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The Guardia Civil and Emergency Services were called out on four occasions in Alcalali. Jalon’s Guardia Civil arrested an 80-year-old Spanish man, suspected of starting the four fires over the last year. The Guardia Civil’s investigations led to the octogenarian who, for reasons still to be determined, set the fires on his morning walks.

Javea town hall, which is currently putting its beaches’ lifesaving contract out to tender, has added an obligatory clause. Whoever is finally awarded the two-year contract, worth an annual €453,100, must undertake to continue incorporating the Red Cross lifesavers who were employed on permanent seasonal contracts.

La Nucia and Benidorm are re-opening their street markets. In La Nucia, the town hall’s Local Government Board okayed the Sunday Rastro., the Flea market, after it had to cease trading during the January and February restrictions. Benidorm’s municipal mercadillo held each Wednesday at the Mercasa site has now reopened, although with fewer stalls to […]

Finestrat’s Health councillor Nati Algado was less than impressed with the municipality’s vaccination arrangements, when he revealed that Finestrat’s name is missing from the list. Finestrat has a population of ninethousand eighthundred and ninetyfour 9,894 registered residents and, as in other towns with a population of 10,000 or under, mass vaccinations should he carried out […]

With spring in Spain, the caterpillars of the procession moth become active again. Their fine, poisonous stinging hairs cause allergic reactions and are therefore dangerous to humans and animals – especially dogs. The first months of each year is the period when the dangerous processionary caterpillars are active in Spain. This year, however, the scale […]

The Valencian government will extend the mobility restrictions due to fears of a fourth wave of the coronavirus and insists on the need to reach an agreement between all autonomous regions. The chairman made it clear that he would like to welcome tourists from, for example, Madrid, at Easter, but that it will not be […]

The Red Cross recently put a new ambulance into use in Benidorm. It is a Class B vehicle, Basic Life Support, Peugeot Boxer L3H2 powered by a new generation 140 hp engine. The interior, which has been adapted to current health regulations, includes a constant monitor, oxygen inlets and a semi-automatic defibrillator.

The Valencia High Court has rejected the appeal of the region’s hospitality sector against measures keeping their premises closed. The court has supported the restrictions put in place by the Health Council due to the ‘evident health risk’ regarding the closure of restaurants, bars, cafés and other premises to prevent the coronavirus pandemic from spreading […]

In Calpe’s Peñon de Ifach national park, the most-visited in the Valencian Community, only 300 people will be allowed at any one time. This includes reservations made beforehand. As the paths to the top of the 332-metre outcrop are narrow, masks must also be worn to ensure social distancing. Photo: Google streetview.

In recent weeks in Benidorm, dozens of old billboards and facade signs have been removed from things that were sometimes not operational for years. The municipality wants to use the campaign to make the streets of the city more attractive. Signs must also be prevented from falling off the facades and possibly causing injury.