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...
Free room for self-isolating tourists
FREE hotel accommodation will be provided for any tourists who have to self-isolate in the Valencia region due to Covid-19.
Regional secretary for tourism Francesc...
Airlines told to cancel summer flights to prevent travel chaos
The UK government and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have told airlines to cancel summer flights now which they cannot supply this summer.
The move is...
Bank watchdog to be set up
The government is creating an authority to defend the interests of clients of financial institutions.
Minister for the economy, Nadia Calviño said it will have...
Millions provided for river restauration project
A total of €4.8 million is to be spent on a plan to reduce the risk of flooding from the River Segura and its...
Brit bars in ‘Grand National’ police raid
FIVE British bars in Benidorm were raided on Saturday afternoon as a Valencia regional police unit moved in to crack down on illegal gambling.
There...
Nigeria sees red over tomato fights
By Dave Jamieson
THE Valencian town of Buñol has had to defend itself after being taken to task by Nigeria.
Every August, the town holds its famous...
Regional probe into Mijas auctions of embargoed properties
THE regional parliament’s public auditing body, the Cámara de Cuentas, is to carry out a probe into Mijas town hall’s process of auctioning off...
Would you save Trump from burning?
This 'ninot' of Donald Trump is one of over 700 currently on show at the Museo Príncipe Felipe in Valencia that will be up...
La Vuelta crosses the Costa
THE SPECTACULAR Vuelta Ciclista a España race is crossing the Valencia region with a key stage finish in Benitachell on Sunday.
Wednesday saw the race...
“Non-vaccinated children put the whole community at risk”
ANTI-VACCINATION campaigners and parents who heed them have been given a harsh warning by Dénia Hospital's manager: “You're putting lives in danger.”
“The widespread 'post-truth'...
CAM bosses guilty
The High Court has sentenced the ex-bosses of the Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo (CAM) savings bank to between two years nine months and...
Seed drop over Cómpeta
OVER 700 school children and one helicopter have completed a project to encourage the repopulation of trees in an area devastated by a huge...
Mark seizes golden opportunity
OLYMPIC hero Mark Colbourne MBE plans to put down roots on the Costa Blanca after falling in love with the area - and help...