Seeing the light
The relaunch of Alicante’s Ciudad de la Luz (city of light) film studio next week will generate an income of €850 million and create...
Benitachell unearths early 20th century washhouse
History has resurfaced in Benitachell after a two-year excavation, recovering an old laundry station.
Cemented over when the main road was built in the 1970s,...
Watching from the sky
THE PEGASUS helicopters will once again form an integral part of the DGT national traffic department’s road safety campaign this Easter.
Full story in Costa...
Costa Blanca courts pet tourism
A ‘pet friendly’ seal has been launched by the Costa Blanca tourism board to capitalise on the increasing number of people who want to...
All Del Bosque’s men
Spain manager Vicente Del Bosque has today (Tuesday) released the list of 23 men who will playing the Euro '16 in France next month...
Manchester attacks see security hike at Costa summer festivals
THE RECENT attack in Manchester has pushed Spain to implement extra security measures at events that attract large crowds.
This summer, concerts, fiestas, religious festivals...
Head on collision caused by a wasp
FIREMEN prevented a tragedy on Monday morning, when a wasp in a car caused a driver to swerve and smash head-on into an oncoming...
Budget high-speed trains coming to Orihuela and Murcia
The first low cost, high-speed train (AVE) between Madrid and Murcia will start on December 10 with fares from as little as €7.
The ‘Avlo’...
Large shark caught in Calpe
An eight-metre young basking shark was caught in a local fishing boat's net in Calpe on Wednesday afternoon. The shark was injured and was...
More than half of Spain’s branch offices shut since 2008
A total of 26,400 branch offices have been closed and 100,000 employees dismissed by the banking sector in Spain since the first economic crisis...
Theresa May ‘will not acknowledge’ Catalan independence
British PM Theresa May told her Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy today (Tuesday) that she 'will not acknowledge'' an independent Cataluña. A statement released this...
River row escalates
AN ONGOING row over who is responsible for cleaning the River Segura waterway is angering town halls and environmentalists.
More in Friday’s Costa Blanca News...
Big brother on the road
A TOTAL of 270 cameras are being installed on roads around the country which are specially designed to trap motorists using mobile phones or...
Brits lead the way
THE Costa del Sol has posted another record tourism year, with a total of 12 million visitors, up 10.3% from last year, according to...
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...
