New intake of staff highlighted at Torrevieja health department
The number of healthcare professionals employed by Torrevieja health department has risen from 1,212 employees when the regional government took over in October last...
Law to limit light at night
A draft regional law regarding light pollution and the nocturnal environment is about to be published for anyone to register objections or suggestions.
“Stopping light...
Green light for road safety innovation
Torrevieja is the first town in Europe to pilot a project to prevent ‘distracted’ pedestrians using mobile phones from getting run over, according to...
Cocaine discovered in airport package
Guardia Civil and customs intercepted a shipment of three kilos of cocaine at Alicante-Elche airport.
Two men aged 28 and 30, both Swedish residents of...
Pedestrian friendly town centre project unveiled
Investments in public works totalling almost €3.5 million this year have been announced by Rojales town hall.
They include resurfacing roads, replacing drinking water and...
National Police hit Al Qaeda funding in Spain
A criminal organisation which financed Al Qaeda has been busted in Spain, according to Europol.
More than 350 armed National Police officers took part in...
Kidnap victim rescued
A man who was held captive and tortured in Alicante and Murcia provinces has been freed by the Guardia Civil, and officers have arrested...
Centre finished 11 years after it was started
The works to construct a centre for the emergency services in Orihuela Costa have finally been completed, the town hall reported this week.
This brings...
Cash machine removers arrested
A gang which used a crane truck and chain slings to rip cash machines out of the ground in daring raids has been busted...
We will speak your language
A special language school is being set up by the ministry for the interior to allow National Police personnel to learn foreign tongues, or...
Rubbish fires denounced
The Federation of Residents’ Associations for Orihuela Costa (FAOC) has warned that the piles of uncollected garden waste on the streets at Campoamor are...
Promenade removal proposal
TORREVIEJA town hall may ask for the dilapidated boardwalk in La Mata to be pulled up.
More in today’s Costa Blanca News (south and Murcia...
Mountain dyke plan to prevent city flooding
Orihuela town hall has applied for funding to build dykes on the Monte de San Miguel to prevent rainwater and landslides from flooding into...
Bylaw for good behaviour brought in
Torrevieja town hall has approved its controversial ‘citizens coexistence’ bylaw.
It sets fines for a series of different actions which are deemed to be antisocial.
Full...
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...
