Heat alert
State weather agency AEMET has issued a special warning for heat in Spain this week – but Alicante is set to miss the worst...
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Tour de France
GB star Mark ‘The Manx Missile’ Cavendish (now aged 39) has officially retired from competitive cycling - the Tour de France, in...
Doing it for the kids
The third Alfaz del Pi youth week which runs from August 5-9 is offering a variety of free activities for the municipality’s youngsters.
Organised by...
Call for toll-free AP-7
The provincial government has added its voice to the campaign to call for a toll-free AP-7 motorway in the south of Alicante province during...
Getting crafty in Jávea port
The arts and crafts fair at Jávea port is a little different to other summer fairs as each stall has a real artisan selling...
Pirates, corsairs and smugglers
Villajoyosa’s Moors and Christians celebrations are already underway and continue until Wednesday, July 31. Here is the schedule of events, with activities taking place...
Four rescues in nine hours for helicopter team
The provincial fire service helicopter team had a ‘marathon day’ on Saturday when they were called upon to carry out four rescues.
These operations took...
Sánchez and Starmer meet at Blenheim
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met his UK counterpart Keir Starmer at the fourth summit of the European Political Community (EPC), which Britain hosted...
Stolen tools recovered in Campello
Local police in Campello have managed to recover some of the equipment and tools stolen from inside a van.
The presence of a person with...
QR code cards for Alfaz taxi service.
The Alfaz del Pi taxi service has issued business cards using QR technology. By simply opening the camera on your mobile phone and scanning...
Guardia Civil smash burglary gang
The Guardia Civil, as part of operation 'Hanok', has dismantled a criminal organisation dedicated to home burglaries, arresting three men and three women aged...
Green is good – border ridge walk (part 1)
If you like your ridge paths to be verdant and dramatic – and free of rocks and obstacles to allow unencumbered strides – then...
Women rescued from sexual exploitation
National Police have rescued four victims of sexual exploitation in Murcia and Benidorm, who were fooled into thinking they were being offered work as...
Coast rescues by helicopter team
The fire service helicopter was called in to rescue a woman suffering from heatstroke at Cala Llebeig in Benitachell yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon.
The woman, aged...
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The 2024 Summer Olympics
Simone Biles along with the American team with their gold medals
Photo: @simonebiles
After three full days of competition, up to midnight on...
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