RESIDENTS in Teulada on the Costa Blanca have been told not to drink tap water due to a high concentration of salt. The recommendation comes from Teulada City Council as water company Hidraqua carries out tests. A statement from the council says people should that ‘out of caution’, people should ‘refrain from consuming the water […]
THE Ecologists in Action group has dished out six flags to the Valencian Community in its annual ‘Black Flag’ awards to beaches suffering pollution caused by wastewater discharges and environmental mismanagement. Two flags each have been given to the region’s three provinces. In Valencia, there is an award to the pollution caused in the coastal
TALKS will be held as soon as Friday to produce a plan to end waits of up to two hours for a taxi at Alicante-Elche airport. The Ministry of Transport will hold a meeting to find a solution either this week or the beginning of next week with Elche and Alicante City Councils as well
THE Guardia Civil have admitted they may have pointed the finger at the wrong narco in the murder of two officers in Barbate in February. They are now seeking a man identified as Karim, who is thought to have been piloting the drug boat which rammed the patrol vessel in Barbate harbour in Cadiz on
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A TRAVELLER was stopped flying from Madrid to southern Spain carrying 15 TARANTULAS in Tupperware cases. The Guardia Civil are investigating a man for illegally selling tarantulas, an endangered species, after they were found in a package being sent from Madrid to Sevilla. Some 15 of the spiders were detected at Madrid Barajas Airport, nine
TAXI drivers in Barcelona are set to go on strike next Tuesday as simmering tensions in the sector come to the boil. The protest, which has been called by the STAC, ATC, Paktaxi, Anger and Elite Taxi trade unions, will see cab drivers attempt to ‘blockade’ areas of the city next Tuesday, June 18, from
A MARRIED Romanian couple have been arrested for a series of ‘love hug’ robberies after plain-clothed Guardia Civil officers helped a potential victim on a Costa Blanca street. The man and woman, aged 32 and 33, were wanted in connection with similar incidents in the Malaga area. Guardia officers were carrying out surveillance work in
ONE would think a team featuring the European Golden Shoe winner, the La Liga Player of the Year and the Premier League Player of the Year should be among the favourites for Euro 2024. Not according to Spanish football fans. The hotly-anticipated tournament kicks off with hosts Germany taking on Scotland in Munich on Friday,
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has said that he wants to extend VAT reductions on basic foodstuffs beyond the end of June. The measure introduced at the beginning of last year was aimed at countering rising inflation- especially on food. It is due to expire on June 30, but speaking to broadcaster TVE on Wednesday,
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