Garden waste service welcomed
The new garden waste collection service in Elche is proving to be a success, having provided 330 services and collected over 40 tonnes of...
Bid to halt skyscrapers
TORREVIEJA’S Green party (Los Verdes) has submitted objections to the scheme to construct three 29-storey apartment blocks on the ‘Campico de San Mames’ –...
VAT cut on electricity
PM Pedro Sánchez announced that his government will reduce IVA (VAT) charged on electricity bills from 10% to 5%.
The measure was due to be...
Whale-Way holiday traffic hots up
More than one giant whale a day has been spotted off Denia’s shores now that migration season is in full swing – and half...
Excavating ancient Elche
A new phase of excavations has begun at the archaeological site of La Alcudia in Elche, part of the ancient city of Illici and...
Hot sea to bring more tropical nights
The high temperature of the Mediterranean off Alicante province is set to bring months of nights in which sleep is made difficult, according to...
Seeing the light
The relaunch of Alicante’s Ciudad de la Luz (city of light) film studio next week will generate an income of €850 million and create...
Detecting turtles
A campaign to detect any turtles that might have walked across beaches in Elche to nest has been launched by city hall and the...
‘High-speed’ smuggling gang brought down
The Guardia Civil has busted a gang which was running high-speed boats packed with hashish into the Alicante coast.
They arrested 26 suspects in connection...
Beach ban lifted but bonfires still prohibited
After two years of prohibiting access to Elche beaches to celebrate the night of San Juan (June 23) as a consequence of the pandemic...
New scanners arrive
The latest Computed Tomography (CT) scanners have been delivered to Torrevieja and Elche general hospitals.
Elche received its last Friday and the one for Torrevieja...
Two walkers die in Alicante mountains
Two elderly walkers have died in separate incidents in the mountains of Alicante province this week.
A massive search operation was launched in Finestrat after...
High alert for forest fires
THE MAXIMUM level of alert for forest fires was activated for Alicante province and other parts of the Valencia region this week.
The extreme heat...
Bear fight witnessed by naturalists
The incredible survival story of an Iberian brown bear and her cub, who were attacked by a male bear during the mating season, has...