River rubbish confrontation
LEGAL action has been threatened if nothing is done to fix the floating barrier that stops rubbish in the River Segura flowing out to...
Last-gasp Cala Mosca initiative
A BID to include Cala Mosca in the regional coastal protection plan (PATIVEL) and save it from the construction industry has been launched by...
Auld Lang Syne
Email
January 11, 2016
Dear Sir,
I am writing in reference to the article "An English Girl in Spain" (CBN Dec 30 - Jan 5).
Ms Cruickshank's allegations...
Re: Rumblings from a cow’s backside
Cartagena
January 1, 2017
Dear Sir
Dave Jones gave an instructive insight into the brown stuff which, in a metaphorical meaning, often “hit the turbo fan…” (December...
Moan about Brexit moan
Website comment
January 6, 2016
Oh dear, John (no not one of those letters; but could be!), I do think you are in a bit of...
Bank hit by ‘Trampolín’ effect
Failed resort had been publicised via a competition run by TV’s Richard and Judy
By Nuria Pérez
AROUND 15 British off-plan home buyers at the failed...
Big freeze on the way
The freezing weather which has been affecting central Europe is expected to hit Spain’s Mediterranean coast next week.
The arrival of the mass of polar...
Benidorm prom – no permit, no access
FROM Monday (January 16), Benidorm's Avenida de la Armada Española - the road that runs along the Poniente promenade - will be restricted to...
Happy 400th Altea!
ALTEA, one of the most emblematic towns on the Costa Blanca, celebrated its 400th anniversary on Wednesday.
On January 11, 1617, Don Jaume de Palfox,...
British climber’s death fall
A 51-YEAR-OLD British man died on Wednesday following a 40-metre fall as he was climbing a mountain in Polop de la Marina.
The man was...
Hippy market move mooted
A PLAN to remodel Torrevieja’s iconic promenade, the Paseo de la Libertad, could see the popular ‘hippy market’ moved a short distance to the...
Coast Christmas ‘Scrooges’ denounced
A SHORTFALL of Christmas activities in Orihuela Costa has been highlighted by the Socialist party (PSOE) and local party CLARO.
Full story in Friday’s Costa...
‘King Canute’ residents prepare for court
OWNERS of the storm-battered houses on Guardamar del Segura’s Playa Babilonia are preparing legal action against the national coast department (Costas) office in Alicante...
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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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