Drone to catch dumpers
Police in Orihuela Costa are stepping up their checks to prevent garden cuttings and other belongings from being dumped in the streets, by using...
Drug busts at the double
The Guardia Civil made two recent drug busts in central Alicante province, hauling in a couple of suspected dealers in Agost and dismantling a...
Plan to end nine-year walkway wait
Nine years after workers downed tools and the project to install a promenade on Torrevieja’s Dique de Poniente pier was abandoned, the town hall...
Tyre blaze doused
A fierce fire which broke out in an area storing disused tyres at a recycling plant in Aspe on Sunday morning has now been...
Summer target for history tours
The ambitious project to further excavate and open several archaeological sites in Guardamar del Segura to the public is nearing completion.
Councillor for heritage Pilar...
Tip site angers residents
Residents in Ciudad Quesada have complained over a fly-tipping site near their homes which has been growing in size in recent months.
The area –...
Law to ensure equal access to healthcare services across the region
A decree law to guarantee access to comprehensive healthcare in equal conditions throughout the region’s public health service has been approved by the Valencia...
Search for ‘repression’ execution victims
Work has started in Monóvar to exhume victims who were executed by Franco’s forces following the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).
They are searching for the...
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...
Bid to protect the cliffs
Orihuela Socialist party (PSOE) is asking for a long-term project to protect cliffs in Orihuela Costa from erosion.
Their motion will be discussed in next...
Rubbish service on the brink
The 27 municipalities in the Vega Baja area risk having nowhere to take their waste this summer unless urgent action is taken.
For this reason,...
Monuments ‘good as new’, says mayor
After 18 months of disruption and controversy, the mayor of Rojales has said that the restoration of the town’s hydraulic monuments had been worth...
Clearing a natural flood ravine
The removal of weeds and vegetation from Cabo Roig watercourse in Orihuela Costa will start at the beginning of June.
Councillor for the environment Dámaso...
Water reserves on the up
The amount of water stored in the reservoirs which serve the south of Alicante province and Murcia region is continuing to increase.
More in Friday’s...
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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...
