Boon for birdwatchers
A new bird observatory has been opened in El Hondo natural park to view or photograph the many species that live there, such as...
Summer heats up
A mini-heatwave is due to affect the provinces of Alicante and Valencia – and Murcia region this weekend.
Both yellow and orange warnings for heat...
New measures to fight mosquitoes announced
Torrevieja town hall has announced a plan to ‘eradicate’ mosquitoes in the ‘whole of the municipality’.
They noted that they have signed a new emergency...
Alert level increased
The level of alert for storms for Alicante province today (Monday) has been increased from yellow to orange by state weather agency AEMET.
They note...
Doctors worried by overburdened A&E
The emergencies department at Torrevieja hospital is ‘worryingly’ overburdened, according to a letter sent by the professional college of doctors for Alicante province (COMA)...
Artichoke hope after the devastation of the 2019 floods
Farmers in the Vega Baja are expecting to collect around 22,000 tonnes of artichokes in the coming harvest. This will be slightly lower than...
Brexit bites British food shoppers
Suppliers of British food products in Spain are in a pickle over Brexit.
The problems have come as exports passing through British ports to the...
Drug squatter shoots at homeowner
The Guardia Civil have reported a shooting incident in Torrevieja which, according to the force, ‘surprisingly’ led to the arrest of the both the...
Town hall’s ‘Locos’ project
Torrevieja town hall is spending €106,118 on drawing up plans to reform the promenade along Playa de los Locos.
More in today’s Costa Blanca News...
Rumpus over road safety project
Improvement works on the CV-95 road at San Miguel de Salinas have become a headache for residents at Balcón de la Costa Blanca urbanisation.
President...
Call for more regional police for pandemic fight
The Valencia government has called for urgent reinforcements to strengthen the regional police force, which is in the forefront of the battle against infringements...
Mountain dyke plan to prevent city flooding
Orihuela town hall has applied for funding to build dykes on the Monte de San Miguel to prevent rainwater and landslides from flooding into...
Site illustrates Neanderthal ingenuity
An unusual method of cutting stone has been documented at a Neanderthal site in Aspe dating from 120,000 years ago.
By analysing debitage – the...
Cartagena’s gladiatorial past unearthed
THREE Roman vaults have been found during the excavation of Cartagena’s bullring, which was built on top of a Roman amphitheatre.
They were discovered under...
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...
