New health service personnel on the way
Procedures to select 11,800 new employees for the Valencia region health service start on Sunday, January 22.
The initiative is designed to ‘reduce temporary employment’...
New site mooted for Nerja health centre
THE long and thorny saga of Nerja’s new health centre took a new twist when the regional government’s delegate in Málaga, José Luis Ruiz...
Women stop the Costa
HUNDREDS of people gathered outside Benidorm town hall at midday yesterday (Thursday) to join the Women's Day protests that took place in several countries....
ITV racket exposed
National Police have shut down a complex criminal enterprise that was enabling motor vehicles to fraudulently pass ITV (MOT) inspections.
The investigation took several months...
First Spanish rocket launch scheduled
The first Spanish-built rocket to be launched into orbit is scheduled for either March or April 2023, depending on the weather, from the base...
Costa Brits on top of the World
While most of us welcomed in 2018 drinking champagne and partying into the early hours, two local expats - Andy Mansell from Altea and...
Campaign to save hero immigrant
A MASSIVE campaign is under way to get permanent residence rights for a young Senegalese man and his family after he ran into a...
Clampdown on property tax evaders
The Valencia regional government has caught 600 people in Alicante province who failed to pay tax on property purchases, donations and inheritances.
This first clampdown...
More heat on the way
Temperatures are set to go up on Saturday, with the forecast from AEMET showing another very hot spell of weather on the way for...
Forest fire brought under control
A fast-moving forest fire which broke out in the municipality of Ràfol d’Almunia in the north of Alicante province late yesterday afternoon (Tuesday) was...
President on the spot
Costa Blanca News has interviewed regional president Ximo Puig, asking about a range of issues which affect residents' lives.
Sr Puig has given his view...
Queen of the cats
QUEEN Sofía – mother of King Felipe VI – visited the Dutch-owned AAP Primadomus wild animal recuperation centre in Villena last week to inaugurate...
Severe weather warning
A FORECAST for severe weather has been launched by state weather agency (AEMET) for south-east Spain, starting this evening (Friday).
An orange warning is in...
Low pressure on the loose
Alicante university meteorologists are predicting a drop in temperatures in the province – mostly in the interior, which will begin to be felt from...
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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...
