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Fighting to save turtles in Valencia

FOR every thousand sea turtles that hatch and return to the sea, only one or two survive.
Sea turtles are an endangered species and anyone spotting one a beach should be aware that it will have laid...Read More

Alcudiamar marina expansion plan rejection would be mistake

OPPOSITION has been raised to the plans to expand the Alcudiamar marina in Puerto Alcudia.
The Alcudiamar company believes that it would be a ‘serious mistake’ if the town hall were to prevent...Read More

Alcudia, a jewel in the north

TRACING its history back more than 2,000 years, Alcudia is a very special town which appeals to nature lovers for both its 30 kilometre coastline and the fact that it has determined that it will be an...Read More

Mojacar kitesurfer soaring to the top

MOJACAR kitesurfer, Osaia Reding, carried on her fantastic season of results, coming second in the World Youth Championships in Sant Père Pescador, Catalonia last week.
Some 80 children competed in...Read More

Big payout for Alicante IVF complication

ALICANTE judges ordered the Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad (IVI) to pay €400,000 to a couple with a haemophiliac son.
Childless, the couple turned to IVF at the IVI clinic in Alicante, but...Read More

Price of water to be increased in Mojacar

WATER bills for consumers in and around Mojacar could increase by as much as 32 per cent, following the approval of plans announced by water supplier Galasa.
The news is even worse for towns in the Almanzora...Read More

Gorham’s Cave becomes Gibraltar’s first UNESCO World Heritage site

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, ironically holding their 40th meeting in Istanbul has admitted Gorham’s Cave (named after Captain Gorham who discovered it in 1907) together with its surrounding...Read More

Responsibility for Nice massacre claimed by DAESH

AS the world continues in mourning and many of those injured continue fighting for their lives in hospital, DAESH has claimed responsibility for the Bastille Day massacre on Thursday night (July 14) which...Read More

Earthquake emergency plan is to be drawn up for Torrevieja

TORREVIEJA is to serve as a model for an Emergency Plan of Seismic Risk. Mayor Jose Manuel Dolon chaired a meeting, joined by the Director General of the Agency for Safety and Emergency Response, Jose...Read More

Fighting fag ends on Almuñecar's beaches

ALMUÑECAR has launched a war against fag ends on beaches with an information campaign and distribution of conical ashtrays amongst bathers and beachgoers part of the plan.
The campaign began on Playa...Read More