Fresh fish at a ‘more competitive price’
Villajoyosa’s fishermen’s guild have opened a stall at the town’s indoor market.
Marin Espín, president of the guild, explained that the town’s fishermen have had...
Shifting snow
Snow has reached a depth of 40cm on Aitana – Alicante’s highest mountain.
And snow ploughs have been working overtime in Castellón province, where heavy...
Saving survivors of the Turkey quakes
Firefighters from the Valencia region described their elation as they managed to extract survivors from the rubble in the disaster zone of the Turkey...
Helping out in the earthquake disaster
An Alicante firefighter forms part of a team which travelled to Turkey on Tuesday to help in the search for survivors from the devastating...
Yew know it makes sense
A total of 30,000 European yew tree (Taxus baccata) saplings are being cultivated by the Valencia government ‘to improve the Mediterranean forests’.
Regional councillor for...
Costa Blanca turned into big screen war-zone
In the international trailer for Guy Ritchie’s new movie The Covenant, the British director of Snatch and The Gentlemen puts the town of Villajoyosa...
Cheap AVE to start in May
Anyone keen to visit Madrid on the first low-fare, high-speed trains (AVE) from Alicante will be able to do so from May, when the...
Home alone dogs rescued
Two dogs have been rescued from a home in San Vicente, which had apparently been abandoned.
A spokesman for the provincial fire brigade said that...
Hashish hidden in used clothes bundle
A haul of 560 kilos of hashish has been found in a container which was being used to transport second-hand clothing.
The load was being...
Natural ‘cathedral’ discovered
When Murcia university (UMU) lecturer Ignacio Martín Lerma managed to squeeze his head inside after months of excavation and shine a torch to see...
Fortifying homes to fight climate change
All building work will have to be adapted to ‘meet the needs of the climate emergency’.
The Valencia government has passed a decree which will...
Game over for match fixers
A total of 23 members of an alleged betting syndicate have been arrested on suspicion of fixing football games in Spain.
Among those detained are...
Cosmetic con
Five people have been arrested for a scam in which expensive beauty treatments were contracted by usurping the identity of other people.
The victims only...
Good Samaritan returns lost cash
A woman who lost an envelope containing €500 had it returned to her by the National Police in Elche.
The woman who found the envelope...
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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...
