Wotta Christmas headache
CHRISTMAS dinners and partygoers' showers required bottled water in Alfaz, Altea and La Nucía as tap supplies in all three towns were declared unsuitable...
Hotels full to wave goodbye to record 2016
THEIR will be no vacancies at the majority of Costa hotels tomorrow night to wave goodbye to 2016.
With New Year's Eve coinciding with the...
High hopes for Costa ‘floor clause’ victims
BANK customer associations estimate between 140,000 and 160,000 mortgage payers in Alicante province will be able to claim back amounts overcharged by banks due...
Tap water drinkable in Alfaz and La Nucía – not in...
Public health authorities have lifted all restrictions on tap water in Alfaz del Pi and La Nucía, where residents can now drink it and...
Carolling round the bonfire
Although Christmas Day has come and gone for another year, Fuengirola is still in full festive spirit, with the town’s Plaza de la Constitución...
Airport access priority
THE regional government has called on the central executive to prioritise access to the airport in next year's budget.
More specifically, the Valencian executive demands...
Water wait
Town halls in La Nucía, Altea and Alfaz del Pi are today awaiting final tests by public health authorities to lift water use restrictions...
Dog owners beware – the caterpillars are out
Poisonous processionary caterpillars have been spotted in the Calpe and Moraira areas – surprisingly earlier than usual.
Caution should be exercised, especially when walking dogs....
Expats’ indoor marijuana plantations dismantled
Police detained five Dutch nationals this week, as marijuana plants worth almost €6000 were seized in town houses in Calpe, Benissa, Callosa d'En Sarría...
Terrorism alert rise hoax
News circulated on Whatsapp at the weekend that a Level 5 terror attack was imminent on Tuesday. This was later found to be a...
New Manchester air link to Granada airport
EASYJET is planning new operations at Granada airport as part of a bid to double its growth in Spain. The low-cost carrier announced last...
Tap water bans gradually lifted
Tap water usage restrictions decreed since Thursday in Alfaz del Pi, La Nucia and Altea are gradually being lifted. Water in Albir is now...
Negative for drink and driving
Only 26 of the 3,015 breathalysing tests carried out by Guardia Civil over the past week in Alicante province has been positive. Traffic authority...
Armed against terrorism
National police officers on patrol at airports, railway stations and christmas markets and fairs throughout Spain over the holidays are now carrying large weapons...
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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...
