Airport’s record year
ALICANTE-Elche airport sealed a record year with more than 10.5 million passengers in 2015, which is 5.1% up on 2014, according to the public...
Beware of miracle diets
AFTER the big meals and booze of Christmas many of us make New Year's resolutions to lose weight and eat more healthily - but...
Wheel of fortune smiles on Alicante
ALICANTE province will play a pivotal role in the 2016 Vuelta - or tour of Spain cycle race.
The finish of the gruelling three-week, 3,277-kilometre...
Good news for Costa tourism
Russian tourists seek alternative destinations
SOCIAL and political tensions in Turkey, Egypt and the rest of North Africa are diverting more Russian tourists to the...
Prescription aid protects the vulnerable
MORE than a quarter of a million patients in the region benefited from the elimination of the 'copayment' prescription charges in the first week...
Snow closes roads
By Dave Jones
HEAVY snow falls have closed roads in northern Spain.
AEMET is reporting that the low pressure system could bring snow to the mountains...
Wheel of fortune smiles on Alicante
By Barry Wright
ALICANTE will play a pivotal role in the 2016 Vuelta, tour of Spain cycle race, with the finish of the gruelling three-week...
Beware of miracle diets
Nutritional experts offer food for thought
By Alex Watkins
AFTER the big meals and booze of Christmas many of us make New Year’s resolutions to lose...
Five-month summers on the horizon
By Tom Cain
WEATHER experts have warned that if climate change continues at the current rate, then the Costa Blanca will be in for five-month-long...
Top marks for Easyjet
Email
December 31, 2015
Sir,
I travelled home to Spain on a late afternoon flight mid December on a Saturday from Gatwick to Alicante. Having checked myself...
Torrevieja conservatory
Email
January 3, 2016
Dear Mr Jones,
As a regular visitor to Torrevieja, a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and currently employed...
The Brexit referendum
Lliria
January 3, 2016
Dear Sir,
Mr. Henham should be careful for what he wishes for as regards "Brexit" ( CBNews 1/1/16).
Apart from the effect such a...
Call for action against illegal parking in disabled places
Campoverde
January 2, 2016
When will action be taken against able-bodied drivers who park illegally in disabled parking places?
This thoughtless, lazy and despicable act causes untold...
Spain registers highest ever reduction in unemployment
The number of unemployed people registered at the country’s job centres in 2015 fell by 354,203 to a total of 4,093,508.
This was the highest...
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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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