Lowest coronavirus death toll since March 24
The number of patients who are dying with coronavirus in Spain continues to fall.
The government has just reported a figure of 605 for the...
‘Special measures’ bring down waiting times
Average waiting times for operations in the Valencia region were reduced by 10 days in November to 88 days.
The biggest improvement when compared with...
New rules to watch TV abroad
THE EUROPEAN Parliament’s legal affairs committee has agreed rules to make it easier for broadcasters to release their content online throughout the EU.
New legislation...
Hot week to end April
Orihuela city is set to record a high of 36°C tomorrow (Tuesday) as hot air pushes up from Africa.
A cooling sea breeze means that...
Aid for councils to help residents
A total of 10,000 public sector workers will help ensure that food and medicines are available for vulnerable people in the Valencia region.
Regional councillor...
Christmas joy For African hero
A brave young man who burst into a burning building in Dénia to rescue its wheelchair-bound occupant will be given residence rights thanks to...
Pay deal set to avert strikes
Employers’ representatives and the country’s two main unions – UGT and CCOO – have come to an agreement over pay which is set to...
Peaceful protest in Tavernes
MORE than 600 people joined in peaceful protest on Saturday (July 13) to demand freedom for the population of Western Sahara.
The event, in Tavernes...
Spain to declare State of Alarm
PM Pedro Sánchez has just announced that the Cabinet will declare the State of Alarm in the whole of Spain over the Covid-19 coronavirus...
New laws on smoking begin to bite
Alicante city local police issued fines to 25 people in one day for smoking too close to other people in public areas.
City hall reported...
Health centres bring in Covid-19 protocol
Health centres have been adapted in order to ‘reinforce the contention of Covid-19 during the recovery phase from the pandemic’.
Councillor for health Ana Barceló...
Women stop the Costa
HUNDREDS of people gathered outside Benidorm town hall at midday yesterday (Thursday) to join the Women's Day protests that took place in several countries....
The Costa life of late Cranberries singer
BENISSA is mourning the sudden death of The Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordian this week after it was revealed that she lived on the...
MPs back Brexit timetable
BRITAIN’S MPs have voted to back PM Theresa May’s plan to start formal talks on Brexit by the end of March next year.
The move...
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...
