The Proteccion Civil department in Orihuela Costa is looking for volunteers to join their team.
Members are responsible for the coordination of emergency measures together with firemen , local police and other emergency services.
They protect residents and infra structure during natural …
Sales of land in some of the largest towns have dropped by 80% during the last year
Figures released by the Ministry of Housing show that land sale transactions, buying or selling, in places such as Torrevieja, Elche , Alcoy, Benidorm …
Ferry company Balearia launched its new 1,200 passenger ferry last week.
The Martin I Soler was launched by the company president and an employee of the company.The boat will cover the route between Denia, Ibiza and Palma and is the first …
In 1838 the British schooner ” Beatrice ” sank off the coast of Cartagena carrying many Egyptian treasures , including the coffin of the Pharoh Micerinos. The treasures were being shipped to the British Museum in London.
The search will be …
Prosecutors are asking for a total of 40 years imprisonment for two gangs of drug smugglers.
The gangs went on trial in Alicante this week. The first case involves three members of a six -man gang arrested in Campello in 2004. …
The University of Alicante ’s weather laboratory has said that the bad weather was the tail end of a La Nina phenomenon—-a cold current of Pacific water which lasts for about 4 years.
This cold fron changes weather patterns and in …
An informative talk about Neighbourhood Watch was held the cultural centre in Altea last week.
More than a hundred people attended the meeting which was addressed by representitives from the town hall and Neighbourhood Watch .
The mayor opened the meeting …
THe fight to save Campomanes port in Altea is all but lost because of an EU directive.
A large area of the plant Posidonia has been lost in the area of the port and they have failed to transplant it …
