Giving a second life to beach paraphernalia

Benidorm town hall has launched a pioneering initiative to promote the circular economy on its beaches, giving new life to beach paraphernalia from tourists...

Valencia aims to blast away bureaucracy

The Valencia government is going to ‘change at least 28 laws, 46 decrees, 448 procedures, and six orders’ in order to ‘eliminate the bureaucratic...

Gladiators at the ready

The new exhibition at the Alicante museum of archaeology, ‘Gladiators, heroes of the Coliseum’, opens to the public on Wednesday (April 13). It includes 140...

Britons help Valencia beat record

More international tourists than ever before visited the Valencia region in 2023, before the December figures have even been counted. According to figures from the...

More help is available for elderly customers, according to the banks

Deputy PM Nadia Calviño met with bank representatives on Monday, where they agreed that ‘advances’ have been made this year to offer personalized treatment...

Snake fright for residents

Residents in Almoradí suffered a shock when a 1.5-metre-long snake appeared in their home. The local fire service came to the rescue and were able...

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...

Passengers are the winners in high-speed price war

Public rail company Renfe has stolen a march on private low-fare high-speed train (AVE) concessionaries Ouigo and Iryo by announcing that its own Avlo...

Rescued from rough seas

Members of the Guardia Civil and Red Cross rescued nine people from aboard a boat that was drifting in rough seas a mile off...

Fight against rising prices

The Valencia government is setting up an observatory to detect ‘unjustified’ price hikes. The news came this week as the national government reported that their...

Logistics centres ready to operate

The Valencia government is opening three logistics centres to channel humanitarian aid to Ukraine, with the one in Alicante province at the former Ciudad...

Osprey from Scotland set for Alicante province

A total of 20 more osprey are set to be released into the Marjal de Pego-Oliva natural park in the north of Alicante province. The...

Moraira tops regional housing price list

MORAIRA continues to be the Valencian golden mile of the housing market. Other housing hotspots in Benissa, Benitachell, Calpe, Dénia and Jávea in the Marina...

Multinationals eye the Valencia region

Acting Valencia president Ximo Puig has revealed the possibility of unprecedented investment in the region while on the campaign trail for elections which take...

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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...