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Alicante's provincial consortium of firefighters rescued the British couple by helicopter on Halloween. COVID-19 may have taken the fun out of Hallowe'en – but that didn't stop the surprises. First two paragliders sparked two forest fires when they collided with a powerline on Javea's Montgó mountain (read more), and then a British couple were rescued from a mountaintop by helicopter. The couple were stranded on the Sierra de Bérnia – […]

Firefighters moved quickly to stop flames from spreading in the Montgó natural park, between Jávea and Denia. Two fires were declared today in the Montgó natural park after paragliders crashed into an electricity power line. Two paragliders were snagged by hanging wires near the Cap de Santi Antoni mirador in Jávea. The electricity line was shorted while two fires broke out at around 16:30 this afternoon, according to Xàbia al […]

Alicante University's Laboratorio de Climatología has predicted a 'maritime storm' with 3m waves along the Costa Blanca. Torrential rains are predicted to hit Wednesday-Thursday next week across the Alicante coastline. Alicante University's climate lab – which has an active Facebook page – has predicted a 'maritime storm' will specifically hit the Marina Alta region. Scientists at the lab have predicted waves up to '3m' high could also hit as far […]

Guardia Civil have this week held a meeting with heads of bars and restaurants in Teulada-Moraira to warn of a spate of burglaries. A number of hospitality businesses in Moraira have been hit by burglaries in recent weeks, according to local news portal Teulada Moraira Digital. Burglars have broken windows and smashed holes in the walls of restaurants, as well as a 'systematic' stealing chairs and tables from outside terraces. […]

Rightwing political party Vox have received the 'least support in history' for leader Santiago Abascal's vote of no confidence in the government. Vox's vote of no confidence in Pedro Sanchez received 52 votes today – all from his own party – while Spain's remaining 298 congress members said a resounding 'No'. Journalists across Spain have been anticipating members of Spain's conservative Partido Popular to defy the whip, but none did. […]

Facebook Parejas is a free dating service available in Spain via your normal Facebook app, as of today. Facebook Parejas has launched today across Spain, allowing users to safely match with potential lovers on the massive Facebook network. The function began in 2019 in the USA, before this week saw its roll-out in 32 European countries. The service works by 'suggesting' potential love interests based on your own profile and […]

Conservative politicians (Partido Popular, PP) have proposed extending the the cafeteria licences to the nightlife industry in the Valencian Community. They have suggested that the bars move to the same hours and capacity as the cafeteria industry. They've said it would be an 'exceptional and temporary' extension to the licenses they have granted to for their activities. The discos and bars already have the facilities that are required to carry […]

A special COVID-19 police squad inspected the wine bar in San Blas, Alicante, before finding a casino and cocaine behind a secret door. Wine and cheese by day; cocaine and poker bets by night. The gourmet wine bar in the San Blas district of Alicante was busted by Policia Nacional after finding an illegal casino behind a wooden shelf selling wine and crisps. https://youtu.be/iYJ4FAeTXDk Source: Policia Nacional. A special COVID-19 […]

The Confederación Hidrográfica del Júcar (CHJ) have been covering rivers in the Valencian Community with black plastic to eradicate invasive Spanish canes – but does it harm more than it helps? The river authority that looks after wetlands in the Valencian region (CHJ) has seen 'success' with a controversial method of covering up riverbeds with black plastic sheeting. The CHJ employed the technique for one year on a river in […]