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...
‘Tax-free’ shopping in Spain touted in London
Britons are being told that Spain is a ‘tax-free’ shopping destination, in a government marketing campaign.
Acting minister for tourism Héctor Gómez highlighted during a...
Keep your eyes peeled for teal
Construction of a new observation tower and rewilding of an old irrigation pond have been completed at El Hondo natural park.
They are part of...
Detecting rheumatoid arthritis early
An algorithm to detect rheumatoid arthritis early has been developed at Sant Joan d’Alacant hospital.
It is providing good results and its protocol has been...
Sánchez returns as Spain’s leader
Pedro Sánchez has been voted in as Prime Minister following a tense and bad tempered debate in the Congress.
The Socialist party (PSOE) politician received...
‘Prolific’ itinerant gang busted
An attempt to steal a cash machine from a street in Orihuela Costa has led, over two years later, to the arrests of six...
All aboard the Avlo
The first low-fare, high-speed train (AVE) between Madrid and Alicante arrived on the Costa Blanca on Monday – 10 years after the line was...
Insects to help with recycling
The development of a new waste management system which uses insects to accelerate the breakdown of plastic refuse is being funded by the Valencia...
Air traffic controllers set to strike
Unions representing air traffic controllers have called five days of strike action at 16 Spanish airports including Alicante-Elche.
The 24-hour stoppages are set to take...
Beach assistants to patrol the coast
A total of 1,000 young people will be recruited by the regional agency for emergencies in the coming days to check that beachgoers adhere...
Welshman hailed for his great humanitarian action
Hero Captain Archibald Dickson – master of the Stanbrook cargo ship that rescued over 2,600 refugees from Alicante harbour at the end of Spain’s...
Strike does not affect flights
No flights were cancelled in the Valencia region due to the air traffic controllers’ strike which started this week.
The first of the 24-hour stoppages...
Driver killed in head-on crash
A 58-year-old man was killed when the car he was driving collided head on with a truck on the CV-91 road between Rojales and...
Forest fire extinguished
The fire service has reported the forest fire which broke out in Benimantell in the Guadalest Valley has now been extinguished.
Around 150 hectares...
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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...
