Green is good – border ridge walk (part 1)

If you like your ridge paths to be verdant and dramatic – and free of rocks and obstacles to allow unencumbered strides – then...

Heat warnings issued

State weather agency AEMET has published heat warnings for Alicante province for Friday and Saturday. The hottest day of the heatwave is set to be...

The final edition of the Costa Blanca News

It is with sadness and regret that the staff have to announce that this Friday’s paper will be the last edition of the Costa...

Newspapers on the street

Costa Blanca News group's free newspaper The Weekly Post has hit the streets this morning as usual (every Wednesday at supermarkets and other outlets)....

Lifeline for the Iberian Lynx

The population of the Iberian lynx has passed the figure of 2,000, according to the latest figures provided by the government. The ministry for the...

Bank proposes merger to create ‘one of Europe’s largest financial entities’

The BBVA bank has proposed a merger with Banco Sabadell, offering almost €11.5 billion in the form of an exchange of shares to take...

Long queues for flyers at Birmingham airport

International travellers – some of them flying to Alicante – were caught up in an enormous queue snaking out of the doors of Birmingham...

TIE appointment shortfall angers residents

British residents who are still trying to obtain the foreigner identity card (TIE) in Alicante province have been finding it virtually impossible to get...

Bringing back the bearded vulture

Three young bearded vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) – also known as the lammergeyer – have been released as part of a reintroduction programme at the...

More suspects nabbed for motorway service station vehicle burglaries

More suspects nabbed for motorway service station vehicle burglaries By Alex Watkins GUARDIA Civil have arrested two people accused of burgling vehicles at rest areas and...

Three days of ‘heat’

State weather agency AEMET has updated its alerts for hot weather – and the south of Alicante province has been placed on a yellow...

Get ready for the EU’s new Entry Exit System, says Embassy

The British Embassy is urging all Britons who live in Spain and are still in possession of a ‘green certificate’ to apply for the...

Spain to treat Gazan children diagnosed with cancer and trauma

PM Pedro Sánchez and health minister Mónica García held a meeting in Madrid this week with Hans Kluge, regional director of the World Health...

Doctor shortage set to hit the health service this summer

The health service in the Valencia region is bracing for a difficult summer. Regional councillor for health, Marciano Gómez said on Wednesday that the national...