Although there are things to do in Torrevieja, sometimes it’s nice to get away, and with that in mind, we thought we’d offer a handful of places to visit away from Torrevieja, but not too far away. Click on the title of each listing to see the location on Google Maps. The Castle of Santa Barbara: We start in the …

Fire crews across the Alicante province have been utilised to capacity recently, partly due to a number of forest fires, and partly due to an increase in the number of house fires. The latest,...

In the winter of 1878, on March the 2nd t be precise, Alicante city saw the hottest temperature ever recorded for the season, with thermometers registering 31 degrees. According to the state meteorological office, AEMET, today, the 10th of March, 2017, at 12:50, temperatures peaked at 32.5 degrees, thus making today the hottest winter day

Here on the Costa's golf is one of the biggest leisure time activities for both tourists and resident alike and with this in mind we have secured the services of Mike Probert of Costa Blanca Green Fee Services to provide a weekly round up of local golf...

Alicante City Council will invest 120,000 euros in the construction of a new pedestrian crossing on la avenida de Jovellanos connecting the tunnel lift of the Castillo de Santa Barbara with Postiguet Beach.

The action is part of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (PMUs) which was passed by the passed late last year. Work will begin on 9 March and is expected to be completed within a month.

Mayor Miguel Valor said that the project will improve the safety of tourists and route them from the beach to the castle lift that is used by more than 300,000 people every year.

The crossing will also reduce the speed of vehicles on this very busy seafront road. One of the objectives of the project is "traffic calming" in the area, adding to that already done in many other parts of the city.

The EU municipal group considered the project as "positive", but considered that it "falls short" of what is required.

They are asking for the elimination of private traffic passing through la avenidas de Jovellanos, Juan Bautista Lafora, Conde de Vallellano and Loring saying that the area should be completely pedestrianised with access restricted to public transport, security and emergency vehicles only.

A British family holidaying in Villa Joyosa near Alicante city have raised grave concerns about a group of circus animals kept inside a 12-metre container in sweltering conditions since Monday (July 28). Anne Rowe and her family witnessed Circo Nevada...

The social welfare department of Alicante City Council has signed a collaboration agreement with DIY chain Leroy Merlin, which will directly help young people searching for a job and families who are in need. The company will provide materials which w...

Despite early indications suggesting that the Easter break may have been one of the quietest in some time, the reality of how busy the first main holiday break has been looks set to pave the way for an even better summer. Prior to the start of the wee...