‘Improved’ train line reopens
After six years of modernisation and safety works, the €150 million project on the line 9 rail connection from Alicante to Denia has finally...
Rebuilding busted beach access
The state coast department (Costas) is carrying out work to restore access to Rocamar beach in Pilar de la Horadada.
The only way down to...
Leaning towards legal letting
A total of 581 procedures were started in Jávea last year to allow owners to offer their property for rent as a legal tourism...
Talking up a four-day week
The Valencia government is continuing its exploration of the four-day working week.
Regional vice-president Aitana Mas met with Iceland’s minister for education, Áxmundur Einar Daoason...
Luxury properties were home to drug farms
Houses in exclusive urbanisations in Calpe were found to be concealing three indoor marijuana plantations, reported the Guardia Civil.
Officers seized a total of 1,000...
Airport train link under discussion
Secretary of state for transport, Isabel Pardo has given details of how a rail link would connect Alicante-Elche airport to Alicante city by train.
The...
Britons busted for shamanic shenanigans
A British couple – accused of providing customers with supposed shamanic healing rituals at a rural house they used as a spiritual retreat in...
More cheap high-speed trains to Madrid
Low fare high-speed train (AVE) company Ouigo will start offering services between Alicante and Madrid from the second quarter of this year.
Director general Hélène...
2022 – the hottest year on record
2022 was the hottest year since records began in Spain.
Figures from state weather agency AEMET show that temperatures in the Valencia region were 1.6°C...
Roman relics found in the basement
A resident of Santa Pola has been thanked by the Guardia Civil and the town hall for reporting that she had discovered three Roman...
New health service personnel on the way
Procedures to select 11,800 new employees for the Valencia region health service start on Sunday, January 22.
The initiative is designed to ‘reduce temporary employment’...
Round the world from Alicante
The first weekend of activities for the start of The Ocean Race, previously known as the Round the World Yacht Race, attracted a record...
‘Painting the Forth Bridge’ in La Mata
A company has been contracted to draw up a plan to revamp the beachside promenade in La Mata which periodically falls into disrepair due...
Jobless total lowest since 2007
Unemployment fell by 43,727 people in December to a total of 2,837, 653, the lowest since 2007, the government reported on Tuesday.
Compared to December...
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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...
