Triple dating
The official start of the date harvest in Elche was marked on Wednesday with a ceremony at a farm in the district of Asprillas.
This...
Theme parks’ season to end early
Theme parks Aqualandia and Mundomar, that only reopened on July 3 following the coronavirus lockdown, have announced they will be closing their doors for...
Police on a busman’s holiday on the Costa
Police officers from other European countries are patrolling with Spanish National Police in Alicante province as part of a project launched in Spain 15...
Holiday rental scam conned over 100 victims
A holiday home rental scam has been uncovered by the Guardia Civil, who have cleared up 128 frauds and made 29 arrests in simultaneous...
Allotments for urbanisations
Allotments are being prepared so that residents will be able grow their own fruit and vegetables in San Fulgencio.
A total of 68 plots of...
Illegal ‘fag’ factories stubbed out
Illegal tobacco factories in Alicante, Murcia and Madrid provinces have been shut down by the security services.
The three facilities had a combined production capacity...
Land sale flop
Only one of the council’s plots at auction in Orihuela Costa has proved to be of interest to construction companies.
The procedure was supposed to...
‘Spectacular’ year for employment
The job market in 2021 recovered to levels from prior to the pandemic with record employment figures not seen since before the financial crash...
Protection measure for bus drivers
The Valencia government has explained that new measures are now in place to protect bus drivers from the coronavirus.
Passengers are being asked to enter...
Hospital battle hots up
After the regional government confirmed once again that Torrevieja hospital will be taken back into the public sector, rival political forces have started the...
Mafioso kidnappers rounded up
The Guardia Civil have arrested four people for a kidnapping in Callosa de Segura related to a robbery of drugs.
The ringleader was allegedly closely...
Regions mull over Christmas restrictions
Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve celebrations with no more than six people and a curfew of 01.00 have been suggested by the national...
Hotelier’s killing shocks Costa town
The Guardia Civil are investigating the violent death of a 77-year-old Spanish woman at her home in Guardamar del Segura before dawn on Wednesday.
Sources...
Help for struggling households
The government has extended many anti-crisis measures approved in 2022 to mitigate the economic effects of the war in Ukraine – but electricity and...
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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...
