In a hole for selling rare toads
A defendant has been fined €1,080 for selling protected toads via the internet.
A judgement from the provincial court in Alicante noted that the man...
Drug busts at the double
The Guardia Civil made two recent drug busts in central Alicante province, hauling in a couple of suspected dealers in Agost and dismantling a...
VAT on food slashed – motorists’ fuel discount to end
The government has brought in measures to reduce the price of basic food products – and will provide a €200 ‘cheque’ for low income...
It’s all going swimmingly
Swims in the Med are a tradition during the Christmas holidays on the Costa Blanca – sometimes to raise money for charity and sometimes...
Rescues carried out following breakwater accidents
Two accidents on breakwaters in ports at different ends of the Costa Blanca occurred on Christmas Eve – and saw the fire brigade called...
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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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