Valencia highlights waiting list reductions
The number of patients on the high-priority waiting list for operations was slashed in the last six months of 2023, according to the Valencia...
Calpe police driven quackers
Local police in Calpe were called at around 03:30 on Tuesday, when a group of wild ducks stopped the traffic.
Wandering around the middle of...
Airport flying high
ALICANTE-Elche airport is on course for its best ever year.
The 774,856 passengers recorded during November pushed the figure for 2016 up to 11,644,725 –...
Costa Blanca turned into big screen war-zone
In the international trailer for Guy Ritchie’s new movie The Covenant, the British director of Snatch and The Gentlemen puts the town of Villajoyosa...
X-Factor auditions in Benidorm
Talent scouts from Britain’s most popular talent show, the X Factor, are coming to Benidorm to conduct auditions for the next series, which will...
Smoke free beaches for Villajoyosa
Villajoyosa council has now received the official flags from the regional health department to show that 13 of its beaches are part of the...
Safety fears for beauty spot
PLANS to upgrade a snaking mountain road to improve access for visitors to a beautiful Costa Blanca cove have been described as 'madness' by...
Electricity price hits new record high
The wholesale price of electricity hit its highest ever level in Spain on Tuesday – which was an average of €544.98/MWh during that day.
This...
Theme parks open for summer season
THE COSTA's major theme parks located around Benidorm open their doors for the 2016 summer season this weekend.
Visitors to Terra Mítica will be taken...
Finestrat water undrinkable too
Finestrat has also been affected by post-storm water problems and the council has just warned that tap water in La Cala, Terra Marina and...
Chemical blast
A DRAMATIC explosion at a chemical factory in Valencia's metropolitan area forced schools to shut, thousands of employees to evacuate and destroyed six warehouses.
The...
No swimming in the park, please
Visitors to La Mata-Torrevieja natural park were being informed last week that it is prohibited to swim in the lakes there.
Regional police officers were...
UK imposes self-isolation on arrivals from Spain
The UK has again imposed self-isolation on all passengers returning from or arriving from Spain after the recent surge in cases.
The rule, that comes...
Ambulance chasers target Costa hotels
COSTA hotels are hitting back at so-called ‘unscrupulous British lawyers’ for enticing holidaymakers to make claims against them.
No win – no fee practices, sometimes...
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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...
