Tackling inappropriate use of antibiotics
Use of antibiotics has dropped in the Valencia region over the last five years but growing resistance to these drugs remains one of the...
Double your money
Rojales is the latest municipality to launch a scheme offering vouchers worth twice their cost to spend in local businesses.
The Activa Rojales campaign starts...
Preparing for the big one
A TOTAL of 775 people will be taking part in the special earthquake training exercise in Torrevieja next Wednesday (November 14).
The simulation of a...
Safer streets in Almoradí
Pedestrians and cyclists in Almoradí can now go safely between the town centre and the Ciudad Deportiva sports centre.
Mayoress María Gómez explained that new...
100% of waste water to be reused
A new wastewater station to be built in Algorós, Elche, will apply tertiary treatment to enable 100% of the water to be reused for...
Updates for victims of crime
The Guardia Civil in Valencia region have started a pilot scheme to update victims of common crimes about any progress in their cases.
This is...
Let the grass grow over your head
THREE people have been arrested in Los Montesinos for growing marihuana in a property they rented out via an internet website.
A Guardia Civil spokesman...
Energy giant in price fixing trial
Energy company Iberdrola is on trial at the High Court in Madrid for price fixing.
Iberdrola Generación is accused of artificially increasing tariffs back in...
Park opens at La Siesta
The park at the entrance to La Siesta urbanisation, which has cost nearly €5 million to construct, was opened to the public on Saturday...
Drug movers taken down
A large-scale drug supply gang – which was allegedly running substances to other criminals in the provinces of Alicante, Murcia and Albacete – has...
Rain shortage threatens crops
The important citrus fruit harvests in the coming months could be hit by the current rainfall shortage, according to the president of the Alicante...
Park promise ‘must be kept’
A walk through the Sierra Escalona, which spans parts of Orihuela, San Miguel and Pilar de la Horadada, is being held at 10.00 on...
Medieval relic recovered
A large clay pot that could date from the Middle Ages has been recovered in Monóvar with the help of the Guardia Civil, reported...
Solar plant fight
State water company Acuamed has dismissed pleas by residents of San Miguel de Salinas to look for an alternative site to build a solar...