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Hairdresser’s targeted in Guardia drug raid
Guardia Civil drafted in extra manpower for a drug raid on a hairdresser’s in Almoradí, a spokesman for the force revealed on Saturday.
The Guardia...
Rail revamp ready for end of 2024
The modernisation of the light railway that runs from Benidorm to Denia will be completed by the end of the year, according to regional...
Airport terminal expansion coming soon
Transport minister Óscar Puente said the government is lining up an investment of around €1 billion to expand the terminals at Alicante-Elche and Valencia...
‘No need’ for second runway, says minister
There is no need to construct a second runway at Alicante-Elche airport at present ‘because the airlines are not asking for it’, according to...
Improving traffic flow in Alicante province
Important road projects to free up congested highways are on the cards for Alicante province.
The long-awaited conversion of the N-332 road in Torrevieja is...
Britons busted for drug smuggling
National Police say they have arrested four members of a criminal organisation responsible for transporting significant quantities of marijuana to the UK from Spain.
The...
On-the-run Briton caught in Benidorm
A Briton who is accused of being a Manchester drug dealer has been arrested in Benidorm.
A National Police spokesman said the suspect – who...
PM Sánchez remembers the Stanbrook
Prime minister Pedro Sánchez visited Alicante on Wednesday to take part in an act to remember the ‘victims of exile’ – and the heroic...
Upping the ante over second runway
A report by Alicante chamber of commerce claims that Alicante-Elche airport will reach its limit for growth in 2026 – unless a second runway...
BBVA launches hostile bid for Sabadell
Spain's second-largest bank, the BBVA, has announced a hostile takeover bid for the Sabadell, three days after an earlier approach was rejected.
The new bid...
Solving the riddle of the sands
Human activity has played a key role in the erosion of the coastline in Guardamar del Segura, according to researchers from Madrid polytechnic university...
Clandestine care home uncovered
A woman is under investigation for running an unofficial old people’s home in a private house in Almoradí, according to the Guardia Civil.
She acted...
Valencia get the Blues
Valencia has retained its leadership as the region with the most Blue Flags in Spain with a total of 159, including six new ones.
These...
Shedding light on ancient Iberia
Archaeological excavations at the site of La Alcudia in Elche have discovered the first Iberian town to have been founded there.
They have ‘revealed the...
HGV accident at quarry site
A lorry involved in works to regenerate the old Racó de l’Infern quarry, inside the Sierra Heldada natural park in Benidorm, toppled over on...
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Teddy to the rescue
Firefighters were called to break into a home after a young child got locked inside ‘with food cooking on the stove’, noted a spokesperson...
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