Efforts to reduce burglaries continue
Residents plagued by ongoing burglaries in Pinar de Campoverde urbanisation met with town hall and law enforcement representatives on Wednesday evening.
According to a spokeswoman...
Coworking space opens on the coast
A Digital Coworking space has been set up in Orihuela Costa by the municipality’s chamber of commerce to provide businesses and entrepreneurs with shared...
Winter road plan activated
‘Due to the fall in temperatures’ Alicante provincial government has activated the annual winter road plan, they reported on Wednesday.
Provincial deputy for roads Arturo...
‘Adiós’ at last to the 15-year rule
In a major shake up to the UK’s voting rules, from January 16 all British citizens
overseas who have previously been resident or registered to...
MOT scam exposed
A man and a woman have been arrested in Elche on suspicion of providing German motor vehicles with fake roadworthiness certificates for that country’s...
Plastic tide of spilled pellets hits the Galicia coast
A massive clean-up operation is finally underway as millions of plastic pellets shed into the sea from a container ship wash up on the...
Council climb-down over city’s low emissions zone
After announcing with great fanfare on January 2 last year that their low emissions zone would create a ‘new Alicante’ which would be functioning...
Whale bones found on harbour dock
The bones of a ‘large marine mammal’ have been found at Villajoyosa port.
Parts of the giant skeleton had been extracted from the water and...
Police hit jewellery heist gang
The National Police reported that they have caught a criminal gang responsible for thefts and violent robberies from jewellery stores in commercial centres in...
HGV driver investigated for smash and run
A lorry driver is being investigated for the ‘premeditated ramming’ of a car which was in front of his vehicle on the motorway.
The driver...
Turtles in seventh heaven
The 777th loggerhead turtle to be treated in the Oceanogràfic centre in Valencia since 2007 has been released back into the sea.
Sea turtles, which...
Face mask returns for health centres
The surge in numbers of people suffering from respiratory infections has led the Valencia government to make it obligatory once again to wear a...
Britons help Valencia beat record
More international tourists than ever before visited the Valencia region in 2023, before the December figures have even been counted.
According to figures from the...
Winter viruses hit the health service
The regional government will take a ‘series of measures’ to enable the health service to cope with rocketing numbers of people suffering from respiratory...
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...
