Record breaking year for Alicante airport
Britons made up more than a third of the passengers who enabled Alicante-Elche airport to record the busiest year in its history, according to...
Putting an end to throw-away culture
The draft of a law designed to prevent food waste has been approved by the Cabinet.
The coalition attempted to pass the legislation at the...
Mountain fire next to Benidorm-Alcoy road
A forest fire which broke out in the Guadalest Valley on Sunday night has been stabilised, according to the provincial fire service.
The blaze started...
Inland motorway to cut coast congestion
The A-33 motorway – designed to cut journey times between Murcia and Valencia – is now open.
It offers a route that is 47 kilometres...
Valencia highlights waiting list reductions
The number of patients on the high-priority waiting list for operations was slashed in the last six months of 2023, according to the Valencia...
Man dies in wood home fire
A 65-year-old man – believed to be of German nationality – has died after a wooden home went up in flames at a campsite...
Cash pledge for mental health
A significant additional investment in prevention, detection and treatment of mental health and addiction problems has been announced by the regional government.
A total of...
Winter road plan activated
‘Due to the fall in temperatures’ Alicante provincial government has activated the annual winter road plan, they reported on Wednesday.
Provincial deputy for roads Arturo...
‘Adiós’ at last to the 15-year rule
In a major shake up to the UK’s voting rules, from January 16 all British citizens
overseas who have previously been resident or registered to...
MOT scam exposed
A man and a woman have been arrested in Elche on suspicion of providing German motor vehicles with fake roadworthiness certificates for that country’s...
Plastic tide of spilled pellets hits the Galicia coast
A massive clean-up operation is finally underway as millions of plastic pellets shed into the sea from a container ship wash up on the...
Council climb-down over city’s low emissions zone
After announcing with great fanfare on January 2 last year that their low emissions zone would create a ‘new Alicante’ which would be functioning...
Whale bones found on harbour dock
The bones of a ‘large marine mammal’ have been found at Villajoyosa port.
Parts of the giant skeleton had been extracted from the water and...
Police hit jewellery heist gang
The National Police reported that they have caught a criminal gang responsible for thefts and violent robberies from jewellery stores in commercial centres in...
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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...
