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Global IPTV gang shut down

An illegal IPTV network with more than two million customers around the world has been shut down, announced the National Police The alleged ringleader was...

Passenger location cards are part of new rules

International flyers arriving in Spain will have to fill in a form, which will be provided by their airline before they take off. Passengers will...

‘New normality’ comes to Alicante airport

Thermal imaging cameras are being installed at Alicante-Elche airport to check the temperature of passengers arriving on international flights. An airport spokeswoman told Costa Blanca...

Valencia gets phase three

The health ministry has allowed all three provinces in the region – Alicante, Valencia and Castellón – to progress to phase three of the...

Public health rules for the ‘new normality’

The government has approved the measures which will cover public health safety when the state of emergency ends on June 21. The Royal Decree was...

Defendants acquitted in Brugal rubbish trial

The Brugal trial, over alleged corruption of the public tender for Orihuela town hall’s waste collection and street cleaning contract, has ended with all...

Costa sport on the horizon

Orihuela council will pay up to €550,000 a year to a private company to run the CDM municipal sports centre in Orihuela Costa, according...

Valencia bids for phase three

Valencia president Ximo Puig has asked the health ministry to allow all three provinces in the region – Alicante, Valencia and Castellón – to...

Coronavirus – regional figures

Councillor for health Ana Barceló reported yesterday a total of 15 new coronavirus cases using PCR tests in the Valencia region. Of these only one...

Bid to reduce rescues ‘to the minimum’

This is going to be ‘a difficult summer’ for lifeguards, according to the Red Cross beaches coordinator for Guardamar del Segura, José Luis Hernández. They...

Valencia’s bid for foreign tourists

Valencia president Ximo Puig has said the region ‘is ready to receive international tourists from July 1’. However, the national government has still not published...

Slow recovery predicted for Alicante airport

Passenger numbers at Alicante-Elche airport are not likely to recover to hit the highs of last year ‘until 2022 or 2023’, according to airport...

Bin burner suspect detained

A man has been arrested twice in the same week for torching rubbish containers in Torrevieja. A spokesman for the Guardia Civil explained that the...

Alicante is top of the flag pole

A total of 86 beaches in Alicante have been awarded blue flags – more than any other province in Spain. Orihuela is leading the way...

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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...