Airport strike set to go ahead
Private security staff at Alicante-Elche airport are set to go ahead with strike action – starting tomorrow (Friday).
Employees from Ilunion Seguridad will be staging...
African heat to hit Alicante
Alicante’s first heatwave of the summer is set to hit the province next week.
The mercury will shoot up from Monday, according to state weather...
Giant ‘cockroach’ roamed in Murcia mountains
The fossilised footprints of a metre-long creature, ‘similar to a cockroach’, have been found in mountains in Murcia.
This new species – now long extinct...
Drought decree on the way
After one of the driest starts to the spring on record – and reservoirs on the brink in some parts of the country –...
Airport rail links at the top of the wish list
The mayors of Elche and Alicante held a top-level meeting on Wednesday and a rail link between the two cities with a stop at...
Action demanded to tackle food price hikes
The reduction in IVA (VAT) on certain basic foodstuffs to combat inflation has not stopped many prices from rising significantly, according to a study...
‘Exploring the deep’ off Alicante’s coast
Marine biologists have carried out a 12-day exploration of deep-sea canyons off the coast of Alicante province.
The team from the Spanish oceanographic institute (IEO,...
All aboard the Avlo
The first low-fare, high-speed train (AVE) between Madrid and Alicante arrived on the Costa Blanca on Monday – 10 years after the line was...
New chief for Torrevieja’s A&E department
Following reports of long waits at the A&E department at Torrevieja hospital, the regional health department has said they have taken on additional doctors...
Airport opens free pick-up car park
Alicante-Elche airport has opened an ‘express’ car park outside the terminal on the floor for arrivals, announced state airports company AENA.
The first 10 minutes...
ITV stations go back on strike
More strikes have been called in the ITV (MOT) motor vehicle inspection service pay dispute, which the regional government claimed to have settled in...
Where there’s a way, there’s a will
The ‘vía verde’ (green way) walking and cycle track in Torrevieja is set for a facelift.
The town hall announced this week that they are...
Remote control marijuana plantation raided
A completely automated marijuana plantation has been dismantled by National Police in Elche, thanks to an investigation launched when officers detected a vehicle that...
Woman, 96, killed by dogs
A 96-year-old woman has died in hospital after she was savaged by two mastiffs in Alguazas in Murcia.
In an official statement from the town...
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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...
