Residents report drug den
A couple were arrested on suspicion of drug dealing in Callosa de Segura, following an investigation launched in March in response to anonymous tips...
Rebuilding busted beach access
The state coast department (Costas) is carrying out work to restore access to Rocamar beach in Pilar de la Horadada.
The only way down to...
Missing packages found in delivery driver’s home
A delivery driver for a courier company in Alicante is accused of stealing numerous packages worth a total of over €5,000.
These included mobile phones,...
Talking up a four-day week
The Valencia government is continuing its exploration of the four-day working week.
Regional vice-president Aitana Mas met with Iceland’s minister for education, Áxmundur Einar Daoason...
Water war reaches Madrid
Thousands of protesters took part in a demonstration in Madrid on Wednesday to demand that water is ‘guaranteed’ for the south east of Spain...
Watching the weather
Benijófar has now joined the 17 other municipalities in the Vega Baja that have their own weather stations as part of the local network...
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...
Park project set to begin again
Torrevieja town hall is to pay the company Construcciones Urdecón €4.1 million to construct the long-awaited park at the entrance to La Siesta and...
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...
Airport train link under discussion
Secretary of state for transport, Isabel Pardo has given details of how a rail link would connect Alicante-Elche airport to Alicante city by train.
The...
Britons busted for shamanic shenanigans
A British couple – accused of providing customers with supposed shamanic healing rituals at a rural house they used as a spiritual retreat in...
More cheap high-speed trains to Madrid
Low fare high-speed train (AVE) company Ouigo will start offering services between Alicante and Madrid from the second quarter of this year.
Director general Hélène...
A return to the birth of Benidorm as a resort
Dutch businessman Wim Kuipers has donated 86 photographs of Benidorm, estimated to have been taken between 1959 and 1962 by a British tourist.
He came...
2022 – the hottest year on record
2022 was the hottest year since records began in Spain.
Figures from state weather agency AEMET show that temperatures in the Valencia region were 1.6°C...
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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...
