Counting on campervanners
The Valencia government is stumping up €834,062 to allow more villages in the depopulated interior of the region to set up facilities for motorhomes.
A...
Time up for fake watch sellers
National Police have seized a huge haul of high-quality counterfeit watches.
A force spokesman said they were being sold in towns all over the province,...
Playground plagued with vermin
Residents of one of Orihuela Costa’s oldest and most neglected urbanisations, Montezenia, are hoping that this time the council’s promises to resolve some of...
Website upgrade after ‘traffic jam’
Costa Blanca News website will undergo another upgrade in capacity this evening - which may cause minor access problems - after an huge surge...
Back to school – with a difference
The Valencia government is stumping up €1.5 million to buy reusable face masks and disinfect school buildings in time for beginning of the new...
Park planting fast track
Thousands of native bushes and trees have been planted in La Mata-Torrevieja natural park in recent weeks.
The initiative is the linchpin of the regional...
Drug parcel gang busted
THE AUTHORITIES have wound up a drug trafficking operation by arresting a gang that allegedly shipped drugs in parcels through Alicante-Elche airport, and managed...
Paddle boarder found dead
A man who was practising paddle boarding off Torrevieja has been found dead in the sea.
State news agency EFE reported the 39 year old...
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...
Call to end reliance on residential tourism
The regional government’s Plan Vega Renhace to regenerate the Vega Baja area has concerned associations of ecologists and residents who fear some of its...
Council’s €82 million plan to halt flooding
Torrevieja town hall and water company Agamed have presented a plan to bring an end to flooding in the municipality.
A total of €82 million...
British fugitive caught in Murcia
One of the UK’s most wanted fugitives has been arrested ‘a few kilometres from Murcia city’.
The National Police press office revealed that the 25-year-old...
Thumbs up for Torrevieja tower blocks
Torrevieja town hall has given the green light to proceed with the project to construct two 82-metre-high tower blocks next to the marina.
Opposition parties...
Coast bridge repairs underway at last
The bridge which used to connect the promenades between Mil Palmeras and La Torre in Pilar de la Horadada is finally being reconstructed, after...
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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...
