Poached sea cucumbers set free
Almost 2,500 sea cucumbers which had been illegally fished in waters off Santa Pola have been returned to the sea by the Guardia Civil...
Police hit 24-hour drug operation
National Police raids on homes in Orihuela city yielded a haul of 40 kilos of marijuana and 14 arrests.
A gang is accused of operating...
Snow alert for inland Alicante
The interior of Alicante province has been placed on yellow alert for snow on Thursday.
According to state weather agency AEMET, snow could fall above...
Tightened security for weekend revellers
Town halls along the coast of the Valencia region have been asked to step up vigilance and enforcement of measures against Covid-19 this weekend,...
Flash flooding during storms
Alicante firefighters attended 20 emergency incidents during Tuesday’s storms.
A spokesman for the provincial brigade noted that the rain had been ‘very heavy’, with situations...
Final stage of state of emergency proposed
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said he will ask Parliament on Wednesday to extend the state of emergency for two more weeks until June...
Crackdown on mosquitoes
Work is being carried out to eradicate mosquitoes which are multiplying fast around the municipality of Torrevieja.
Residents have been warning since the middle of...
Back to the Bronze Age
New excavations by an Alicante university team got underway at the Bronze Age site on the Cabezo Redondo hill in Villena on Monday.
The first...
Government passes plans for future water supply in Spain
The dozen hydrological plans approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday include setting minimum ecological flow levels for the River Tajo, which will lead to...
UK delivery sniffed out
The Guardia Civil has halted a marihuana delivery service to the UK which was allegedly run by an Indian national from his home at...
Torrevieja on ice
Torrevieja town hall is installing a ‘natural’ ice rink in the town centre.
Deputy mayor Rosario Martínez Chazarra noted that it will be ready to...
Santa Pola tops the fish list
The regional government has published figures on fish catches – and Santa Pola came out on top in Alicante province, with a total of...
Prehistoric engravings found in Rojales and Guardamar
A research group is being set up to continue a pioneering investigation that discovered prehistoric engravings in Rojales and Guardamar del Segura.
The study was...
Heat warning
The heatwave warned about by AEMET from July 17-19 will reach its peak in Alicante province on Wednesday.
There is a yellow alert for high...
POPULAR NEWS
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...
