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...
Reaching out to the UK
Regional councillor Nuria Montes is travelling to the UK tomorrow (Wednesday) for a three-day trip which is designed to ‘strengthen relations’ with Britain in...
Flying fish injures kite surfer
A KITE surfer from Torrevieja was injured on Tuesday afternoon by a garfish while he was riding the waves.
In an incident described by Torrevieja...
Gerald Brenan House launches photo exhibition
THE Gerald Brenan House in Churriana – the former residence of the famous British writer and hispanist – is set to launch a photography...
Europe-wide drug-smuggling ring busted
A MAJOR drug-trafficking gang headquartered in Málaga that shipped huge amounts of hashish and marijuana across Europe in a multi-million-euro operation had been broken...
Controversial beach bar closes
AFTER years of legal wrangling and appeals going back and forth between residents and owners of Tiki Beach, the inevitable has finally happened. A...
Booster jab available later this month
FOURTH jabs to protect against Covid-19 will start in Spain on September 26, minister for health Carolina Darias has revealed.
The vaccinations will initially be...
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...
Going Oval – Sánchez in the White House
PM Pedro Sánchez held a meeting with US president Joe Biden in the White House on Friday.
It was the first time that Sr Sánchez...
Anger at seaside waste water outlet plan
A campaign has been launched to stop wastewater from towns around the Mar Menor being pumped out to sea off Pilar de la Horadada.
“They...
A shot in the dark
Europe's most endangered species of duck is principally being killed off by illegal hunting, overhead power lines and cats, according to a study involving...
Queen of the cats
QUEEN Sofía – mother of King Felipe VI – visited the Dutch-owned AAP Primadomus wild animal recuperation centre in Villena last week to inaugurate...
Summer of strikes and disruption
The summer of travel disruption is continuing following the failure of security staff at Barcelona El Prat airport to accept a second deal to...
King to address the nation this evening
Zarzuela Palace has announced King Felipe VI will deliver a speech to the nation live on TV at 21.00 this evening (Tuesday). The king...
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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...
