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Strong wind gusts force Alicante to close Santa Bárbara Castle and its parks
All municipal emergency systems have been triggered by the Spanish Meteorological Agency’s (Aemet) yellow signal for Alicante on Wednesday. According to...
Grandfather from Alicante jailed for abusing his 9-year-old granddaughter
The Third Section of the Provincial Court of Alicante has sentenced the defendant to four years and three months in prison for the crime of sexual abuse of a...
Torrevieja Hospital to celebrate the 10th Breastfeeding Day
For the second year in a row, the Torrevieja University Hospital will host the 10th Breastfeeding Conference this Sunday, March 9th. The event will also...
Over the past ten years, the Valencian Community has seen a 10% increase in obesity
Millions of individuals worldwide suffer from obesity, a chronic condition linked to a number of illnesses, including type 2 diabetes, hypertension,...
Warnings due to the community’s heavy rainfall
The Valencian Community is experiencing widespread and continuous rainfall, prompting the Generalitat’s Emergency Coordination Centre (CCE) to issue a...
Every month Alicante records around fifty housing squatters
The number of home squatting cases in Spain is on the rise. In 2024, there were 16,426 occurrences of breaking and entering and usurping of properties...
Guardia Civil officer from Santa Pola faces three years in prison
This coming week, a Civil Guard agent from Santa Pola is being judged by a court in Alicante on charges that he gave a man, who is also facing charges,...
The licence of an Alicante motorist who was caught was revoked five times in four years
According to the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT), driving a car after all the points have been taken off your licence is a highly serious crime that...
Benidorm makes history with Europe’s first drone air taxi flight
Twelve drones and an air taxi, an unmanned aerial vehicle that can carry two passengers, flew simultaneously in an urban setting for the first time in Europe...
Orihuela Medieval Market starts tomorrow
Orihuela is eagerly awaiting the opening of its customary Mediaeval Market, which will transport the town’s ancient old town back in time. With markets,...
