Medical centre extension opens
After seven weeks of buildings works, the newly extended and renovated medical centre in La Marina urbanisation, San Fulgencio, opened on Monday.
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No more deaths
PROTESTS took place around south Alicante province this week following the death of another woman in a suspected domestic violence incident.
The body of 37-year-old...
Night in the open for lost hikers
TWO German hikers and their dog were rescued on Wednesday morning by helicopter in the area around the sheer Cabo Tiñoso cliffs to the...
Torrevieja health authority to go public
The regional health authority announced on Tuesday that it will not renew the concession handed to private company Ribera Salud to run Torrevieja healthcare...
Contingency plans activated to deal with Covid surge
Non-urgent operations are being postponed by the regional health authority as hospitals take action to deal with the increasing intake of Covid-19 patients.
Director general...
Suspects confess to killing British pensioner
The suspected killers of an elderly British woman have been arrested by the Guardia Civil.
The 70-year-old victim was found dead on November 18, 2019...
Crumbling cliffs crumble again
Rocks fell onto the beach at Barranco Rubio in Orihuela Costa last Wednesday, according to the local department for beaches.
Miraculously no one was injured...
Dealers detained
The Guardia Civil have shut down a drug dealing operation that was allegedly selling to school pupils in Rojales.
A force spokesman said a man...
La Vuelta route revealed
The exact route which cyclists will take around Torrevieja in the opening stage of this year’s Vuelta a España cycle race has been published...
Clampdown on illegal parties to halt virus spread
Residents of the Valencia region have been asked to report any illegal parties which number more than six people.
Councillor for justice Gabriela Bravo stated:...
Artichoke hope after the devastation of the 2019 floods
Farmers in the Vega Baja are expecting to collect around 22,000 tonnes of artichokes in the coming harvest. This will be slightly lower than...
Action over bank account closure threat
Expat champion Roger Gale MP has vowed to further investigate the issue of possible closures of UK bank accounts held by Britons living in...
Market move request
THE FEDERATION of residents’ associations for Orihuela Costa (FAOC) has officially asked the council to move the Saturday street market at Playa Flamenca to...
Forbidden fruit at the markets
Nearly 45% of all stalls inspected at street markets in the Vega Baja area were selling stolen fruit and vegetables, the Guardia Civil revealed...
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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...
