Livestock vaccination launched to tackle bluetongue disease
Vaccination of livestock against bluetongue disease has started in Alicante province, announced the regional government.
Bluetongue virus is a non-contagious, insect-transmitted, viral disease of domestic...
Unauthorised taxis detected at Alicante airport
Local police checks at Alicante-Elche airport resulted in fines for nine passenger transport vehicles without authorisation to pick up passengers at the terminal, reported...
People power versus solar power
‘Ruining’ the lives of dozens of small farmers and ‘changing the lifestyle, landscape and culture’ of a small town is an ‘unacceptable’ consequence of...
No park progress
Residents in La Siesta admit to being confused and angry about the limbo in which the new €4.2 million park finds itself, while Torrevieja...
Rewilding dunes ‘essential to mitigate impact of climate change’
Further planting has been taking place in the dunes at La Mata – this time with Torrevieja town hall working in conjunction with the...
Rooms without a view
While the construction of the new municipal sports centre in La Mata, Torrevieja is progressing at a fast pace, owners of apartments in the...
Norwich and Cardiff get the nod from budget flyer
Budget airline Ryanair has announced nine new routes from Alicante-Elche airport as the low-cost operator carries out its promised expansion on the Costa Blanca.
Provincial...
Luxury villas turned into marijuana farms
National Police have dismantled three indoor marijuana plantations in Alicante province, as part of an investigation into a gang that used houses in well-off...
Cop shop opens up
The new local police base in Santa Pola’s Gran Alacant urbanisation is now open, which mayoress Loreto Serrano ‘will improve attention to our citizens’.
Located...
‘Partial’ drought emergency for south Alicante province
A drought emergency is due to be declared from Friday (March 1) for the south of Alicante province and Murcia region.
At a meeting of...
On the warpath against solar plant
The almost universal outrage of residents in San Miguel de Salinas at government plans for a massive solar power plant in prime farmland will...
Judge puts Spiderman burglaries suspect behind bars
A young man has been remanded in custody on suspicion of committing four burglaries in Callosa de Segura and Cox.
Analysis of the scenes indicated...
Reconnecting railways in Alicante
The regional government has reopened Alicante city’s Luceros TRAM station and authorised a deal with state rail company Renfe entitling high-speed train (AVE) passengers...
Scrapyard goes up in smoke
Firefighters have been battling a ‘large fire’ at a wreckers’ yard in Benejúzar.
A spokesman for the provincial brigade said they received the alert just...
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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...
