Cherry farmers’ plea for help
Torrential rain this year destroyed most of the cherry crop, leaving farmers out of pocket and supermarket shelves empty.
Farmers in the Marina Alta valleys...
Emergency services HQ to return to Alicante
The emergency services hub and call centre (CICU) – which had been centralised in Valencia city – is set to operate from Alicante city...
Costa supports Barcelona
Minutes of silence have been held outside many Costa town hall, such as this one pictured at Benidorm at noon, to show solidarity towards...
British PM visits Spain
BRITISH PM Theresa May to scheduled to visit Madrid tomorrow (Thursday).
Her first official visit to Spain since taking over at Number 10 is to...
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...
Valencia surpasses pollutant particle limits
A NEW study shows that Valencia is among numerous Spanish cities whose air has higher levels of fine particulate matter than the World Health...
Burnt in the dark of night
The falla that briefly graced Valencia’s Plaza del Ayuntamiento was burnt in silence on Monday night.
12-hour taxi strike warning
Following on from the local two hour stoppage on Tuesday May 30, Spanish taxi drivers have called for a general strike on Thursday (June...
No longer a laughing stock
FIGURES show that Castellón airport dealt with more passengers than 15 other Spanish airports.
The northern Valencia region airport was always seen as an unnecessary...
Partially open for business
The ‘slow, prudent and progressive’ opening of the regional economy starts today (Monday).
Valencia’s president Ximo Puig said this would be done in stages so...
Drunk and drugged driver kills three cyclists
A woman who later tested positive for drugs and alcohol ran over a group of cyclists on the N-332 between Jávea and Oliva yesterday...
Happy Birthday Ma’am
HM QUEEN Elizabeth II celebrated her 90th birthday yesterday (Thursday).
UK Prime Minister David Cameron said The Queen has been ‘a rock of strength'.
Celebrations got...
Spain’s insurance shortfall revealed
Nearly three million vehicles on Spain’s roads are not covered by an insurance policy, according to government figures.
This represents a staggering 9% of all...
COSTA LEVANTE
Brain drain to Spain
A record number of foreigners are working in Spain – many in ‘high value’ professions.
The government reported this week that more non-Spaniards than ever...
