Plaques pay homage to POWs
Rojales has become the only municipality in the Vega Baja area to have put up plaques on the town hall which pay homage to...
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...
Field hospitals near to completion
The three field hospitals which are being constructed in the Valencia region – in case of overload in intensive care units – will be...
Safe haven for abused women
AN OFFICE specifically for reporting gender violence offences has been opened in Alicante city, following the two that are already in the region’s other...
Anger as Mar Menor protection law falls short
A decree to protect the Mar Menor – which is expected to be passed in the coming weeks by the regional parliament – has...
UK phone returned following hugger-mugging
A 49-year-old woman has been arrested – accused of being the hugger-mugger who stole a mobile phone valued at €1,000 from a British tourist...
Go green with brown bin
A composting centre is now up and running in Benijófar for residents to dispose of their organic waste so it can be turned into...
Torrevieja is top for tourism
Torrevieja is now a ‘municipality of tourism excellence’ after being handed the award by the regional government.
The recognition was published in the regional official...
Crackdown on banned pesticides
The Guardia Civil have coordinated with Europol in the fight against irregular use of pesticides to seize over 23 tonnes of produce that is...
Council’s cash promise
Torrevieja town hall has presented a multi-million-euro plan for parks, gardens and beaches – but there is no mention of the long-awaited park at...
Return to cleaning beaches by hand
Details of a programme to conserve the natural beaches of Guardamar del Segura by cleaning them manually rather than with machinery have been revealed...
Counterfeit cigarette smugglers stubbed out
Guardia Civil responding to a possible burglary at a house in Busot found machinery and tobacco for producing a copious amount of counterfeit cigarettes.
Officers...
Replanting woodlands for the dunes
Work to help the ‘recovery’ of the dune areas of the Molino de Agua municipal park continued throughout 2023, according to Torrevieja’s councillor for...
Cop shop opens up
The new local police base in Santa Pola’s Gran Alacant urbanisation is now open, which mayoress Loreto Serrano ‘will improve attention to our citizens’.
Located...
POPULAR NEWS
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...
