Hey, big spenders!
Torrevieja town hall has presented a bumper budget for this year.
The Partido Popular (PP) council plans to spend some €115 million – which is...
Urgent action needed
The Ciudadanos party (Cs) in Alicante has called on the government to take ‘urgent measures to resolve the problem of contamination at the mouth...
Residents’ dustbowl upheaval
RESIDENTS are being choked by fine sand after a green area was demolished, leaving a dustbowl in front of their homes in the south...
New healthcare staff to be taken on
The Valencia government will employ 1,200 healthcare professionals for local health departments around the region.
According to councillor for health Ana Barceló, they will ‘reinforce...
Gastro fair at the IFA
Torrevieja town hall revealed that they are taking part in the Alicante Gastronómica fair at the IFA exhibition hall close to Alicante-Elche airport.
The event...
Preventing Costa blazes
FOUR Orihuela Costa urbanisations have been included on the list of zones with a high risk of fire in the new local plan to...
Building is safe, according to council architect
THE CRACKS which appeared in the walls of the Ramón de Campoamor civic centre (the library building) in Orihuela Costa and the subsidence problems...
Millions to restore Mar Menor
Investment totalling €382 million in projects to regenerate the Mar Menor has been announced by the national government.
These schemes are designed to ‘restore the...
Woman, 96, killed by dogs
A 96-year-old woman has died in hospital after she was savaged by two mastiffs in Alguazas in Murcia.
In an official statement from the town...
Missing packages found in delivery driver’s home
A delivery driver for a courier company in Alicante is accused of stealing numerous packages worth a total of over €5,000.
These included mobile phones,...
Civic centre risks closure
A COMPREHENSIVE report to assess the safety of the concrete framework of the Ramón de Campoamor civic centre in Orihuela Costa is has been...
New look Valencia government unveiled
The new, streamlined regional government was announced by Partido Popular (PP) president Carlos Mazón on Wednesday, with 10 departments – two fewer than the...
Giant ‘cockroach’ roamed in Murcia mountains
The fossilised footprints of a metre-long creature, ‘similar to a cockroach’, have been found in mountains in Murcia.
This new species – now long extinct...
Torrevieja tops 100,000
Torrevieja town hall announced today (Thursday) that the municipality now has more than 100,000 inhabitants on the municipal register (padrón).
A council spokesman said the...
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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...
