Sixteen years after it was first proposed, the UTE Vega Baja, concessionaire of the regional waste plan, plans to register in the Consortium Vega Baja Sostenible, its proposal of a regional waste treatment plant to be located in Torremendo. The facility will have to process the treatment and valorisation of more than 200,000 tons of garbage generated by the 27 municipalities that make up this public consortium, which also involves the Provincial Council of Alicante and the Generalitat Valenciana. There will be no landfill facility at the site, so the waste would continue to be taken to other ..read more

A man died on Tuesday afternoon, along with his dog, in a fire on Calle Los Rosales, in the Mirador del Mediterraneo urbanisation of San Miguel de Salinas. The fire broke out at 12 noon in a bungalow in the urbanization. The flames quickly engulfed the property, to the point that, according to the Provincial Firefighters Consortium, the fire was visible from the façade, pouring out a large amount of smoke. Although the firefighters from the Torrevieja Park rescued the man and the pet upon their arrival, their resuscitation was not possible. The bomberas said out that the house was completely ..read more

Spain has always been a popular destination for expats, especially the British. In fact, regions like Alicante are said to have in excess of 75,000 Britons living there today. While many of these people are able to just up and move, others own property and have to carefully consider the best way to move forward. Positives of Maintaining a Home in the UK While Living in Spain Some expats decide to keep their UK home while living in Spain, and there are many good reasons to take this approach. Firstly, from a financial perspective, rental income can serve as a steady revenue stream to supplemen ..read more

If coastal residents had to choose where to invest the 12.6 million euro that will be allocated through the municipal budget, the priorities would be to tackle the poor state of the roads and the development of the depot for those employed in road cleaning and urban waste, according to a survey by the Cabo Roig and Lomas Association (AVCRL). The Association collected 356 responses to a survey it launched last week to set priorities for the investments that the council anticipates on the coast. “Arranging tender documents and contracts will take time, and we have serious doubts that many will ..read more

A special traffic operation takes place from today and through the weekend in Castilla la Mancha, Madrid and Valencia in preparation for the Labour Day holiday on Wednesday. In the UK, the FDA, the union representing civil servants, are expected to launch legal challenge today against the Rwanda Bill which their members would be forced to apply. Also in the UK, today’s the day scheduled for the new post-Brexit border controls implemented by the UK government. Tuesday will see the latest Air Quality in the UK report released. We will also find out the latest figures on the latest statutory hom ..read more

The Consistory rafaleño has invested 957,000 euros in the creation of a network of sustainable drainage and the construction of a flood park in the industrial area. In so doing it is one of the first municipalities of the Vega Baja to execute the grants included in the Vega Renhace Plan, an initiative of the Valencian autonomous government for flood prevention in the Vega Baja following the DANA of 2019. The subsidies, obtained from the Generalitat Valenciana, have enabled the investment of 850,000 euros for additional infrastructure in the northeast area of the town, one of the most affected ..read more

You Can’t Be Serious – ‘The good life…’ The last dodo died near the end of 18th century. The demise of the dodo was caused by man. Nobody mourned the big clumsy bird at the time, because it appeared that he didn’t have anything much to contribute to pay for his existence. However, time was to prove that like so many other facets of life on earth, the dodo didn’t die alone. There was a valuable hardwood tree growing on the island of Mauritius, until it stopped appearing from the early 1800s. It took some time to establish what caused the wipeout of this tree – the name of which I can’t rem ..read more

THE LEGENDS TOUR 2024  starts on 3rd May and features 20 tournaments across four continents with a prize fund of over €18 million.  The over 50’s first tournament, hosted by Ian Woosnam, will be at Apes Hill golf course, on the blissful island of Barbados. Set on the site of an old sugar plantation, Apes Hill occupies the island’s highest usable terrain, with  wonderful views and cool breezes from  both the Atlantic and the Caribbean.   Bearded fig trees line the fairways and green monkeys swing through the trees.  Designer Ron Kirby  also oversaw the c ..read more

The Compromís Los Verdes collaborative group in Torrevieja demand that the council immediately apply the low emissions zone (ZBE) in the municipality to comply with European regulations and undertake the obligation that Europe dictated more than a year ago. The Los Verdes have considered that the low emissions zone (ZBE) should have been operating in Torrevieja for many months as it is one of the Spanish cities where its application is mandatory due to its population size and the high levels of pollution they suffer in certain areas of the municipality and communication routes that support a ..read more

Right, hopefully the title stopped mums from reading, apart from the nosey ones… Yes, YOU! Stop reading now!!! For most of the rest of us, this is the warning that it’s time to celebrate the first and most special woman in our lives, as this weekend sees Mother’s Day in Spain. So, you now have a matter of days to get to the shop and buy a special gift, or just go online if you prefer, but let’s be honest, the personal touch on this occasion is worth it. Unlike what happens with Father’s Day, a significant day in Spain, always celebrated on March 19 (Saint Joseph), Mother’s Day changes its dat ..read more