Drug dens by school busted
A drug dealing operation being run from two homes that were being squatted and were located by a private academy for children has been...
Help to find free parking
Benidorm town hall has set up a new geolocation tool to help motorists to access more than 7,000 free parking spaces across the municipality.
The...
Suspect arrested for wave of burglaries
Following on from last week’s summit between the Guardia Civil and local police in response to a wave of break-ins in Rojales, Benijófar and...
‘Most important day’ for illegal home owners
Llíber town hall has vowed to process the MIT licences which are necessary to legalise homes built on rustic land in the municipality.
The move...
Banks pledge to do better for elderly clients
The Spanish banking association (AEB) and the regional government discussed on Monday how to better include elderly people who are struggling to use digital...
New office for TRAM passengers
A new customer service office has been opened at the TRAM light railway station in Denia.
Located in the vestibule, the ‘Espai del Client’ office...
Airports back to their best
Spain’s state airports exceeded pre-pandemic passenger figures for the first time last month, and Alicante-Elche airport had its busiest January ever.
A total of 795,148...
Fooled for love by fake cop
The Guardia Civil have arrested two people in Guardamar del Segura for allegedly conning €57,000 out of a woman using a so-called ‘romance scam’.
This...
Six arrested, seven to go
The National Crime Agency (NCA) and partners have renewed an appeal to help trace some of the UK’s Most Wanted fugitives.
Twelve months ago the...
Speeder faces jail sentence
A motorcyclist who was clocked speeding at 211 km/h in an 80km/h zone faces a jail term and a hefty fine.
Guardia Civil traffic officers...
Bringing down Babylon
The Supreme Court (TS) has ruled that the concessions allowing the existence of houses at Babilonia beach in Guardamar del Segura cannot be extended.
In...
Saving survivors of the Turkey quakes
Firefighters from the Valencia region described their elation as they managed to extract survivors from the rubble in the disaster zone of the Turkey...
Helping out in the earthquake disaster
An Alicante firefighter forms part of a team which travelled to Turkey on Tuesday to help in the search for survivors from the devastating...
Costa Blanca turned into big screen war-zone
In the international trailer for Guy Ritchie’s new movie The Covenant, the British director of Snatch and The Gentlemen puts the town of Villajoyosa...
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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...
