On song in the castle
Santa Pola’s castle-fortress (Castillo-Fortaleza) is the venue for a night of Habaneras music, starting at 21.00 on Thursday, August 1.
This is the 15th edition...
Archaeologists gear up for season of digs around Alicante
This year’s campaign of excavations by the Alicante museum of archaeology (MARQ) will be taking place at six sites around the province between August...
Lives lost and saved
The regional emergency services have reported numerous interventions over the past few days, including some with tragic outcomes and others with much happier conclusions.
Two...
Ballads from the battlements
The summer festival at Guardamar castle features three live music performances between August 5 and 9.
Tickets for all three events are available online from...
Violent gang rounded up for armed robberies
An investigation by Guardia Civil, National Police and Catalan regional police has broken up a gang allegedly responsible for 14 violent robberies with firearms,...
Heat alerts issued
Very hot weather is due to affect large swathes of Spain in the coming days.
The whole of Alicante province is on alert for high...
Ciudad Quesada fiestas continue
The second weekend of celebrations in the Ciudad Quesada urbanisation fiestas in Rojales runs from Thursday, August 1 to Sunday, August 4.
One of the...
New school first stone laid
The first stone of the new infant and primary school in Catral was laid on Friday, at a ceremony attended by regional education secretary...
Call for urgent action at accident blackspot
Residents are calling for road safety measures on a busy section of road in San Miguel de Salinas, which has seen an increasing number...
Briton arrested for attack on soldiers
A 32-year-old Briton has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport in connection with an attempted murder in Germany.
The martial arts expert is accused of taking...
Crafts and fireworks in Hondón de las Nieves
On August 9-10, the traditional craft market will again be held in Hondón de las Nieves. The event always ends with an impressive ‘correfoc’...
Pilar’s Euro vision
Pilar de la Horadada musical union (UMH) is presenting a grand summer concert on Friday, July 26 at 22.30.
Going under the title ‘Pilarvisión’ the...
A symphony of classic rock
The Rock on Symphony Band is teaming up with Almoradí musical union for a concert at the town’s Plaza de la Constitución.
The performance takes...
For those about to rock
San Miguel de Salinas town hall has revealed that the Bargustra Rock festival will return to the municipality on Saturday, September 7.
“September is already...
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Benidorm locks-up again
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Deep snow in Alicante province
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Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
