Coast protection plan saved
A plan to protect land along the Valencia region’s coastline has been granted a reprieve by the Supreme Court (TS).
The territorial action plan for...
Manises, Spain’s luckiest Christmas lottery town
AN AIRPORT town is probably one of the luckiest in Spain: El Gordo Christmas lottery tickets sold there have won top prizes for the...
Emergency zone status for fire zones
Sites devastated by large forest fires in Spain this summer – including the Vall d’Ebo in Alicante and Bejís in the north of Valencia...
Gandia hospital to get radiotherapy unit
GANDIA hospital will at last be getting a radiotherapy unit, meaning cancer patients in La Safor will no longer have to travel huge distances...
Saudi vessel ignites protests
THE DOCKING of Saudi vessel Bahri Abha at Sagunto port has prompted numerous social and anti-war groups to protest.
News was leaked that the Bahri...
Summer security operation launched
The Guardia Civil’s summer campaign for Alicante province – ‘Operación Verano 2022’ – was presented on Monday and will run until the end of...
The end of ETA
BASQUE terrorist group ETA announced its final dissolution on Wednesday, as Costa Blanca News last week reported it was planning to do.
In an open...
‘42,000 lives saved’
Regional president Ximo Puig lamented that ‘many lives have been lost’ due to the coronavirus during an ‘extreme period of time’.
However, he stated that...
Teacher in hot water in verbal sexual abuse case
A Teacher at Valencia University could be fired after allegedly making a number of lewd remarks at his students in class.
Pet friendly dilemma for hotels
Following the approval in March of Spain’s new animal protection law, hotels and restaurants will have to explicitly state whether they are pet friendly...
Researchers validate new way of treating acid reflux
RESEARCHERS from Valencia’s CEU UCH university have shown that physical therapy treatments in the patient’s diaphragm area can help alleviate the issues caused by...
Flights to ‘stop al foc’
The phrase in Valencian and English – ‘stop al foc’ (halt fires) – is one of the most repeated messages from the regional government...
Terror death toll increases to 16
The death of a 51-year-old German woman who was in critical condition at a Barcelona hospital after being run over by the terrorist van...
‘Romance scam’ busted
Guardia Civil have arrested two people for committing a cybercrime known as a ‘romance scam’.
They are accused of obtaining €175,000 by simulating romantic relationships...
COSTA LEVANTE
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...
