Park Fire evacuations
Residents living at the edge of La Mata-Torrevieja natural park had to be evacuated when a fire spread quickly towards their homes on Sunday...
Dune recovery project on track
The project to create an ‘open wood’ in the dunes on La Mata’s coast is continuing apace.
Biologist Jorge Sánchez Balibrea, from the south-east naturalists’...
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...
Benidorm plans gourmet market
THE municipal Ciudadanos party at Benidorm town hall has suggested creating a 'gourmet' area in the municipal market building.
If successful, the proposal would enable...
Torched bull ban
ONDARA council has become the first one in the Marina Alta to ban the 'bou embolat' and 'bou encaixonat' elements of their Sant Jaume...
Alfaz launches Padrón sign-up campaign
Alfaz del Pi mayor Vicente Arques this morning launched a new Padrón (council register) sign-up and renewal campaign for foreign residents. British, Norwegian and...
Urgent repairs underway
THE recent storm damage has caused millions of euros worth of damage along the Costa Blanca coastline – and Altea suffered like many other...
Residents uproar over urinating cyclists
FOLLOWING last week’s prestigious Costa Blanca Bike Race, residents in La Cala have been left appalled at scenes they witnessed from the cyclists.
The last...
Civic centre risks closure
A COMPREHENSIVE report to assess the safety of the concrete framework of the Ramón de Campoamor civic centre in Orihuela Costa is has been...
Addictive content found in videogame console
Guardia Civil officers at Alicante-Elche airport found almost three kilos of cocaine hidden inside a videogame console in the luggage of a woman from...
Inflation eased in May
The National Statistics Institute (INE) has reported that the consumer price index (IPC) fell in May to 3.2%, which is 0.9% lower than the...
Splurge to save rubbish service
Over €2.5 million is to be invested to improve Orihuela’s beleaguered municipal rubbish collection and street cleaning service, the most since it was taken...
Radar’s a fine little earner
THE 15 fixed radar speed traps in Málaga generate more in fines than those of any other province in Spain. Between January 1 and...
No room at the inn
WITH the arrival of thousands of visitors to Benidorm for the Easter period, getting under way today (Friday, March 18), hotel spaces will be...
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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...
