Health resort bid for old salt industry complex
Torrevieja town hall has given more details on its proposal to turn disused buildings at the salt works into a spa resort.
Mayor Eduardo Dolón...
Fire at the beach
Two firefighting aircraft helped to extinguish a blaze that broke out in pine trees behind Playa del Carabasí in Elche on Wednesday evening.
Around 1,000...
Doctors’ strike on hold
The doctors’ strike which was due to take place in the Valencia region this week was postponed ‘in order not to contribute to the...
Desalination increase to save agriculture
The desalination plant in Torrevieja will provide farmers with an extra 20 cubic hectometres per year of water for irrigation, in addition to the...
Fruit and veg rip-off is ruining farmers
While customers are paying vastly inflated sums for fresh produce, these extra profits are not being passed down to farmers to cover their soaring...
‘Criminal organisation’ taken down
A large ‘criminal organisation’ has been busted in a joint operation by the National Police and Guardia Civil in the provinces of Alicante and...
Local lockdowns to beat flare-ups
Regional governments are resorting to ‘local lockdowns’ to counter outbreaks of coronavirus when they occur.
Minister for health Salvador Illa said ‘selective confinement’ is preferred...
New coronavirus cases ‘stabilise’ in Valencia region
There were 414 more new cases of coronavirus confirmed in the Valencia region today – up by 16 on yesterday but a far cry...
Flood season begins
This year’s flood prevention campaign has been launched by the Valencia government.
The emergency coordination centre has sent reminders to town halls that they must...
Villages to get their first cashpoints by April
Remote rural villages across the Valencia region will have at least one cashpoint machine in place by April, so residents no longer need to...
Campervan chase on the A-7
A man accused of transporting 286 kilos of marijuana in a campervan on the A-7 motorway has been arrested by the Guardia Civil.
The motorhome...
Britons kept buying in Spain in 2020
Britons still bought more homes in Spain than any other foreign nationality last year, and Alicante remained the most popular province for foreigners to...
The first cut is the deepest
The artichoke harvest in the Vega Baja got underway on Monday.
The first cut was carried out by provincial president Toni Pérez, who said it...
Vote now on regional budget proposals
Residents of the Valencia region can now lend their support to any of 668 proposals made by members of the public for the regional...
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...
