More recoveries than new cases
Councillor for health in the Valencia region Ana Barceló reported a rise in the number of new coronavirus cases – with 172 positive tests...
Prom refit underway
The national government is stumping up €850,000 to replace a section of La Mata’s deteriorating promenade, according to Torrevieja mayor Eduardo Dolón.
Sr Dolón noted...
Mar Menor scientists resign
Four members of the scientific committee for the Mar Menor have resigned.
They feel the committee is a ‘masquerade’ because the regional government has not...
President on the spot
Costa Blanca News has interviewed regional president Ximo Puig, asking about a range of issues which affect residents' lives.
Sr Puig has given his view...
Green light for electric car subsidies
Purchasers can claim up to €9,000 off the price of an electric vehicle with the government’s new Plan MOVES III scheme.
The initiative – which...
Prolific beach thieves arrested
TWO suspects have been arrested for series of thefts on Orihuela Costa beaches thanks to team work between lifeguards at Campoamor beach and Orihuela...
Guardamar uncovers its history
Archaeologists were surprised to find an entire human skeleton when they were excavating Guardamar del Segura castle.
Studies are still in progress, but carbon dating...
Saved from a watery grave
An elderly man was saved from drowning by San Fulgencio local police after he accidentally drove into an irrigation channel, the town hall reported...
Salt lagoon soaking
A car veered off the N-332 road in Santa Pola on Monday evening for unknown reasons and ended up in one of the salt...
Man with a drug van arrested
A VAN loaded with hashish worth over €1.5 million has been stopped in Crevillente.
The driver hid the drugs under bundles of clothes.
Full story in...
Driver rescued from irrigation channel
A driver had to be rescued by fire fighters after he lost control of his car and veered into an irrigation channel in Almoradí.
Full...
British carer arrested for defrauding elderly compatriot
An allegedly fraudulent company dedicated to caring for elderly British residents in their homes has been shut down by the Guardia Civil, reported the...
Reducing reliance on imported energy
The Cabinet has approved the PERTE renewable energy plan.
Minister for the ecological transition Teresa Ribera stated that it will help Spain to ‘transform the...
Supermarket in hot water
The Guardia Civil have seized 118,000 ‘food and cosmetic products’ in the provinces of Alicante, Murcia, Albacete and Almería.
Although they ‘did not present a...
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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...
