Bringing down Babylon
The Supreme Court (TS) has ruled that the concessions allowing the existence of houses at Babilonia beach in Guardamar del Segura cannot be extended.
In...
Trips to Balearics from Denia all summer
Extra ferry crossings between Denia and the Balearics have been programmed for summer, bringing the islands even closer to the Costa.
Passenger shipping company Baleària,...
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...
Lowest coronavirus death toll since March 24
The number of patients who are dying with coronavirus in Spain continues to fall.
The government has just reported a figure of 605 for the...
Black flags awarded for the Costa Blanca
This year’s ‘black flags’ report by conservationists Ecologistas en Acción fingers Jávea bay and Cala Mosca in Orihuela Costa as Alicante province’s worst examples...
Discount holidays for residents
In a bid to boost the tourism sector, a discount scheme for residents to take holidays within the Valencia region has been launched by...
Orihuela maintains the largest British population in Spain
Britons account for one in eight of the registered population of Orihuela (12.4%), with a total of 10,498 UK citizens on the municipal register...
Beach bar bummer
None of Orihuela’s beach bars will reopen until a new contract to provide them and associated services has been awarded by the town hall.
The...
New laws on smoking begin to bite
Alicante city local police issued fines to 25 people in one day for smoking too close to other people in public areas.
City hall reported...
Valencia’s bid for foreign tourists
Valencia president Ximo Puig has said the region ‘is ready to receive international tourists from July 1’.
However, the national government has still not published...
‘Disguised’ airport thieves nabbed
A gang allegedly specialised in committing thefts at Alicante-Elche airport, ‘using military tactics to avoid detection’, has been arrested by the National Police.
They usually...
Turtle nests at Guardamar beach
A loggerhead turtle laid 131 eggs at a beach in Guardamar on Tuesday – ‘the largest number of all the nests found on the...
Christmas on the beach
It is going to be a warm, sunny Christmas in Alicante province, according to state weather agency AEMET.
A high pressure weather system is set...
Dance floor ‘denuncia’ for nightspot owner
An Alicante nightclub owner is facing a fine of up to €60,000 after a police raid found that the discothèque’s dance floor was open...
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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...
