Pet friendly dilemma for hotels
Following the approval in March of Spain’s new animal protection law, hotels and restaurants will have to explicitly state whether they are pet friendly...
Vox deals help the PP to win power
Far-right party Vox is helping the Partido Popular (PP) to run municipalities in Alicante province in which there were no clear winners in the...
Inflation eased in May
The National Statistics Institute (INE) has reported that the consumer price index (IPC) fell in May to 3.2%, which is 0.9% lower than the...
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...
PP does deal with Vox
Carlos Mazón’s Partido Popular (PP) has reached an agreement with far-right party Vox to run the Valencia region.
He said he is aiming to get...
UK phone returned following hugger-mugging
A 49-year-old woman has been arrested – accused of being the hugger-mugger who stole a mobile phone valued at €1,000 from a British tourist...
Walkway wonder
The new €1.6 million boardwalk running along the edge of Poniente beach in Benidorm is ‘progressing well’ and will be extended a further 300...
Airport continues record year
Records for numbers of passengers at Alicante-Elche airport have continued to tumble for the fifth consecutive month, having had the best May in its...
Talking about prostate cancer
Prostate cancer accounts for 19% of the tumours diagnosed in men the Valencia region, according to a report from the health department.
It is the...
Britons among Costa Blanca drug gang arrests
A long investigation into drug dealing has been wrapped up with 22 arrests following searches of homes in Benidorm, Altea, Villajoyosa and Alfaz del...
‘No’ from the PSOE
The Socialist party (PSOE) has said it will not abstain in an investiture session vote in the regional parliament in order to allow the...
Proving net worth
An innovative campaign to remove old fishing nets and other waste from the sea is being undertaken by the Oceanogràfic foundation and the regional...
Snake slithers in
Firefighters ‘rescued’ a Montpellier snake which had found its way into a home in Ciudad Quesada in Rojales.
The local brigade was called in when...
Watch out – turtles about
It is loggerhead turtle nesting time.
Torrevieja town hall biologist Juan Antonio Pujol warned it is now ‘high season’ and mothers could be coming ashore...