Dung pong masked pot plantation
An investigation into complaints about bad smells from manure being stored at a business in Catral led Guardia Civil to discover a plantation of...
Sánchez returns as Spain’s leader
Pedro Sánchez has been voted in as Prime Minister following a tense and bad tempered debate in the Congress.
The Socialist party (PSOE) politician received...
‘Historic’ fishing dock to be preserved
Part of a dock dating from the 19th century has been unearthed during the works to construct the new commercial area in Torrevieja port.
It...
Head-on crash closes N-332
A head-on collision on the N-332 in Torrevieja on Wednesday afternoon led to the busy road being closed.
Local police reported that two cars and...
First step for N-332 dual carriageway work
A move has finally been made over the long-awaited project to turn the busy N-332 road in Torrevieja into a dual carriageway.
The government has...
Protest over doctor shortage
The Torrevieja hospital catchment area has below the minimum ratios of GPs, paediatricians, midwives and mental health professionals, a campaign group in favour of...
‘Reconciliation’ in Cataluña via amnesty, says the PSOE
The Socialist party (PSOE) registered the amnesty law in the Congress on Monday.
The legislation, which will now go through the Parliamentary process, affects 309...
Boy was driving dad to France
A 14-year-old boy has been caught driving a high-performance car on the motorway.
The Guardia Civil reported that the youngster’s father was in the passenger...
Giant ‘cockroach’ roamed in Murcia mountains
The fossilised footprints of a metre-long creature, ‘similar to a cockroach’, have been found in mountains in Murcia.
This new species – now long extinct...
Coast protection – but …
The Valencia region’s coast law will ‘protect the values of our coast, but it will also be sensitive to the historic and economic reality...
Tourism tax shelved
The Valencia government has buried the regional tourism tax – a charge on overnight stays that had never been used and was unlikely to...
Getting to grips with Dalí
The exciting new Dalí exhibition at Alicante’s museum of fine art (MUBAG) has been inaugurated by president of Alicante province Toni Pérez.
‘Dalí. Metamorfosis’ contains...
Farmers hit by the heat
While the unseasonal heat is pleasing beachgoers, agriculture is counting the cost of climate change.
The high temperatures and absence of rainfall mean farmers have...
Steroid shock
National Police have arrested five people who allegedly made the employees of a beach bar in Arenales del Sol take anabolic steroids.
A woman reported...
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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...
