Gunning for gum
Benidorm town hall is embarking on a campaign to remove discarded chewing gum from the pavements of the resort.
A high-pressure electric washer is being...
Elderly couple cleaned out by carer
A couple who allegedly pocketed more than €140,000 by selling an elderly couple’s jewellery and valuables have been arrested by the National Police in...
Another temperature record falls
High temperatures have been making the headlines again this week.
While 11 municipalities in the Vega Baja area of south Alicante – including Orihuela and...
Police prevent death by pork scratching
A man who nearly choked to death on a pork scratching had his life saved by two National Police officers.
The incident happened at a...
Residents hope works will end flooding woes
Murcia regional government has started work to prevent the flooding which plagues El Mojón on the coast of San Pedro del Pinatar.
The project is...
Help needed to catch ‘disgraceful’ fly-tippers
Local police in Almoradí have asked for residents to help them catch fly-tippers.
They published photos of areas of countryside in the municipality where ‘uncivil’...
Burning bins cause consternation
A spate of fires in different parts of Alicante province caused by embers placed in rubbish containers has led town halls to issue a...
Record breaking year for Alicante airport
Britons made up more than a third of the passengers who enabled Alicante-Elche airport to record the busiest year in its history, according to...
Putting an end to throw-away culture
The draft of a law designed to prevent food waste has been approved by the Cabinet.
The coalition attempted to pass the legislation at the...
Seafront diversion
The €4 million renovation plan for the beach-front promenade in La Mata has seen another section of the boardwalk dug up and a new...
Alicante set to get emergency response centre
More details have been given on the new regional government’s plan to re-establish health emergency call centres (CICU) in Alicante province and Castellón.
The previous...
Inland motorway to cut coast congestion
The A-33 motorway – designed to cut journey times between Murcia and Valencia – is now open.
It offers a route that is 47 kilometres...
Valencia highlights waiting list reductions
The number of patients on the high-priority waiting list for operations was slashed in the last six months of 2023, according to the Valencia...
Zig-zagging driver causes alert on the N-332
‘A drunken driver’ who was zig-zagging along the N-332 in Torrevieja – crossing into the path of oncoming vehicles – is being investigated by...