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...
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...
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...
Low-rent social homes for tourism hotspots
The regional government has revealed the exact locations of new social housing that will be constructed – and Javea, Benidorm and Villajoyosa will get...
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...
More capacity for high-speed trains
The government has given the green light to put a €20.7 million contract out to tender to bolster high-speed train access to Alicante station.
A...
Spain to recognise Palestinian state
PM Pedro Sánchez has said Spain will ‘recognise the existence of the Palestinian state’ on May 28, along with Norway and Ireland.
He stated on...
No firm date yet for new EU border checks, says EC...
The EU is insisting that no definitive date has been set for the introduction of the new Entry/Exit System (EES) at the borders.
UK national...
New high-speed trains mean more seats at low prices
Public rail company Renfe put its new S-106 trains into circulation for high-speed, low-cost Avlo routes between Madrid, Valencia, Murcia, Aragón and Cataluña on...
Calling in the cavalry – ITV reinforcements being hired
Measures to address the difficulty of obtaining appointments for ITV (MOT) vehicle inspections have been approved, now that industrial action to demand equal pay...
Glucose monitors now available from GPs for type two diabetes
Continuous glucose monitors can now be prescribed to patients with type two diabetes by GPs in the Valencia region.
The authorisation from the regional health...
Art forgeries seized before auction
A total of 22 forged paintings purporting to be by Salvador Dalí, Antonio Saura, Joan Miró and Mariano Benlliure have been seized by National...
Valencia aims to blast away bureaucracy
The Valencia government is going to ‘change at least 28 laws, 46 decrees, 448 procedures, and six orders’ in order to ‘eliminate the bureaucratic...
Homage to Spanish victims of Nazi camps
Two Spanish government ministers travelled to the former Nazi concentration camp of Mauthausen in Austria to pay tribute to the 9,300 Spanish victims who...
COSTA LEVANTE
Heat alerts issued
Very hot weather is due to affect large swathes of Spain in the coming days.
The whole of Alicante province is on alert for high...
