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Alicante plans to build 6,000 homes in the coming years, 2,500 of them at ‘affordable prices’
Housing, particularly for young people, is a prevalent and chronic problem in Spain. However, certain places are more stretched than others, and Alicante is...
Guardia Civil seizes 250 kilos of fish, mainly octopus, for illegal trade
The Guardia Civil’s Seprona recovered 250 kilogrammes of fishing products destined for unlawful sale. Those guilty face fines of up to €60,000 for...
The body of a cyclist was found in a ravine in Cresta del Gallo, Murcia
The body of a 47-year-old cyclist was rescued from a ravine in the Cresta del Gallo district of Murcia early yesterday morning, Monday June 9th, according to...
Adif plans to expand the Elche AVE station to accommodate the commuter train
Four years after the first Spanish High Speed (AVE) train stopped at Matola station and just over two years since the Madrid-Murcia line with a stop in Elche...
White substance keeps beaches closed from Gandia to Guardamar
A white scum has formed on beaches from Gandia to Guardamar, and the Environmental Service (Seprona) is looking into its origins. For now, the impacted...
Former Deputy Mayor of Torrevieja is being tried for prevarication for the second time in two months
Carmen Gómez, former Councillor for Contracting, Urban Cleaning, Parks and Gardens, and Personnel, and former Deputy Mayor of Torrevieja’s PP government...
Two doctors sentenced to prison for negligence for death child in Petrer
A judge in Alicante sentenced two paediatricians to two years and one year in prison, respectively, for carelessness in the death of an 8-year-old child who...
Swedish prosecutors accuse a teenager of ordering murders from his Alicante home
The Swedish prosecutor’s office has accused a 16-year-old boy arrested in Alicante last year of ordering other minors to carry out murders in Sweden and...
Benidorm resident on trial for storing and sending pedophile content for a year
The trial of a Benidorm resident accused of storing, receiving, and sending a large amount of audiovisual material containing paedophile content featuring...
Hospitalised Alcoy man dies of rabies after being bitten in Africa a year ago
As we reported on Thursday, a man from Alcoy was hospitalised due to being infected with rabies. The man, who was bitten by a dog in Africa has since died....
