Residency demands ‘are too strict’
New requirements for Britons wanting to move to Spain – or stay for extended periods – are so restrictive that the British expat population...
Cycling’s coming home
The tour of Valencia region cycling race of 2023 will start in Orihuela on February 1, it was announced on Wednesday.
A presentation of Valencia's...
Airports back to their best
Spain’s state airports exceeded pre-pandemic passenger figures for the first time last month, and Alicante-Elche airport had its busiest January ever.
A total of 795,148...
Beach bars in legal limbo
PROBLEMS still surround the contract for the Orihuela Costa beach bar service, which includes sunbeds, toilets and water sport facilities.
Councillor for beaches Luisa Boné...
Improvements to rural link road set to start
REPAIR work to the busy country road from San Miguel de Salinas to the urbanisations Eagle’s Nest, Blue Lagoon and Las Filipinas has been...
No quick fix to voting exclusion
The UK government has no immediate plans to end the notorious 15-year rule which bars many Britons abroad from voting in general elections.
Costa Blanca...
Coronavirus – Spain maintains ‘very good’ evolution
Spain has reported a total of 164 deaths with coronavirus for the second day running.
There were just 356 new cases in the last 24...
Dogs saved from fire
Firefighters rescued two small dogs from a house fire in Torrevieja, giving them oxygen to help them recover.
A spokesman for the provincial brigade explained...
Vest investment
A total of 48 bulletproof vests have been purchased for San Pedro del Pinatar local police force by the council.
More in Friday’s Costa Blanca...
Update on the vaccine rollout
The regional health department is set to administer 451,816 jabs to protect people against Covid-19 this week – down by 48,000 on last week’s...
One in five foreigners in Alicante are British
Britons are still the most numerous foreign nationality living in Alicante province, with 67,728 citizens making up 19.6% of non-Spanish residents and 3.65% of...
Hope for Costa urbanisations
Councillors unanimously agreed that action has to be taken over long-standing Orihuela Costa urbanisations that were never properly finished and lack basic services.
Thousands of...
One-off ‘thank you’ payment for frontline heroes
Public sector employees working in the frontline during the coronavirus healthcare crisis in the Valencia region are to receive a one-off payment.
Regional president Ximo...
Imprisoned wife rescued
A man who kept his ‘partner’ locked up at home – and physically and sexually assaulted her – has been arrested in Alicante, according...
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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...
