Valencia’s bumper budget for 2023
The regional government has announced a record budget for 2023 ‘to fight against inflation and the economic crisis’.
It will see them spend €28.4 billion,...
Not cops but robbers
A gang specialised in stealing drugs from other criminals by disguising themselves as armed police has been disbanded in Elche, reported the National Police.
As...
Unparalleled necropolis unearthed
A Byzantine burial site being excavated in Rojales has turned out to be the largest discovered so far in the Iberian Peninsula.
Located at the...
Octogenarian dies in tractor tragedy
An 83-year-old farmer was killed when his tractor toppled over in a rural area of the south of Alicante province.
The cause of the accident,...
Briton and son among drug gang suspects
A British resident of Orihuela Costa and his juvenile son have been arrested as part of an investigation into an international drug trafficking gang,...
Valencia makes a stand to prevent climate breakdown
As the UN warns that the world is failing to meet vital climate change targets to prevent ‘climate disaster’, Valencia president Ximo Puig has...
Pedestrianisation probe
A pilot scheme to pedestrianise several streets in Pilar de la Horadada will begin in November in order to try and improve trade for...
Costa building project published
Plans to reclassify land to allow building in sector E-3 ‘el Barranco’ of Orihuela Costa were put on public display on Tuesday for any...
Scooter bylaw in force
Flagrant misuse of personal mobility vehicles (PMVs), such as electric scooters, in Orihuela is now liable to be penalised since a new bylaw come...
Costa rubbish service overwhelmed
Residents exasperated with the inadequate rubbish collection and street cleaning service in Orihuela Costa were due to demand answers at the full council meeting...
Residents bugged by mosquito menace
Residents in many parts of Torrevieja have been complaining of the proliferation of mosquitoes in the municipality.
An explosion in the populations of the biting...
Tip site angers residents
Residents in Ciudad Quesada have complained over a fly-tipping site near their homes which has been growing in size in recent months.
The area –...
Fighting for the rights of the homeless
A CAMPAIGN to raise awareness about the lack of social protection for homeless people has been launched by the Catholic church charity, Cáritas.
Last year,...
High cost of cutting prescription charges
Aid towards prescription charges, provided by the regional government for vulnerable collectives, amounts to €47 million for 2022 and a total of €354M since...