Summer tourism back in business
Tourism figures have been buoyant this summer and indicate that by the end of this year the region will have welcomed a similar number...
Sea change for Torrevieja town centre
Torrevieja town hall is aiming to take advantage of the multi-million-euro redevelopment of the port area to improve traffic flow into the town centre.
Mayor...
Alicante to host high-level EU meeting
Alicante is staging the Med-9 summit of leaders from southern Europe on September 30.
The city has been chosen by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to...
Fire in improvised waste dump controlled
A fire which broke out in the early hours of Sunday morning in a dry irrigation pool in Ciudad Quesada, Rojales – which is...
Horror in the sea
Bodies continue to be found off Alicante and Murcia provinces following one of the worst migrant boat tragedies seen in this part of the...
Briton arrested following high-speed chase
A Briton and a Moroccan were caught with 13.5 kilos of marijuana in their car after a dangerous, high-speed chase, revealed the National Police.
Officers...
Bees in the sofa
Firefighters were called in to remove a beehive from a rural property in Rojales on Wednesday night.
The bees had set up home in a...
VAT on gas to be slashed
THE GOVERNMENT is set to reduce IVA (VAT) on gas from 21% to 5%, starting in October.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told national radio station...
Shoulder deep in weed
Armed Guardia Civil have busted a ‘massive’ marijuana plantation in San Javier on the Mar Menor.
A force spokesman reported that it had been set...
City set for seafront facelift
More than €7.7 million is being invested to transform the seafront in Alicante.
Town planning councillor Adrián Santos said this encompasses ‘one of the strategic...
Perilous police pursuit
A hair-raising National Police chase through the streets of Elda concluded with the fleeing car suspended on a crash barrier, two suspects in custody...
Mind the gap
A YOUNG woman needed help from the fire brigade when she became stuck in a security fence leading to Alicante university from San Vicente.
They...
‘Use the land to stop fires’, campaign
The regional government is launching the ‘Producto Stop al Foc’ (stop fires product) campaign in an attempt to reduce the threat of wildfires in...
Seven found dead at sea
The Guardia Civil are investigating after seven dead bodies were recovered from the sea off Alicante and Murcia provinces.
A boat carrying migrants from Algeria...
POPULAR NEWS
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...
