AVE service for the new year
Tickets will go on sale next month for the AVE high-speed train connection between Orihuela-Elche and Madrid, according to minister for transport José Luis...
Looking after the seas
Guardia Civil divers are helping to purge the coast of so-called ‘ghost nets’ which have either been dumped or lost to the sea from...
Storm drain to reduce flooding
Workers have been laying a new storm drain at the edge of Benijófar along the CV-940 road by the cemetery.
Full report in Friday’s Costa...
Gun runners rounded up
Guardia Civil raids in various provinces, including Alicante, have disbanded a gang who were allegedly dealing firearms to organised crime.
Many of their buyers were...
Christmas rules for Valencia region announced
“We have to be mature enough to have a different Christmas.”
These were the words of regional president Ximo Puig as he set out the...
Big ‘Belén’
It’s a record! Alicante city has constructed the tallest Nativity scene (Belén in Spanish) registered by Guinness for their official records.
More in tomorrow’s Costa...
Millions awarded to fix flood damage
Investments totalling over €12 million to repair damage from the September 2019 floods have been announced by Almoradí town hall.
Full report in tomorrow’s Costa...
Christmas plan approved by national government
The ministry for health and regional governments have agreed common measures to prevent Covid-19 infections from rising over Christmas.
Regional borders will be closed throughout...
Torrevieja on ice
Torrevieja town hall is installing a ‘natural’ ice rink in the town centre.
Deputy mayor Rosario Martínez Chazarra noted that it will be ready to...
Orihuela Costa culture centre promise
Orihuela Costa residents have been told that a culture centre will be built in the area at last.
It is not the first time that...
Rats attracted by rubbish
Rats are plaguing the Villapiedra area of Orihuela Costa and residents are exasperated by the council’s failure to tackle the root problem – rubbish...
Army cleans care home
The army was called in to disinfect a private care home for the elderly in Formentera del Segura on Monday.
There are 26 people from...
700-year-old bones reveal cause of death
The medieval skeleton found during excavations at Guardamar del Segura castle has been analysed by archaeologists and has now been moved to the Casa...
Terrace tax ‘suspended’
Torrevieja town has agreed to waive terrace tax for bars and restaurants until further notice.
More in Friday’s Costa Blanca News – available from supermarkets,...
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...
