EU referendum moves closer
Cameron set to hold vote this year
By Dave Jones
BRITAIN’S Prime Minister David Cameron has said the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European...
Police injured in ‘Brit zone’ brawl
THREE National Police officers ended up in hospital on Saturday night after being called in to deal with an incident on Benidorm's Calle Mallorca...
What’s in a name!
August 20, 2017
At 90 years of age, I am still as addicted to crosswords as ever. My favourites are to be found in anagrams...
The right to roam
By Dave Jones
EXPENSIVE roaming charges holidaymakers pay to use their mobile phones in another European country have been slashed following intervention from the European...
Murcia in the running
HOPES are still high that the endangered Iberian Lynx can be reintroduced to Murcia region.
More in this week’s Costa Blanca News (south & Murcia...
Symbols removed
Council workmen in Nerja have started removing Francoist symbols in the town. Already, over 20 ceramic street names have been taken down in the...
Unemployment down
The unemployment rate in Spain has fallen below 20% for the first time in six years. Government figures for the third quarter show that...
Textbook grant funding approved
By Alex Watkins
THE PROVINCIAL government is set to pay €5.9 million to 134 town halls which have signed up to the regional government’s free...
Healthcare boost
GPs who contribute to reducing waiting lists, improving their patients' general health and help stamp out cases of gender violence will receive a wage...
Brexit: ‘You could lose it all’ government tells expats
A VOTE to leave the European Union in the June 23 referendum could leave expats high and dry.
This was one of the conclusions of...
Doubts cast on shark attack
By Alex Watkins
HYSTERIA over a supposed shark attack gripped beachgoers and then the media in Spain and the UK after a man suffered a...
Fire Savings
Nineteen of the Axarquía's 31 municipalities will save a total of €177,000 a year under new fire cover arrangements. The Provincial Fire Consortium has...
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...
