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The future of Alicante’s blue zone: more streets and tickets for motorcycles?
The new paid parking area in Alicante is one step closer. The Alicante City Council has started a public consultation to change the rules. Residents and...
Segalés and Monbus will compete with Avanza for the €138 million contract for Torrevieja’s new urban transport service
Monbus (through the joint venture Alcalabus / Castromil) and the Catalan company Segalés (through its subsidiary Osona 25 Bus) are two large companies that...
Court paves the way to widen bridge over the motorway on the Orihuela Costa
The High Court of Justice of the Valencian Community (TSJCV) has turned down an appeal from Caixabank (previously Bancaja). This means that Caixabank must give...
Three prisoners released from jail for a kidnapping after they were exonerated by the victim
On December 12th, the National Police in Alicante found a Norwegian citizen who had been alone in a building in San Pedro del Pinatar. A Swedish criminal group...
“Don’t give out information, hang up and verify” the police in Alicante tell pensioners
The National Police is holding a practical course at senior centres in Alicante to help older people stay safe. This workshop stopped yesterday, Wednesday,...
Elche cuts 50,000 euros from festival associations and brotherhoods budget
The Local Cooperation Council will meet next week because local NGOs pushed for it. These groups criticised the budget cuts on Monday, as expected in talks...
Benidorm Fest will have a new date, an alternative to Eurovision
Spain’s decision to leave Eurovision in 2026 left a lot of people wondering what would happen to Benidorm Fest in the future. One among them was what...
Railway drivers call for a general strike across the sector
The Spanish Union of Railway Drivers (Semaf) said yesterday, Wednesday, January 21st, that there will be a 48-hour general strike across the sector. This was...
Two arrested after dismantling an illegal tobacco factory valued at three million euros
The Guardia Civil has arrested two individuals after breaking up a large illegal tobacco plant in the municipality of Muro de Alcoy in Alicante. They took more...
Alicante says it is fighting rats and asks people not to feed pigeons
The city council in Alicante, which is headed by the PP, says it is working to get rid of the rats at Plaza del Portal de Elche, which is in […]
