Drone to tackle mosquitoes
The battle against mosquitoes is being waged on land, over water and even in the air by Elche city hall, which has presented new...
Land sale flop
Only one of the council’s plots at auction in Orihuela Costa has proved to be of interest to construction companies.
The procedure was supposed to...
Bank branch closures hit the elderly hardest
Hundreds of thousands of residents are being forced into online banking as 46% of branch offices have shut down in Spain since 2008 –...
Migrants’ boats reach the coast
More than 100 migrants landed on or were intercepted off Costa Blanca beaches in less than 48 hours this week.
A boat containing nine people...
Baby boom!
A total of 47 loggerhead turtles have hatched from eggs laid in a nest at La Manga del Mar Menor.
Full report in Friday’s Costa...
Text message con-artists tracked down
Suspected fraudsters have been arrested in Almoradí for allegedly conning almost €20,000 out of eight victims by sending out text messages as bait –...
Ancient revelations in Rojales
Excavations at the Cabezo del Molino in Rojales have discovered several Iberian kilns that could indicate that there was an industrial complex at the...
Residents asked for budget ideas
Torrevieja town hall has presented its ‘participative budget’ project for 2021.
Residents can submit their proposals for next year’s council spending plan until Sunday, October...
Plan to ‘turn catastrophe into an opportunity’
The Plan Vega Renhace to regenerate the Vega Baja area in the wake of last year’s flooding disaster will be allocated €100 million in...
Repression execution victims’ bodies were moved
Archaeologists have discovered that the bodies of victims of Franco’s purges at the end of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) which were buried in...
Bumper flu vaccination campaign announced
The Valencia government is starting its annual flu vaccination programme a month earlier than last year.
Jabs will be available at health centres for people...
Baptism of fire
Fines have been issued after 30 people were caught carrying out a baptism ceremony at a beach in Alicante city.
Local police found that the...
EIB finances flood repairs and prevention
THE EUROPEAN Investment Bank (EIB) is financing the Valencia government with €100 million in loans to reconstruct infrastructures that were damaged by the DANA...
Drug gang kidnap drama
Two Britons are amongst 18 suspects rounded up in connection with a case that involved drug dealing, kidnap and torture in the south of...
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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...
