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8 arrested on drug charges in Santa Pola, Ibi and Torrevieja Officers found over 30 kilos of marihuana, 2.2 kilos of hashish and a “drug den” for heroin addicts Guardia Civil officers in the province of Alicante have detained 8 people for drug trafficking charges in three separate operations, which.. 02/03/2021

Cloudy and cool with showers for the first week of March in the Costa Blanca Sunshine not expected to return to Alicante until next week Frustrated readers in northern Europe who might be hankering after the spring sunshine of the Costa Blanca can rest assured that during the first week of March they are not missing out on.. 02/03/2021

Orihuela fells monumental palm tree after spending over 3,000 euros on transplanting it The 17-metre tree in the historic Palmeral of Orihuela died despite all efforts to save it Orihuela Town Hall has been forced to chop down a monumental palm tree in the Palmeral of Orihuela, after the tree was unfortunately pronounced dead. The palm.. 01/03/2021

500 kilos of plastic removed from the river Segura in Guardamar The Confederation wants to install grids in the river and has improved control of the water quality The CHS, the body which manages and administers the water supply infrastructures in the Segura basin, has removed half a ton of plastic waste, mostly.. 01/03/2021

30-million-euros to build controversial 26-floor skyscrapers next to the Doña Sinforosa park in Torrevieja The 82-metre towers have been the subject of heated debate among residents and councillors Over the last few weeks an ambitious project to build two 26-storey residential skyscrapers alongside the Doña Sinforosa park in Torrevieja has.. 26/02/2021

University Hospital of Torrevieja renews “healthy walks” for ICU patients Patients can now benefit from a stroll in the fresh air accompanied by medical staff The intensive care unit at the University Hospital of Torrevieja has resumed its “healthy walks” program for long-stay patients, an initiative which.. 26/02/2021

Benidorm pizzeria owner arrested after robbing 73 cashpoints using explosives Removal of ATMs with tow trucks is the preferred method in Alicante with the latest incident in San Fulgencio this week! After a joint investigation with the Carabinieri in Italy the Policía Nacional have arrested an Italian pizza restaurant.. 26/02/2021

Rojales starts improvement and renovation projects on some of its oldest streets Water and sanitation pipes will be replaced and streets re-surfaced The building and services department of Rojales, home to a large population of British expats and other non-Spaniards, is carrying out a series of improvements, including the renewal.. 25/02/2021

7.7-million-euro rehabilitation of the Eras de la Sal venue in Torrevieja to go ahead The project plans to completely restore the historic salt facility, home to the annual Habaneras festival The ambitious plan to rehabilitate the historic complex of Eras de la Sal in Torrevieja was presented on Tuesday morning and the project will.. 24/02/2021

Video: dolphins sighted off the Orihuela coastA dozen or so dolphins were seen from the beaches between Cabo Roig and Campoamor A pod of a dozen or so dolphins was spotted near the coast of Orihuela this Saturday and were seen from the beaches between Cabo Roig and Dehesa de Campoamor. ¡.. 23/02/2021

Exhumation of 11 executed by Francoists after the Civil War begins in Alicante this week The first of four exhumations of mass graves will take place in the Nuestra Señora del Remedio Municipal Cemetery The first exhumation in the province of Alicante of a mass grave in search of the remains of individuals executed by General.. 23/02/2021

Delivery driver in Alicante steals 250,000 euros of chocolate The man sold the cargo for only 1,200 euros before abandoning the 70,000-euro vehicle he was driving A delivery driver who had only been employed for eight days has been detained in Callosa de Segura, in the province of Alicante, for stealing 12.. 22/02/2021

Saharan dust blurs the views in the province of Alicante Visibility was greatly reduced due to the red dust in the air on Sunday For the second time this month dust from the Sahara Desert reached the province of Alicante this weekend, just over two weeks after “blood rain” left a coat of red.. 22/02/2021

Orihuela Town Hall contracts extra beach cleaning services Image: a throwback to pre-Covid times in February last year, with volunteers cleaning the beaches of Orihuela and not a facemask in sight! The contract will reinforce the cleaning services already offered by the municipality Orihuela Town Hall.. 19/02/2021

Over 90’s to be vaccinated against coronavirus in Torrevieja this week The Health department has received 91 vials of the Pfizer vaccine to reach 546 patients The Health department in Torrevieja has started administering Covid vaccines to citizens aged 90 and over and the immunization campaign aims to have vaccinated.. 19/02/2021

22 arrested in Alicante and in the Region of Murcia on drug trafficking charges 34 kilos of cocaine and and crystal meth seized in raids in Murcia, the Vega Baja and Aspe The Policía Nacional have brought down a drug trafficking group operating in the province of Alicante and the Region of Murcia, arresting at least 22.. 19/02/2021

Boundary closures in major towns and cities for the fourth weekend in a row in the Comunidad Valenciana Travel restrictions are once again in place from 3 pm on Friday until 6 am on Monday For the fourth consecutive weekend the perimetral closure designed to bring down coronavirus infection rates in the Comunidad Valenciana affects 16 cities and large.. 19/02/2021

Rail travel disruption between Murcia and Alicante as essential maintenance is undertaken Services between Murcia and Alicante will be disrupted Work is still reported to be progressing well on the infrastructures which will eventually allow the city of Murcia to be incorporated into Spain’s AVE high-speed rail network, but in the.. 18/02/2021

La Vuelta 2021 passes through Alicante province and Valencia region between August 19 and 21 La Vuelta a España starts on August 14 in Burgos and concludes in Santiago de Compostela on September 5 The official presentation was made on Thursday of the 2021 Vuelta a España, cycling’s Tour of Spain, an event which is one.. 13/02/2021

Brexit collides with 1975 military law in Spain; British housebuyers must now obtain military permits in parts of the Vega Baja (Note: the limit of the military importance zone is not exact but approximate) Purchasers from third countries buying in areas designated as “Zones of Interest for National Defence” along the coastlines of Spain must obtain a military.. 08/02/2021

Divine delights in Orihuela In Orihuela those who lead us most into temptation are the nuns! Christmas is a time for sweet pleasures, when.. 12/12/2013

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