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Sunday, June 21st, 2009Spanish authorities are already preparing defences to tackle the swarms of Mauve Stinger jellyfish; bright purple invertebrates which emit a yellow glow at night, that annually plague the eastern beaches of the country.
Each summer tens of thousands of holidaymakers are forced to seek treatment for minor stings. Scientists predict that the numbers of jellyfish [...]
Fatal storms hit Spain and France
Saturday, January 24th, 2009Three children have been killed in northern Spain when the roof of a sports hall collapsed amid high winds, local officials say.
Two adults were also reported to have died in other storm-related incidents.
Torrential rains and winds of up to 172km/h (107mph) have been battering northern Spain and south-west France.
At least one million homes in France [...]
Internet paedophile ring suspects arrested
Monday, January 19th, 2009Spanish private detectives investigating the 2007 disappearance of a British girl from a resort in Portugal uncovered an Internet paedophile ring, El Mundo reported in its online edition Monday.
Police arrested 13 suspects as a result of an investigation done by Barcelona-based Metodo-3, an investigation agency hired by Gerry and Kate McCann to trace their daughter Madeleine, the report said.
Madeleine [...]
Demonstrations against the war in Gaza
Sunday, January 18th, 2009The streets in numerous cities of Spain were filled with demonstrators on Saturday night as protestors demanded a cease fire in Gaza, just hours before one was announced by the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert.
Thousands took to the centre of Madrid to make their protest heard, under the banner ‘We will stop the massacre of [...]
Abandoned cars at El Altet Airport
Thursday, January 8th, 2009Criticism has been levelled at Alicante’s El Altet Airport’s parking facilities due to the large number of cars lying abandoned in its car parks, taking up valuable space.
This photograph was taken by a Swedish lady, Christina Norlander, and highlights the gravity of the situation. It is apparent from its condition that the car parked in [...]
Alicante AVE high speed train in 2012
Saturday, December 20th, 2008A new interchange centre for the high speed service will not need an environment study to be carried out.
The decision by the Ministry of the Environment that an environmental study is not needed for the new AVE high speed train interchange centre which is needed to be built at La Encina, means that the progress [...]
Ryanair starts new service between Alicante and Gatwick
Friday, November 21st, 2008The new twice daily service takes off on December 18.
Two new daily flights from Ryanair will bring 20,000 more tourists a month to El Altet airport in Alicante. New twice daily services to London Gatwick start on December 18.
Local hoteliers have welcomed the news, saying that quality remains at the [...]
Is This the Return of Telmicro?
Thursday, November 6th, 2008The number of telephone calls and emails that have been received at the offices of the Round Town News has been phenomenal, with readers desperate to know who is behind this new company and whether this is the permanent return of the service or another empty gesture engineered by Telmicro Levante SL.
Residents throughout the Costa [...]
British identity cards will be covered in EU symbols
Sunday, September 28th, 2008Britain’s first identity card in more than half a century was unveiled yesterday – and turned out to be covered in EU symbols to satisfy Brussels.
The plastic card, which will be issued to foreign citizens in Britain starting in November, marks the first stage in the Government’s ambitious scheme to issue biometric ID cards [...]
Thousands cut off as pirate TV gang scuppered
Sunday, September 28th, 2008Around 60,000 mainly British and Irish expats living in Alicante, Murcia and AlmerÃa are unable to continue enjoying their favourite TV programmes after the company supplying them was closed down in a Guardia Civil operation codenamed ‘Cimitarra’.
It is estimated that the gang netted more than half a billion euros illegally broadcasting pirate satellite channels originating [...]