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AT THE beginning of September, Villajoyosa social media groups were buzzing with news that two people in the town’s Gasparot neighbourhood had been diagnosed...

BORIS Johnson’s deal to take Britain out of the European Union was hanging by a thread as Costa Blanca News went to press. The Democratic...

Residents have complained of a series of break-ins at La Siesta and El Chaparral urbanisations in Torrevieja, including one incident when intruders apparently threatened...

President of the Valencia region Ximo Puig has asked for a specific European strategy for the Mediterranean area ‘to face up to the climate...

This long-distance walk starts and finishes in Torla – an attractive village/town in Huesca province which is the gateway to the Ordesa canyon and...

Home owners have complained that green waste is once again piling up on the streets of Torrevieja urbanisations. They noted that the new council’s cleaning...

A livestock trail which goes from Ciudad de las Comunicaciones to Mirador de San Miguel urbanisation in San Miguel de Salinas must be open...

The €5.6 million extension of the A&E and paediatrics departments – and the ‘short-stay’ wards – at Alicante general hospital is about to get...

Scientists have given an apocalyptic vision of how climate change could affect the Mediterranean area if action is not taken to halt rising temperatures. A...

Supreme Court judges have sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition and misuse of public funds. Former...

Quirónsalud will perform free mammography tests for the early detection of breast cancer Quirónsalud Alicante and Torrevieja hospitals will perform tests from 21 to 25...

Vice-president of the European Commission Frans Timmermans will this week visit areas of the Vega Baja which were devastated by the September floods. President of...

VALENCIA’S governing team is expected to approve in coming weeks the celebration of the first 'Gay Beach Festival' next year. The idea came from local...

THE POPULARITY and number of areas to practice sport in parks and squares continues to increase. Public spaces with machines for conducting specific exercises have...

BURJASSOT town hall is trialling a 'natural solution' to discourage dogs and cats from weeing against buildings and other fixtures. The spray used is harmless...

DOWNING Street sources claimed German chancellor Angela Merkel had made clear that an agreement was now 'overwhelmingly unlikely'. Following a telephone call with Boris Johnson,...

Perhaps I was the only one wondering what magic would be afoot when the Show Chef brought out a solitary Magret de Pato and...

FOLLOWING news released last week of a possible parking fine scam in Calpe, the Guardia Civil are investigating nine people, all employees of the...

THE NATIONAL traffic authority (DGT) has issued a special alert for British residents who hold UK driving licences. The DGT has told Britons that...