Christmas puts waiting list purge on hold
The regional government's battle to continue reducing waiting lists for operations was dealt a temporary blow in December due to Christmas.
The holidays taken by...
Showing the best of the Costa Blanca
Costa Blanca town halls have been promoting the best of their municipalities this week at Spain’s largest tourism fair, FITUR which offers a shop...
Huge investment to resolve flooding woes
A massive €840 million budget has been allocated for the five-year risk management plan against flooding for the River Segura basin, which will be...
Better cover for the Campoverde connection
Safety on a busy rural road in San Pedro del Pinatar is to be improved with a million-euro project to resurface it.
The RM-F25 between...
Air traffic controllers set to strike
Unions representing air traffic controllers have called five days of strike action at 16 Spanish airports including Alicante-Elche.
The 24-hour stoppages are set to take...
Well blessed!
Pets all over Alicante province have been receiving ‘the blessing of San Anton’.
Ceremonies to mark the day of the patron of animals were held...
Doctors’ strike on hold
The doctors’ strike which was due to take place in the Valencia region this week was postponed ‘in order not to contribute to the...
Dune recovery project on track
The project to create an ‘open wood’ in the dunes on La Mata’s coast is continuing apace.
Biologist Jorge Sánchez Balibrea, from the south-east naturalists’...
Residents report drug den
A couple were arrested on suspicion of drug dealing in Callosa de Segura, following an investigation launched in March in response to anonymous tips...
Rebuilding busted beach access
The state coast department (Costas) is carrying out work to restore access to Rocamar beach in Pilar de la Horadada.
The only way down to...
Missing packages found in delivery driver’s home
A delivery driver for a courier company in Alicante is accused of stealing numerous packages worth a total of over €5,000.
These included mobile phones,...
Talking up a four-day week
The Valencia government is continuing its exploration of the four-day working week.
Regional vice-president Aitana Mas met with Iceland’s minister for education, Áxmundur Einar Daoason...
Water war reaches Madrid
Thousands of protesters took part in a demonstration in Madrid on Wednesday to demand that water is ‘guaranteed’ for the south east of Spain...
Watching the weather
Benijófar has now joined the 17 other municipalities in the Vega Baja that have their own weather stations as part of the local network...
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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...
