Sea chase leads to large drugs haul
A ‘luxury’ yacht boarded by Alicante Guardia Civil was found to be carrying 810 kilos of hashish.
A force spokesman explained that the 15-metre-long vessel...
Fitting in at FITUR
Town hall representatives from many Costa Blanca town halls have decamped to Madrid this week for the all-important FITUR tourism fair, along with representatives...
Bird mortality reduced by more than 25%
More than 10,000 ‘electrical supports’ which could be perched on by birds have been adjusted over the last four years in the Valencia region.
The...
Battle lines drawn over solar farm
Plans for a solar farm next to Torremendo village are being opposed by Orihuela town hall and the NGO Ecologistas en Acción, which have...
Police’s huge ecstasy haul
The largest haul of ecstasy to be seized in Alicante province for many years was found during National Police raids on three homes in...
“Spain is not a safe haven,” says the NCA
A new appeal has been launched to trace and bring to justice 12 of the UK’s most wanted fugitives believed to be hiding in...
Church charity challenges city council
Objections to Alicante city hall’s new civil coexistence bylaw – which proposes fines for prostitution, and begging or sleeping in the streets – have...
Tender approved to design new civic centre
A step towards the construction of a second civic centre for Orihuela Costa has been taken by the council.
The multi-purpose centre will be built...
Caterpillar cull
Orihuela town hall is applying treatments against pine processionary caterpillars in urban areas with trees all over the municipality.
Full report in Friday’s Costa Blanca...
Juvenile detained for horrific attack
A 17-year-old boy is in custody for allegedly attacking and sexually assaulting an 80-year-old woman in order to rob her at her home in...
Street repairs in the offing
Torrevieja town hall has at last selected a private company to repair and maintain the streets in the municipality.
Residents have been complaining for many...
Loan scam gang took victims’ homes
The National Police reported they have arrested seven members of one of the most active criminal gangs specialised in real estate swindles and tax...
Villages to get their first cashpoints by April
Remote rural villages across the Valencia region will have at least one cashpoint machine in place by April, so residents no longer need to...
Counting the ibex
An ambitious project to estimate the population of the Iberian ibex in the Valencia region is now underway.
A spokesman for the regional environment department...
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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...
