HMS TRENT arrives in Cartagena
On her first visit to Spain, the British Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS TRENT is spending this week in the port of Cartagena, reported...
On the warpath against solar plant
The almost universal outrage of residents in San Miguel de Salinas at government plans for a massive solar power plant in prime farmland will...
On red
There is an ‘extreme’ risk of forest fires starting in the Valencia region today (Monday), according to the regional emergency services.
The dry conditions and...
The call of the wild
The Clot de Galvany municipal nature reserve reopened to the public this week, albeit with a limited capacity for visitors.
Elche councillor Esther Díez asked...
Airports back to best
The airports serving Alicante province and Murcia region are seeing a return to passenger numbers which are similar to those recorded in 2019 –...
Town hall allows discos to reopen as cafe
Nightlife establishments in Novelda have been authorised to reopen as cafeterias while the Covid-19 restrictions remain in place, announced the town hall.
The resolution was...
Murcia tops ‘delay’ list for Spanish airports
Murcia international has the joint-worst punctuality record of any airport in Spain.
Only 65% of flights departing from the infrastructure in rural Covera took off...
Motorway blaze
A fire broke out in the trailer of an HGV on the A-7 in Elche causing the partial closure of the motorway in the...
Council unveils €49 million spending plan
Torrevieja town hall has authorised the investment of budget surplus cash totalling €48,792,056 in different projects for the town.
The two largest of these schemes...
Mar Menor flood protection plan presented
An €80 million plan to protect the Mar Menor and its surrounding towns from flooding has been announced by the national government.
This will involve...
Spain shows hunger for chip production
The government has approved a €12 billion strategic plan to turn Spain into a ‘reference country’ for the design and manufacture of chips for...
State budget presented for 2021
A national budget to ‘reconstruct the country and modernise the economy’ has been presented by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and deputy PM Pablo Iglesias.
They...
Reinforcing the flood gates
Work to install an automatic safety gate at the mouth of La Comuna irrigation channel into the River Segura in Rojales is underway.
Mayor Antonio...
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...
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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...
