More than a third of Britons enjoy ‘TIE time’
Just over a year after the TIE (Tarjeta Identidad de Extranjero) residency card was launched, the latest figures from the Spanish government show that...
Search for potential fire-hazard buildings in Alicante city
Alicante city hall has started to search for apartment blocks that may have cladding similar to the buildings destroyed by the inferno in Valencia’s...
Measles spike continues
THE number of people that have gone down with the disease in the region is already five times as large as the total from...
Councils prepare for a safe Easter
Costa town halls have outlined their emergency plans to keep the area safe over the busy Easter holiday period.
Both Orihuela and Calpe councils staged...
Saharawi children arrive
ON TUESDAY, July 2, a specially chartered planes brought 131 boys and girls to Alicante airport as part of the Vacaciones en Paz (Holidays...
Medications – home delivery
Councillor for health in Valencia region, Ana Barceló reported that they have set up a medication home delivery service for vulnerable residents.
This covers people...
Aid for home improvements
Residents in the Valencia region can now apply for subsidies to reform their homes.
A total of 30 million has been made available.
Regional housing councillor...
Windfall for dependency care
The Cabinet has approved distribution of almost €1.1 billion amongst the regional governments for dependency care.
The funding is from the EU recovery plan and...
Light at the end of the tunnel
Spain has recorded its lowest number of deaths of patients suffering coronavirus in nearly two weeks.
The total of 637 is the lowest since March...
Fighting poverty
OVER €920,000 were paid out in emergency benefits to Gandia's most hard-pressed families in 2015.
The town council is in charge of handing out urgent...
Snow alert for inland Alicante
The interior of Alicante province has been placed on yellow alert for snow on Thursday.
According to state weather agency AEMET, snow could fall above...
Wind farms awaiting the green light
SEVEN renewable energy installations in Castellón province have been at a standstill for several months as they await the green light from the regional...
‘Use the land to stop fires’, campaign
The regional government is launching the ‘Producto Stop al Foc’ (stop fires product) campaign in an attempt to reduce the threat of wildfires in...
Man blinded by laser pointer
A 37-YEAR-OLD man suffered ‘severe bilateral sight loss’ after a laser pointer hit him in the eyes for a couple of seconds.
The victim was...
COSTA LEVANTE
‘Settling a debt’ with the ‘forgotten victims’ of the Catholic Church
The government has presented measures which it says will ‘recognise, prevent and redress’ sexual abuse which occurred in the Catholic Church in Spain.
The Ombudsman’s...
