Terrorism alert rise hoax
News circulated on Whatsapp at the weekend that a Level 5 terror attack was imminent on Tuesday. This was later found to be a...
Tap water bans gradually lifted
Tap water usage restrictions decreed since Thursday in Alfaz del Pi, La Nucia and Altea are gradually being lifted. Water in Albir is now...
Negative for drink and driving
Only 26 of the 3,015 breathalysing tests carried out by Guardia Civil over the past week in Alicante province has been positive. Traffic authority...
Armed against terrorism
National police officers on patrol at airports, railway stations and christmas markets and fairs throughout Spain over the holidays are now carrying large weapons...
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Happy Christmas
‘Twas many thousand years ago
When ancient man sat in the snow
And pondered on the length of day
Not knowing what we know today
He’d noticed...
Thanks for weekend weather coverage
Email
December 19, 2016
Hi
Just want to say a big thank you for the excellent information that you have been sending out all weekend regarding the...
Wild boar problems
Benissa
December 16
Hello,
I wonder if you could help with some advice regarding wild pigs in and around our property.
We live next to a barranca in...
Finestrat drowning
Finestrat
December 19, 2016
Dear Sir/Madam,
It was with great regret that we had to witness the tragic drowning of the gentleman swept away in the recent...
Baggage bandits busted
FOUR baggage handlers at Alicante-Elche airport have been arrested for allegedly stealing people’s belongings.
According to a Guardia Civil spokesperson, they have cleared up 61...
Costa gets Christmas lottery shower
Benidorm and San Pedro del Pinatar were two of the luckiest towns in Spain yesterday with many winning Christmas lottery (El Gordo) tickets sold...
Ghost motorways taken over
EIGHT failing toll motorways around Spain will be nationalised by the government.
These include the AP-7 from Cartagena to Vera, Alicante’s ring road and another...
Most dangerous zones for flooding
THE Marina Alta and Vega Baja have the highest risk of flooding in the whole of Alicante province.
Every year, news reports on storm damage...
Spanish banks ordered to pay back mortgage ‘floor clause’ amounts
THE EU Supreme Court has ordered banks must pay back all the amounts overcharged to mortgage payers who had a so-called 'floor clause' (minimum...
Six killed in floods
A TOTAL of six people have lost their lives in the storms which left large parts of south-east Spain underwater.
Deaths were reported in Finestrat, Castellón, Murcia,...
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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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