Pump it up
The ‘largest pump track in the world’ is being constructed at La Siesta in Torrevieja, according to the town hall.
The facility for mountain bikers,...
Mass arrests at cockfight
A TOTAL of 185 people were arrested on Saturday at a rural property in Sangonera la Verde near Murcia city, where an illegal cockfighting...
Ancient coins recovered
Two gold coins of ‘great historic value’ from the Visigoth era have been located by the National Police.
The ‘tremis’ are thought to have been...
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...
Small boat captain jailed in Alicante
The captain of a small boat who was trying to smuggle illegal migrants into Spain from Algeria has been sentenced to three years in...
Harbouring thoughts of integration
Cartagena council is planning the ‘transformation’ of the area around the road that runs to the harbour and the city’s seafront, which arrives from...
Call for vaccination certificate use for nightlife and festivals
Regional president Ximo Puig has called on the national government to ‘take a decision over the introduction of a vaccination certificate in the whole...
Airport figures flying high again
More than half a million Britons passed through Alicante airport in August.
Traffic at Spain’s public airports last month returned to 92.6% of August in...
Drones to detect dangerous driving
The DGT traffic authority has distributed the 39 drones which will be in use around the country this summer, with 91.2 million car journeys...
Health centre is not a ‘bargaining chip’
The project to build a second health centre for Orihuela Costa cannot to be used as bargaining chip by the private company running Torrevieja...
Internet pimps shut down
Torrevieja was a base of operations for an international gang that laundered huge amounts of money from prostitution websites until they were taken down...
Dead pig found in van
Guardia Civil found a whole dead pig in the rear of a small van as they were carrying out vehicle inspections on the AP-7...
Pooling resources in Torrevieja
Torrevieja is the first municipality on the Mediterranean coast to have an ‘intelligent swimming pool’, according to the council.
Nagi Smartpool boss Javier Bosch said...
Help to navigate the Vega Baja
A new map featuring more than 50 tourist attractions around the Vega Baja has been published by Convega, the consortium for the economic development...
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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...
