Electricity bill reduction plan due to be passed today
The government is due to approve the plan to cap the price of gas – and so reduce the wholesale price of electricity –...
Stealing ‘lease’ cars – international theft racket busted
A massive National Police operation against illegal dealing in vehicles has arrested 82 people around the country, 33 of them in Alicante province.
Officers recovered...
Black Friday ‘bargain’ con busted
A ‘criminal organisation’ which managed to defraud 160 people around the country via a Black Friday internet offer for electronic equipment has been ‘dismantled’,...
Valencia to get part of €10 billion investment by Volkswagen
The presentation of the project by Volkswagen to construct the ‘Gigafactory Valencia’ – enabling ‘sustainable battery production’ for electronic vehicles – was attended by...
Spying scandal hits the government
After it was revealed at the end of April that more than 60 separatist politicians and their supporters had been spied on using the...
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...
Record employment figures hailed
A total of 19.83 million people are now paying into the social security system in Spain – the highest figure in the historical data...
‘Immoral profits’ denounced
Greenpeace has calculated that oil companies have made an extra €3.3 billion in Europe due to the rise in prices which followed the Russian...
New rules on face masks after Easter
The use of face masks in interiors will no longer be obligatory in most situations from April 20.
The announcement was made by minister for...
Spain’s insurance shortfall revealed
Nearly three million vehicles on Spain’s roads are not covered by an insurance policy, according to government figures.
This represents a staggering 9% of all...
Government to subsidise fuel
A reduction of 20 cents in the price of fuel at the pumps will be applied for all motorists and transport workers, announced Prime...
Strike hits supply lines
A national transport strike, which started on Monday in protest against soaring fuel prices, is starting to hit the supply of goods.
The national federation...
Alicante to house war refugees
Spain is preparing to receive at least 12,000 refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine at three specially-adapted centres – in addition to those housed...
Electricity price hits new record high
The wholesale price of electricity hit its highest ever level in Spain on Tuesday – which was an average of €544.98/MWh during that day.
This...
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...
