Record cocaine haul – suspects jailed
A court in Alicante has jailed five suspects on remand after over four tonnes of cocaine was seized from a warehouse in the municipality...
EIB finances flood repairs and prevention
THE EUROPEAN Investment Bank (EIB) is financing the Valencia government with €100 million in loans to reconstruct infrastructures that were damaged by the DANA...
Pfizer’s ‘shot in the arm’ for inoculation campaign
Spain and other European countries suffered a setback and a boost for their vaccination campaigns against Covid-19 this week.
The news that the single-dose Janssen...
Fire service to the rescue
The Alicante fire brigade’s mountain rescue team had to carry out at least five operations over the Easter weekend after walkers and climbers got...
Residents’ dustbowl upheaval
RESIDENTS are being choked by fine sand after a green area was demolished, leaving a dustbowl in front of their homes in the south...
Slow recovery predicted for Alicante airport
Passenger numbers at Alicante-Elche airport are not likely to recover to hit the highs of last year ‘until 2022 or 2023’, according to airport...
Passport queries answered
The British Embassy has confirmed that red UK passports will remain valid until they expire.
They made the comments after worried Britons contacted Costa Blanca...
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...
Stand against gender violence
Costa town halls are organising events to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women tomorrow (November 25), with more women having...
Beach security paramount
THE LIFEGUARD service is underway in Torrevieja and will run until September 15.
Full story on the security plan for beaches in Friday’s Costa Blanca...
Repairs at last for smashed up seafront
Nearly €60,000 will be invested by Orihuela council in repairing Avenida de las Adelfas at Playa de la Glea, which was smashed up during...
Stricter rules over Christmas holidays announced
Valencia president Ximo Puig has announced additional restrictions for the Christmas period in the region.
The curfew has been brought forward to 23.00 (11pm) until...
Thousands missed in Covid-19 vaccine strategy
Valencia has no protocol to offer Covid-19 vaccines to thousands of people living in the region who do not have a SIP card, doctors...
Court approves hospital reversion
The Regional Supreme Court (TSJCV) has rejected, for the fifth time in seven months, Ribera Salud’s request to suspend the rules of reversion of...
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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...
