High speed at low prices
A cut-price high-speed train (AVE) service between Alicante and Madrid will be available from June 2, 2023, provided by private company Iryo, a joint...
Man attacked and killed by neighbours’ dogs
THE Guardia Civil are investigating the death of a farmer, aged 66, who was allegedly set upon and killed by a neighbours dogs while...
Luxury properties were home to drug farms
Houses in exclusive urbanisations in Calpe were found to be concealing three indoor marijuana plantations, reported the Guardia Civil.
Officers seized a total of 1,000...
Costa crime rate drops
OVERALL crime rates in Alicante province dropped by 2% during last year, according to figures released by the ministry of the interior.
However, some serious...
Argy-bargy over smoking ban
The smoking ban on bar and restaurant terraces in the Valencia region is causing conflict this summer, with tourists arriving from other parts of...
Bid to speed up energy supply self-sufficiency
In response to the surge in the wholesale price of electricity brought on by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Valencia president Ximo Puig has...
“We’re a proper family at last!”
Benidoleig mums Brenda Kelleher and María José Torres are celebrating at last: a judge in Madrid has allowed their third baby to be registered...
Hero cop saves baby’s life
FINESTRAT mayor Juan Francisco Pérez (right) officially commended local police officer Miguel Sellés this week after he saved the life of a one-year-old baby...
Weed farm found in villa
A young man from Pedreguer has been remanded in custody after a marijuana farm was uncovered in the basement of the villa he was...
Visitors dodge beauty spot booking rules
ONE IN six visitors to the Cova Tallada cave in summer failed to book their place and buy a ticket – despite knowing they...
Another temperature record falls
High temperatures have been making the headlines again this week.
While 11 municipalities in the Vega Baja area of south Alicante – including Orihuela and...
Health agency planned by the government
The government has given more information on the national public health agency (Agencia Estatal de Salud Pública) which is being set up.
According to the...
Rescued from rough seas
Members of the Guardia Civil and Red Cross rescued nine people from aboard a boat that was drifting in rough seas a mile off...
Jabs start later in the Valencia region
The joint vaccination campaign against Covid-19 and the flu will start next Monday (October 16) in the Valencia region.
A spokeswoman for the regional health...
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Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
