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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...

Extreme heat on the way

State weather agency AEMET has published a special report on ‘very high temperatures’ that are about to affect Spain. They noted yesterday that a high...

Age Concern summer recess

The Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur centre in Calle Paganini, La Siesta urbanisation, Torrevieja, is closed for its summer break until August 12. It...

Heat warnings issued

State weather agency AEMET has published heat warnings for Alicante province for Friday and Saturday. The hottest day of the heatwave is set to be...

Enrique’s diverse vision

The artist Enrique Oriola Lafuente is holding and exhibition of his works at the exhibition space in Santa Pola culture centre. Entitled Eclectic, the exhibition...

Organised gang of suspected muggers rounded up

Guardia Civil have arrested a gang of alleged muggers, two in San Miguel de Salinas, one in Orihuela Costa and two in San Pedro...

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...

TIE appointment shortfall angers residents

British residents who are still trying to obtain the foreigner identity card (TIE) in Alicante province have been finding it virtually impossible to get...

Lifeline for the Iberian Lynx

The population of the Iberian lynx has passed the figure of 2,000, according to the latest figures provided by the government. The ministry for the...

Huge investment to transform social care

The government has approved a nationwide strategy to change the model of care for dependent people. Minister for social rights, Pablo Bustinduy said: “The future...

Tony Matthews news from the Olympics

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...

First turtle nest of the summer

The first loggerhead turtle mother to lay her eggs in the Valencia region this summer chose the beach at Arenales del Sol in Elche. Marine...

Caring for the white whales

The two belugas (white whales) rescued from an aquarium in Ukraine are ‘adapting perfectly’ to their new home in the Oceanogràfic sea life centre...

Having a nose for it

The turtle watch campaign – which is being carried out in 80 coastal municipalities along Spain’s Mediterranean – has two new recruits this summer. The...

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Benidorm locks-up again

To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...

Deep snow in Alicante province

With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...

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...