DGT tips for summer road trips
A total of 95 million car journeys are due to take place in Spain over the summer.
According to the national traffic department (DGT), more...
Dangerous fugitive detained in Orihuela
Rojales local police helped the Guardia Civil to track down a fugitive wanted internationally for drugs and arms trafficking to an urbanisation in Orihuela.
The...
Tourism drives summer job creation
The importance of tourism for job creation was underlined by figures for June which the minister for industry, commerce and tourism called ‘extraordinary’.
Employment related...
Police app to the rescue
National Police officers helped a man who used the AlertCops application to send a message explaining that he is epileptic and was feeling in...
Algar waterfalls closed to bathers
At around 14.15 on Wednesday, the local police in Callosa de Ensarriá told swimmers in the Algar waterfall bathing area to get out of...
Flights to ‘stop al foc’
The phrase in Valencian and English – ‘stop al foc’ (halt fires) – is one of the most repeated messages from the regional government...
War declared on fly-tipping
A 10-strong team of ‘environmental controllers’ has started work in Torrevieja.
Councillor for rubbish collection and waste, María José Ruiz explained that their principal task...
Reinforcements called in to clean the coast
Orihuela town hall announced on Tuesday that it is reinforcing the beleaguered rubbish collection and street cleaning service for the municipality’s coastal area.
In response...
Inheritance tax to be slashed
New Valencia president Carlos Mazón has set the wheels in motion to effectively abolish the tax on inheritances and donations.
The first session of the...
Suspected Algeria ‘taxi boat’ chief detained
A suspect described as being the leader of a people smuggling gang which brought illegal migrants into Spain on speedboats from Algeria has been...
Dedicated followers of fashion
An exhibition of clothes from the acclaimed Alicante fashion house Hannibal Laguna is taking place at Alicante provincial palace until September 15.
Specifically, the exhibition...
Natural park ‘transition’ announced
The new Valencia government will ‘boost’ the region’s natural parks by turning them into ‘tools for environmental awareness and for fighting against rural depopulation’.
This...
Blackmailed for answering social network sex ads
Guardia Civil arrested three women and two men after a victim reported that he was being blackmailed for hiring sexual services.
Although these sexual services...
Small boat captain jailed in Alicante
The captain of a small boat who was trying to smuggle illegal migrants into Spain from Algeria has been sentenced to three years in...
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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...
