Fire watch season starts early
Facing up to the reality that devastating forest fires can now occur at any time of the year, the Valencia government has opened additional...
Buy the best of Valencia
The Valencia government is updating and expanding the ‘CV’ seal which can be placed on 'quality' food produce from the region.
According to the regional...
ITV stations go back on strike
More strikes have been called in the ITV (MOT) motor vehicle inspection service pay dispute, which the regional government claimed to have settled in...
PM promises huge investment to alleviate the water shortage
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited Torrevieja’s desalination plant on Wednesday and highlighted the ‘firm commitment of the government to guarantee the supply of water...
Patients demand deprivatisation
Users of Vinalopó public hospital have formed a group to campaign for its management to be taken out of private hands and returned to...
Demand to stop dithering over need for new school
Frustration has intensified at the problems for teachers and children caused by overcrowding at Orihuela Costa’s two infant and primary schools.
Three successive councils have...
Council asks for loan to pay for projects
Torrevieja town hall has asked for a €19.5 million loan in order to carry out projects that have been pending for years.
These include the...
Recycling depot site signed over
The site of another of the permanent ‘ecoparque’ recycling depots to be built by the Vega Baja area waste management consortium has been revealed...
Wildlife recovery centre extended
The Santa Faz wildlife recovery centre in Alicante has been extended with a new building that includes two operating theatres, a room for taking...
Farmers’ protest will block Alicante motorways
A large-scale ‘mobilisation’ organised by farmers’ unions in Alicante province will ‘simultaneously block off the motorways to Murcia and Madrid’ on Friday (February 16).
In...
Seagrass prairies ‘in good health’
The condition of the most important seagrass prairies off the coast of the Valencia region has improved over the last 20 years, according to...
Second runway row takes off
The controversial proposal to construct a second runway at Alicante-Elche airport is leading to a war of words between rival political forces in the...
Restoring trails to help save the Mar Menor
A plan to restore livestock trails in order to establish an ecological corridor around the Mar Menor basin has been announced by Murcia regional...
Where there’s a way, there’s a will
The ‘vía verde’ (green way) walking and cycle track in Torrevieja is set for a facelift.
The town hall announced this week that they are...
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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...
