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Main road re-opens
Benidorm has re-opened the top section of Avenida Mediterráneo, which had been closed to traffic since February 5 to enable renovation works to the...
Government’s war on smoking
The government is aiming to ban smoking from ‘various communal and social areas outdoors’, and increase the price of a packet of cigarettes.
Minister for...
Luxury villas paying too little property tax, claims council
The region’s most expensive street to buy a home is paying some of the lowest rates of taxes to its local council, according to...
Partial closure of busy road affects motorists
An important link road in Torrevieja has been partially closed to traffic for several months – without any prior warning from the town hall...
ITV chaos continues
A region-wide strike took place at ITV (MOT) motor vehicle inspection stations on Tuesday, as part of workers’ ongoing protests to demand the regional...
Bank improves forecast for Spain’s economy
The Bank of Spain has improved growth predictions for Spain for 2024.
Their report on Tuesday forecasted that the economy would expand by 1.9%, which...
Long-awaited park set to open this weekend
Torrevieja mayor Eduardo Dolón announced on his Facebook page that the long-awaited park constructed at the entrance to La Siesta urbanisation will be inaugurated...
Residents carry out ‘citizens’ arrest’
Help from residents was vital in the arrest of a suspect for a spate of forced entries at shops, bars and restaurants in the...
See Spain by train
Options to visit new parts of Spain using low cost high-speed train services are multiplying.
Additional destinations being offered by state rail company Renfe and...
What We Need to Know About Ovarian Cancer
Dr. Rodolfo Martín Díaz, head of the Gynaecology Service at Quirónsalud Torrevieja and Alicante, summarises the origin of this pathology and what surgery consists of to...
Getting a little help from their friends
The Valencia government is set to amend regional legislation governing tourism lets, using a decree that just been approved in Andalucía region ‘as a...
Council presents beefed up rubbish service
Calpe town hall has unveiled the municipality’s new rubbish collection and street cleaning service, which has been renewed for the next nine years at...
Car grape crush
Two tonnes of stolen grapes have been recovered after the Guardia Civil opened an investigation into thefts from farms in Murcia region.
Officers tracked down...
Second runway for Alicante airport ‘on hold’
A second runway at Alicante-Elche airport is ‘not necessary in the short or medium term’, according to the national government.
The statement came in reply...
Stuck on a cliff
Firefighters carried out the extraordinary rescue of a dog which became stuck on a cliff in Torrevieja.
A spokesman for the provincial fire brigade reported...
Hospital extension plans revised
Plans to extend Marina Baixa hospital in Villajoyosa have been redesigned to provide 113 additional beds, announced regional health councillor Marciano Gómez.
This will increase...
Remote control marijuana plantation raided
A completely automated marijuana plantation has been dismantled by National Police in Elche, thanks to an investigation launched when officers detected a vehicle that...
Record number of people in work
A total of 551,000 more people are making social security payments in Spain than at the same time last year, the government announced on...
A natural solution for removing weeds
Benidorm town hall is trialling a new natural plant-based product to tackle weeds in parks and public spaces.
The product is extracted from plants and...
Airport rail links at the top of the wish list
The mayors of Elche and Alicante held a top-level meeting on Wednesday and a rail link between the two cities with a stop at...