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...
Belt and braces for river rubbish
A ‘double filter’ to prevent rubbish in the River Segura from reaching the protected sand dunes in Guardamar and ending up in the sea...
Reinforcements called in to clean the coast
Orihuela town hall announced on Tuesday that it is reinforcing the beleaguered rubbish collection and street cleaning service for the municipality’s coastal area.
In response...
Curfew ‘from the beginning of next week’
Regional president Ximo Puig has asked the departments for the judiciary and health to ‘define the legal framework’ which will allow them to introduce...
Protecting the healthcare system against Covid-19
A total of €123 million has been spent by the Valencia government to ‘guarantee a supply of healthcare products’ for the regional healthcare system...
Saved from the construction industry
The environmentalist associations ANSE and WWF España have bought 270 hectares of land at Cabo Cope in Murcia region to protect this coastal jewel...
Pump track championship surprise for residents
Residents of La Siesta were stunned to hear that Torrevieja council has helped to bring Spain’s national pump track championship to their urbanisation park.
The...
Illegal gun workshop discovered
An illegal weapons workshop set up in a rural area of Alicante province has been raided by the Guardia Civil.
Officers seized 79 pistols and...
AstraZeneca jab on hold
All inoculations with the AstraZeneca vaccine have been halted in the Valencia region.
The decision was taken after the health ministry in Madrid ruled that...
Rebuilding beaches in Guardamar
Maintenance work and replacement of sand got underway on Babilonia beach in Guardamar del Segura on Tuesday, announced the town hall.
A municipal order has...
Tabarca to get connected
Tabarca – the smallest populated island in Spain – will finally get a regular, daily boat service to connect it with the mainland via...
Tax cuts for home owners
Some town halls in Alicante province have announced reductions to IBI property tax for residents.
One of the largest cuts is in Jávea, where the...
‘High-speed’ smuggling gang brought down
The Guardia Civil has busted a gang which was running high-speed boats packed with hashish into the Alicante coast.
They arrested 26 suspects in connection...
Widespread swoop on cannabis clubs
A total of seven cannabis clubs in Torrevieja have been busted by the Guardia Civil.
They arrested 19 suspects who hail from the UK, Ireland,...
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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...
