Government’s war on smoking
The government is aiming to ban smoking from ‘various communal and social areas outdoors’, and increase the price of a packet of cigarettes.
Minister for...
Partial closure of busy road affects motorists
An important link road in Torrevieja has been partially closed to traffic for several months – without any prior warning from the town hall...
ITV chaos continues
A region-wide strike took place at ITV (MOT) motor vehicle inspection stations on Tuesday, as part of workers’ ongoing protests to demand the regional...
Long-awaited park set to open this weekend
Torrevieja mayor Eduardo Dolón announced on his Facebook page that the long-awaited park constructed at the entrance to La Siesta urbanisation will be inaugurated...
See Spain by train
Options to visit new parts of Spain using low cost high-speed train services are multiplying.
Additional destinations being offered by state rail company Renfe and...
Getting a little help from their friends
The Valencia government is set to amend regional legislation governing tourism lets, using a decree that just been approved in Andalucía region ‘as a...
Car grape crush
Two tonnes of stolen grapes have been recovered after the Guardia Civil opened an investigation into thefts from farms in Murcia region.
Officers tracked down...
Second runway for Alicante airport ‘on hold’
A second runway at Alicante-Elche airport is ‘not necessary in the short or medium term’, according to the national government.
The statement came in reply...
Stuck on a cliff
Firefighters carried out the extraordinary rescue of a dog which became stuck on a cliff in Torrevieja.
A spokesman for the provincial fire brigade reported...
Remote control marijuana plantation raided
A completely automated marijuana plantation has been dismantled by National Police in Elche, thanks to an investigation launched when officers detected a vehicle that...
Record number of people in work
A total of 551,000 more people are making social security payments in Spain than at the same time last year, the government announced on...
Airport rail links at the top of the wish list
The mayors of Elche and Alicante held a top-level meeting on Wednesday and a rail link between the two cities with a stop at...
Residents can have their say on pet bylaw
Torrevieja town hall has announced that they are starting a procedure to adapt the municipal pet bylaw.
An edict signed by mayor Eduardo Dolón states...
Livestock vaccination launched to tackle bluetongue disease
Vaccination of livestock against bluetongue disease has started in Alicante province, announced the regional government.
Bluetongue virus is a non-contagious, insect-transmitted, viral disease of domestic...