New lease of life for abandoned hotel
BENIDORM town hall has received notification of the basic project to build a four star hotel on the site of the abandoned and burnt...
Public transport fares frozen
THE regional government in Valencia has decided to freeze the cost of public transport in 2016, in order to promote its better use by...
Prescription charges axed
FULL details of the regional government’s plan to scrap copayment for prescription charges for pensioners and the disabled from January 1 were announced on...
All so innocent
ANYBODY visiting Ibi on Monday could be forgiven for thinking the whole town had been afflicted by some kind of mass insanity as oddly...
Bankia sets new cash point charge
Bankia announced this week that it is levying a charge of €0,98 on anybody that uses its cash point machines if their credit or...
Conservatory hits wrong note
Multi-million-euro music teaching facility has a number of deficiencies
By Dave Jones
JUST when residents may have thought the scandals surrounding Torrevieja’s public buildings had run...
Benidorm main street to undergo revamp
The council has announced that its 2016 budget will be presented at the next full council meeting during the first week of January.
Mayor Toni...
Airport access upgrade approved
The public works ministry in Madrid has approved the project to upgrade the N-338 which links the N-332 with the main Alicante ring road...
Rocking for charity
A BOXING Day rock festival will bring some of the top local and national bands and solo artists Gandia to raise money for children...
Keeping watch over Cofrentes
THE ongoing threat of jihadi terrorism in the Valencia region has triggered the creation of a special Guardia Civil detachment at Cofrentes nuclear power...
Cheaper fuel in Castellón province
TEN petrol stations in Castellón province currently sell diesel for less than 90 cents a litre.
In fact, as the price per barrel of Brent...
Irresistible force meets immovable object
By Nuria Pérez
THE CONSTRUCTION industry and the coalition government in Valencia are on a collision course for 2016, with low land prices fuelling another...
‘Liar’ call over rubbish plant
By Dave Jones
"IT surpasses all levels of indecency and cynicism."
This was the assessment of mayor José Manuel Dolón over the opposition presented to the...
‘Positive’ talks in Valencia
By Dave Jones
THE LEADERS of Costa Blanca-based pressure group Abusos Urbanísticos No (AUN) have held a landmark meeting with the Valencia regional government.
AUN president...
POPULAR NEWS
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...
