Park protection plan
THE NEW president of La Mata-Torrevieja natural park board is moving to increase protection of sensitive areas of countryside around La Mata lake.
Off-road cyclists...
Flu spike
Health centres up and down the Valencia region have registered a rapidly increasing amount of patients suffering from the flu this week.
Official sources said...
Alert over dog pound contract
Volunteers from pet rescue society Asoka El Grande have said they are fighting to continue running Orihuela’s dog pound at San Bartolomé.
The service was...
Council’s work under the microscope
AN EMERGENCY full council meeting was held in Torrevieja yesterday evening to scrutinise the ruling coalition’s actions in different areas of local government.
Full story...
Monkey HIV alert
A HEALTH warning has been issued by Alicante Guardia Civil after one of 25 confiscated monkeys tested positive for the HIV virus.
The monkeys were...
There’s no such thing as a miracle diet
THE REGIONAL health department has warned of the dangers of post-festive season ‘miracle diets’.
Doctor María Argente, from the nutritional service at Valencia university hospital,...
Bird flu precautions imposed
SPECIAL vigilance areas to prevent avian flu have been extended in Murcia region to include large swathes of the Mar Menor.
The regional agriculture department...
Temperatures plummet
Residents were scraping ice off their car windscreens this morning on parts of the Costa Blanca as temperatures plummeted overnight.
Further north, in the Pyrenees,...
Party piece
By Chris King, Moraira
It’s the party season and any reader who is short of a party piece might want to recite the following:
I used...
Brexit moaner
Durham, UK
January 1, 2017
Anthony Wolseley's pathetic moaning about the UK leaving the EU is something those of us who voted to leave the EU...
Candy Wright’s a ‘Piece of Light’
Dedicated Costa charity worker Candy Wright has been granted the 'Points of Light' award by British PM Theresa May in recognition of her outstanding...
Holiday rental websites under fire
THE VALENCIAN government has triggered new action which could result in huge fines for holiday rental sites such as popular Airbnb that have not...
Security beefed up for the Kings
ADDITIONAL security measures are being taken along the Costa to ensure that tomorrow evening’s Three Kings parades are safe for the hundreds of thousands...
Highest unemployment fall on record
2016 has ended with the highest fall in unemployment in a single year in Spain since records have been kept. The employment office has...
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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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