€6 million Easter museum to become a council centre
Torrevieja council has announced that the town’s empty Easter museum – which was completed nearly five years ago – will be turned into a...
Plan to deal with ‘hotter’ summer
The Valencia government is predicting a summer which is ‘hotter than the seasonal average’ – and has published a plan to deal with health...
End to outdoor face masks
People will no longer have to wear face masks in the open air from June 26.
PM Pedro Sánchez has just announced that the measure...
Valencia stands with Ukraine
The Valencia region is showing solidarity with the people of Ukraine at all levels of society – from humble local charities to the regional...
Rescued from rough seas
Members of the Guardia Civil and Red Cross rescued nine people from aboard a boat that was drifting in rough seas a mile off...
Insects to help with recycling
The development of a new waste management system which uses insects to accelerate the breakdown of plastic refuse is being funded by the Valencia...
Computer shop couple collared
A couple who run a computer shop in Torrevieja have been arrested in connection with burglaries of rural homes in Guardamar del Segura and...
Race yacht used to run drugs
Eight suspects have been arrested – ‘several of them Britons’ – in a sting against smugglers who were running cocaine from Caribbean islands to...
More Britons on the way
The number of British tourists visiting the Valencia region will rise by 10% next year, according to president Carlos Mazón.
Sr Mazón was in London...
‘Sinking subs’ too big to dock
SPAIN’S new S-80 Plus submarines have provided another headache for the ministry for defence.
They claimed notoriety a couple of years ago because they were...
Village ‘silenced’ following noise complaints
The summer when nightlife businesses were finally able to start making income again, after two years affected by the pandemic, has been stymied in...
‘Neo-Nazi’ arrested for fire-bombing party office
A young ‘neo-Nazi’ has been arrested for throwing an incendiary device at the headquarters of the left-wing political party Podemos in Cartagena.
The incident occurred...
DGT safe summer campaign launched
‘Don’t ruin this summer we all deserve so much’, is the message of the national traffic department (DGT) campaign for a safe holiday season...
Mar Menor storm tank plan
The storm tank in San Javier is being extended by Murcia regional government at a cost of more than €2.2 million.
This will help to...
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...
