Second runway for Alicante airport ‘on hold’
A second runway at Alicante-Elche airport is ‘not necessary in the short or medium term’, according to the national government.
The statement came in reply...
Auction to fund health centre
PILAR de la Horadada council is planning to auction off an 8,000 square-metre plot in Riomar for €3.4 million to get the funds it...
Tracking orcas to prevent boat collisions
Satellite tags are being fitted to the fins of six Iberian orcas which have had repeated ‘interactions’ with boats in the Strait of Gibraltar,...
Blackmailed for answering social network sex ads
Guardia Civil arrested three women and two men after a victim reported that he was being blackmailed for hiring sexual services.
Although these sexual services...
Passport queries answered
The British Embassy has confirmed that red UK passports will remain valid until they expire.
They made the comments after worried Britons contacted Costa Blanca...
Council tackles airport taxi shortage
The shortage of taxis serving Alicante-Elche airport and the rest of the municipality is being addressed with short and longer term measures by Elche...
Bumper hashish haul
A haul of 23 kilos of hashish has been found in the bumper of car that was about to board a ferry in Denia...
Cheaper cinema tickets for senior citizens
An initiative to make the cinema more accessible to senior citizens has been passed by the government.
In Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting they agreed to fund...
Snow on the roads
Roads have been closed in the north and south of Spain due to heavy snow.
The national traffic department (DGT) reported this morning that 72...
Dates given for new wave of port works
Torrevieja town hall’s contribution to the project to completely remodel the port area – which will see the council invest €12.5 million – will...
Red alert for heat
The warning level for heat for the south of Alicante province today (Thursday) from state weather agency AEMET has now gone to red.
This is...
Award-winning British tourism
The importance British tourism has for the Costa Blanca in general was aknoweldged with an award on behalf of Benidorm on Monday.
British Consul Sarah-Jane...
Catalan police to remove ballot boxes
The head of the Catalán regional police (Mossos D'Esquadra) Josep Lluís Trapero has send out internal orders for the officers to 'remove ballot boxes'...
Speeder face fast-track trial
A driver who was caught driving at 211 km/h on the AP-7 motorway in Agost is being investigated by the Guardia Civil.
Traffic officers had...
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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...
