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- Tram to ALC airport May 2, 2024Email Torrevieja In CBN April 19, 2024 the plans for a tram from Elche/Elx to ALC airport are described. I am pro rail and public transport and I welcome any reasonable investments. Investing in high-speed rail in Spain (AVE) and other countries is not, in my opinion, always reasonable. In many towns it has become […]
- ‘Weeping Willow’ (A fictitious poem of lost love) May 2, 2024I went back to a place I knew. A meadow where wild flowers grew. I wasn’t sure what I would find. Years after I’d left it behind. But there it was just as before. Just like a carpet on the floor. Of flowers wild and coloured bright. Poppies, daisies what a sight. And then beyond […]
- Violent home raiders hauled in May 2, 2024Guardia Civil have arrested nine suspected members of a gang which carried out violent raids on luxury villas in Finestrat using replica firearms and electric shock pistols and telescopic batons. The investigation was launched in August last year, following a number of these burglaries in which the occupants of these houses suffered injuries, according to […]
- Aiming to be ‘one of the cleanest in Spain’ May 2, 2024Mayor Eduardo Dolón said he wants to make Torrevieja ‘one of the cleanest towns in Spain’. His goal was announced at the presentation of the new fleet of vehicles for the municipality’s waste disposal and street cleaning operation. Sr Dolón revealed that it is made up of 188 vehicles, with concessionary company Acciona investing €29 […]
- Quesada entrance closed off May 2, 2024Residents have complained of ‘chaos’ at the entrance to Ciudad Quesada, where roadworks mean that access to Avenida de las Naciones via the arches is closed until May 12. Rojales town hall published a map on their Facebook page to show alternative routes to reach the CV-905 dual carriage. But residents reported that they have […]
- Bank proposes merger to create ‘one of Europe’s largest financial entities’ May 2, 2024The BBVA bank has proposed a merger with Banco Sabadell, offering almost €11.5 billion in the form of an exchange of shares to take 100% of the bank, which was 17% more than its value when the markets closed on Tuesday, after the bid was confirmed. “The new entity would create one of Europe’s largest […]
- Builder accused of aiding burglary of new homes May 1, 2024National Police have arrested a builder and his alleged accomplices for stealing domestic appliances from new homes that were almost finished. The five suspects, all Spanish men aged between 20 and 43, include a construction worker, who allegedly gave keys and information to the others as payment for a drug debt he owed to one […]
- Plan to cut smoking to just 5% of the population by 2040 May 1, 2024The government has given a detailed analysis of their ‘integral plan’ to reduce smoking – but has still not yet revealed which additional public areas will be designated as ‘smoke free’. A press release from the ministry of health explains that they will introduce ‘regulations, health measures and environmental protection norms’ included in the plan […]
- Man dies in house fire May 1, 2024A 57-year-old man and his dog have died in house fire in San Miguel de Salinas. The provincial fire service reported that the blaze occurred at the home in Calle Los Roslales in Mirador del Mediterráneo urbanisation late on Tuesday morning. Local police and Guardia Civil tried to gain access to the property before the […]
- Renewable fuel refinery opens in Cartagena May 1, 2024The first Repsol refinery to produce 100% renewable fuel for the whole country has opened in Cartagena. According to Repsol, it can produce renewable diesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), which can be used in any means of transport: cars, trucks, buses, ships or airplanes, and with existing refuelling infrastructure. Full report in Friday’s Costa […]
