Medieval relic recovered
A large clay pot that could date from the Middle Ages has been recovered in Monóvar with the help of the Guardia Civil, reported...
“This is rubbish”
Residents have railed against fly-tipping in an area of natural beauty, just a couple of hundred metres from the headquarters of La Mata-Torrevieja natural...
Bin contract goes to Acciona
Torrevieja town hall has chosen the same company to operate rubbish collection and street cleaning in the municipality.
Acciona Servicios Urbanos, SL has run the...
Mountainside ‘cultural park’ opens
An archaeological site from the late Bronze Age and Iron Age, the largest in the south east of the Iberian Penisula, has been opened...
Jewellery thieves jailed
The arrest of two suspected burglars in Torrevieja has led to the recovery of stolen jewellery worth over €100,000, reported the Guardia Civil.
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Beaches shut
Orihuela council is closing the beaches on Christmas Day ‘to prevent crowds gathering’.
More in this week’s Costa Blanca News – in the shops tomorrow...
International burglary gang busted
A gang of specialised burglars who allegedly broke into homes all over Alicante province has been arrested where they were living in Torrevieja, according...
Hotels face the future
A pilot project using facial recognition to speed up checking in at hotels is being carried out in the Valencia region.
It is underway in...
Deal to open an Alicante railway museum
An agreement to set up a railway museum in Alicante is going to be signed between the regional government, city hall and the national...
Move to speed up booster jabs
The regional government is reopening mass vaccination centres to accelerate the administration of booster jabs against Covid-19.
Valencia president Ximo Puig said this would decongest...
Victims of Franco’s purges unearthed in Alicante
The first victims of Franco’s repression found in mass graves in Alicante cemetery have been unearthed by archaeologists.
Regional councillor for democratic quality, Rosa Pérez...
Mum killed in her own home
A minute’s silence has been held in Torrevieja to show solidarity with the 35-year-old woman who was allegedly killed by her partner early on...
Pandemic ‘army’ to remain in place
A total of 6,656 medical workers taken on to boost the health service in the Valencia region during the pandemic have had their temporary...
Reducing reliance on imported energy
The Cabinet has approved the PERTE renewable energy plan.
Minister for the ecological transition Teresa Ribera stated that it will help Spain to ‘transform the...
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...
