Funfair finds new home
The funfair in Torrevieja will be moved due to the work being carried out to transform the town’s port area, announced the town hall...
British Ambassador answers readers
Last week, Hugh Elliott, British Ambassador to Spain paid a three-day visit to the Costa Blanca. Despite having a very full and busy agenda...
Waiting times hit three-year low
Operation waiting times have been reduced to the lowest level in three years in the Valencia region, according to figures released this week by...
Jávea to ban ‘party boats’ off its coast
Offshore parties in Jávea's secluded bays are set to be silenced via new bylaws set up by the local beaches and environment department.
Well over...
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...
Action plan over rising boar numbers
Rapidly increasing populations of wild boar in different parts of the Valencia region are causing traffic accidents, ruining farmers' crops and having an impact...
Valencia region exports on the up
Exports from the Valencia region increased by 13.2% in January compared with the same month last year, according to figures released by the ministry...
Putting pets first
The Valencia region’s animal welfare law was finally published in the regional official bulletin (DOGV) on Monday, four years after the first draft was...
Driving licence agreement for Britons sealed
British residents in Spain who have been unable to drive because they failed to exchange their UK licence for a Spanish one following Brexit...
Meeting about the MIT
A public meeting about MIT licences – the procedure designed to legalise homes built on greenbelt land in the countryside – is taking place...
Hospital extension gets underway
Work to extend Vega Baja hospital in Orihuela finally started on Monday with a budget of €70 million – five years after first being...
Call for banks to increase interest on savings
Regional treasury councillor Arcadi España has called on banks to increase the profitability of families’ and businesses’ savings.
“This would enable them to benefit from...
Shake-up for stores to reduce landfill waste
The Valencia region took part in the presentation of a new national recycling law due to come into force at the end of this...
Cocaine lab found in village home
Police have arrested a suspect for running a cocaine manufacturing operation from a home in the village of Benijófar.
A spokesman for the National Police...
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...
