ALICANTE NEWS

Cases and admissions continue to rise: Valencia update October 22239 new infections and three deaths in the Valencia region, including Alicante province New cases of Covid in the Valencia region once again exceed recoveries as hospital admissions continued to rise this week and the 14-day cumulative incidence rate.. 22/10/2021

Benidorm will stage its patron saint fiestas with capacity restrictions and Covid passportBenidorm's patron saint festivities will take place in the Marina Baixa town in Alicante province from November 13 to 17 Benidorm Town Council and the Festivals Commission has confirmed this year's annual Festes Majors Patronals (patron saint.. 22/10/2021

Calpe plans to convert municipal plots of land into allotmentsThe Town Hall in the Marina Alta, Alicante province, intends to create "ecological urban gardens" and make them available to the public Calpe Town Hall has set the wheels in motion to convert municipal plots of land in the town into allotments.. 22/10/2021

Weather warning: torrential floods in San Miguel de SalinasRainfall of more than 90 litres/m2 closes roads and businesses in the Vega Baja area Heavy downpours of more than 90 litres of rainfall per square metre have forced road closures in several towns in the Vega Baja region of Alicante today, with.. 22/10/2021

Discarded toilet wipes make unwelcome return to riverbed in the Marina AltaEcologists in Action have lodged a formal complaint over the "reappearance of wipes" in the Gorgos river in Javea, Alicante province Wet wipes flushed down the toilet don't break down like loo roll, and in heavy rain can be flushed from.. 22/10/2021

Workman dies in freak chainsaw accident in DeniaThe victim sustained a fatal neck injury whilst working at El Montgó natural park in the Marina Alta area of Alicante province A 42-year-old maintenance worker has died in a horrific freak chainsaw accident at El Montgó natural park.. 22/10/2021

Beers and bytes: beach networking returns to JaveaThe Beachworking Technology Community will visit the Javea Port in the Marina Alta, Alicante province, on October 28 Beers and Bytes beachworking technology community, a project developed by Javea Town Hall and Creama, returns to the town.. 22/10/2021

Call to shop locally in El CampelloThe Alicante town is promoting Local Commerce Day October 25 Residents in El Campello are being urged to spend their money locally and support the "extensive and varied selection of shops", rather than travelling elsewhere.  .. 22/10/2021

Vulture dies after being electrocuted on pylon in Alicante mountain rangeThe raptor was found dead at the top of a medium voltage tower on the Miserà peak in Pego, Alicante province A vulture was tragically found dead on top of an electricity pylon in Pego on Wednesday afternoon, October 20, one of the towers that.. 21/10/2021

Catral hosts its 7th Trade Fair: October 22 to 24Along with dozens of trade stands, there will be music, dance, theatre and workshops in the Vega Baja town, Alicante province, this weekend Catral will be a hive of activity this weekend as the town hosts its 7th Trade Fair in Avenida La Purí.. 21/10/2021

Police clock motorist speeding along Elche ring road at 191 km/hThe speeding driver was stopped in the Baix Vinalopo area of Alicante and faces up to six months in jail A 21-year-old motorist faces a prison sentence of up to six months after being clocked speeding along the El-20 Elche ring road at 191km/.. 21/10/2021

Driver seriously hurt in multi-vehicle motorway crash near VillenaFive vehicles were involved in a pile-up on the A-31 in the Alto Vinalopo area of Alicante province A driver has been seriously injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the A-31 motorway near Villena involving four cars and a lorry.   According.. 21/10/2021

17 charged with trafficking women for sexual exploitation in AlicanteThe criminal network based in the provinces of Alicante and Valencia, also had 'branches' in the UK, Germany, Poland and Russia A transnational criminal network based in Alicante and Valencia that was allegedly involved in trafficking.. 21/10/2021

Gang of professional squatters arrested in AlicanteThe career criminals allegedly broke into homes across Alicante province, squatting in them briefly before renting them out to low-income families Since the start of the Covid pandemic and consequent travel and movement restrictions, the problem of.. 21/10/2021

Brit arrested in Alicante after trying to run over police officers in stolen carThe driver was then involved in a high-speed police chase from Elche to Aspe in the Baix Vinalopo area of Alicante province The National Police have arrested a British man in Aspe following a "spectacular" 15km high-speed chase that began.. 21/10/2021

Series of post-Brexit talks for British expats across Alicante provinceAlicante council has organised a round of informative talks in 10 towns to discuss issues affecting Brits in Spain Alicante Provincial Council has organised a series of face-to-face informative talks in 10 towns with the largest population of British.. 21/10/2021

Orange alert for storms in Alicante: Friday October 22Aemet is warning of heavy rain and thunderstorms, particularly on the coast of Alicante The State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) is warning of heavy rain and storm fronts in the Valencia region on Friday October 22, with maximum orange alerts on the.. 21/10/2021

Eyesore beachside hotel in Alicante is finally being demolishedThe derelict Arenales del Sol hotel in Elche municipality is being pulled down in what the town mayor describes as "an historical event" A symbol of the beginnings of tourism on the Costa Blanca in the 1960s, Arenales del Sol Hotel overlooking.. 20/10/2021

Alicante buses return to full capacity from October 21Whilst there will be no compulsory vacant seats, facemasks must still be worn to board Alicante city buses Sixteen months after capacity restrictions were enforced on urban buses in Alicante to combat the spread of Covid, the measures are being lifted.. 20/10/2021

Nine boats carrying irregular immigrants reach Alicante coast in three daysA total of 107 people were onboard the pateras intercepted on the Costa Blanca, including eight children Thirteen irregular immigrants, all adult men, were rescued from a drifting boat located 33 miles from the coast of Javea on Monday night, October.. 20/10/2021