Flu spike
Health centres up and down the Valencia region have registered a rapidly increasing amount of patients suffering from the flu this week.
Official sources said...
Candy Wright’s a ‘Piece of Light’
Dedicated Costa charity worker Candy Wright has been granted the 'Points of Light' award by British PM Theresa May in recognition of her outstanding...
Holiday rental websites under fire
THE VALENCIAN government has triggered new action which could result in huge fines for holiday rental sites such as popular Airbnb that have not...
Highest unemployment fall on record
2016 has ended with the highest fall in unemployment in a single year in Spain since records have been kept. The employment office has...
Beniarbeig burglar busted
A resident of Beniarbeig has been charged with 12 counts of burglary following an investigation by the Guardia civil. Numerous forced entries with exactly...
On alert
COSTA councils in collaboration with National Police and Guardia Civil have set up extra security deployments for the forthcoming New Year's Eve and Three...
High hopes for Costa ‘floor clause’ victims
BANK customer associations estimate between 140,000 and 160,000 mortgage payers in Alicante province will be able to claim back amounts overcharged by banks due...
Airport access priority
THE regional government has called on the central executive to prioritise access to the airport in next year's budget.
More specifically, the Valencian executive demands...
Terrorism alert rise hoax
News circulated on Whatsapp at the weekend that a Level 5 terror attack was imminent on Tuesday. This was later found to be a...
Armed against terrorism
National police officers on patrol at airports, railway stations and christmas markets and fairs throughout Spain over the holidays are now carrying large weapons...
Baggage bandits busted
FOUR baggage handlers at Alicante-Elche airport have been arrested for allegedly stealing people’s belongings.
According to a Guardia Civil spokesperson, they have cleared up 61...
Costa gets Christmas lottery shower
Benidorm and San Pedro del Pinatar were two of the luckiest towns in Spain yesterday with many winning Christmas lottery (El Gordo) tickets sold...
Most dangerous zones for flooding
THE Marina Alta and Vega Baja have the highest risk of flooding in the whole of Alicante province.
Every year, news reports on storm damage...
Spanish banks ordered to pay back mortgage ‘floor clause’ amounts
THE EU Supreme Court has ordered banks must pay back all the amounts overcharged to mortgage payers who had a so-called 'floor clause' (minimum...
COSTA LEVANTE
School mobile phone ban brought in
A ‘general ban’ on mobile phone use by pupils in schools has been introduced by the Valencia government, except in specific cases.
Regional education councillor...
