Dyke plan to prevent flooding
A dyke will be built to prevent flooding and protect the more than 5,000 inhabitants of San Fulgencio’s eastern flank, the regional government has...
Security staff announce airport strike
Private security staff working at Alicante-Elche airport have announced dates for strike action later this month.
The employees from the company Ilunion Seguridad will be...
Rich pickings
The start of this year’s harvest of the Vinalopó bagged table grape was marked at a farm in Aspe with the symbolic cutting of...
Expats appointed to connect council with residents
Representatives of the mayor for the urbanisations of Rojales have been announced as British resident Matthew Smith and Sven Dirk from Germany.
Mayor Antonio Pérez...
Spending a penny
Pay-to-use public toilets will be installed at strategic points of tourist interest in Torrevieja.
Users will be on the clock – as they are allowed...
Rubbish service ‘going backwards’
The rubbish collection service is gradually going from bad to worse in San Miguel de Salinas, according to the Arcángel residents’ association.
Since August, the...
Drug parcel lands delivery drivers in hot water
Two delivery service company staff have been detained for stealing a package which contained 1.6 kilos of marijuana.
According to a National Police spokeswoman, the...
Asian hornet reaches the Valencia region
The first Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) has been detected in the Valencia region.
Regional agriculture and environment department chiefs noted that they are putting ‘an...
Hunting down illegal holiday homes
New regional tourism councillor, Nuria Montes has vowed to hunt out all the illegal holiday lets in the Valencia region.
Sra Montes said their task...
Irish citizen detained over death crash
A 29-year-old Irish driver who allegedly fled the scene of accident in which a person was killed has been arrested by the Guardia Civil.
A...
Man questioned for shooting lynx
A suspect has been accused of fatally shooting one of the Iberian lynxes that have been bred in captivity and released into the wild...
Fines for scooters
Local police are cracking down on misuse of electric scooters and other personal mobility vehicles (VMPs) in Almoradí.
A force spokesman emphasised that VMPs are...
Drought alert sounded
All households, businesses and farms in the south of Alicante province and Murcia have been asked to reduce the amount of water they use...
Holiday home rental con busted
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a scam in which holiday homes in Torrevieja were offered for rent by criminals who did...