Licence ultimatum for British drivers
THE NATIONAL traffic authority (DGT) has issued a special alert for British residents who hold UK driving licences. The DGT has told Britons that...
Fond memories of a Thomas Cook employee
Long-standing Torrevieja resident Rita Huntley has shared her thoughts on a treasured
career working for Thomas Cook with CBNews. The recent demise of the company...
Flooding cash on the way
The first emergency payments for flood victims ‘will start to be made next week’.
Regional councillor for justice and the interior Gabriela Bravo said more...
Valencia cried out for the Earth
Over 4,000 people gathered in Valencia's main square on Friday to join the global cry to raise awareness towards climate change
See report by Catherine...
Lazy fraud costs Valencia public transport dearly
VALENCIA’S public transport department succumbed to a very lazy fraud attempt, sending over €4 million to China.
It all started with an email sent to...
Burglaries plummet in Gandía thanks to police crackdown
BURGLARIES have gone down by 40% and crime in general by 5.6% in Gandía in the first six months of this year, with offences...
Costa faces huge clean up
LOSSES caused by the flooding disaster which has hit the south Valencia region will run to more than €1.5 billion, according to regional president...
Crime rises in Villarreal
FIGURES show that crime has increased in Villarreal by 23% since last year.
Data pertaining to the first half of the year was released earlier...
Three arrested, two in hiding over Llíria death
THREE of the five people who ran over and killed the watchman of a marihuana plantation back in August have been arrested.
The incident took...
Oliva sponsored walk-or-run for cancer research
A FUN-RUN – or 'fun-walk' – which has already raised over €309,000 for cancer research will be under starter's orders in Oliva next Sunday...
Court gives go-ahead for Tavernes beach flood prevention
FLOODED streets on Tavernes beach can at last be prevented now the council has won its case against the landowners.
Plots on the seafront road...
Storms rip grounded ferry apart
BALEÀRIA and Dutch marine firm Ardentia are breaking up the grounded ferry in Dénia port and removing it piece by piece after it wreckage...
Sueca fights for 24-hour pharmacies in town in summer
SUECA council has called for out-of-hours pharmacies to continue trading in the main hub of town in summer, rather than just in the beach...
Turtles emerge
A TOTAL of 113 eggs were found by swimmers in Castellón’s Serradal beach back in July. Of these, 32 were taken to be cared...
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...
