As the weather alert remains in place for high temperatures until at least Tuesday, Sunday saw thermometers reach 40 degrees in the centre of Orihuela. Alcoi and Alicante peaked at 39 degrees on Sunday, whereas most other places were between 37 and 38 degrees. Meanwhile, following an increase in the number of deaths by drowning, […]

Under the threat of drought across the entire country, the Ministry of the Environment has authorised the first emergency transfers of water between reservoirs, with 35 cubic hectometres of water being authorised to be taken from the Pedrera reservoir in Torremendo, in order to alleviate the severe threat to the agriculture sector. This is in […]

A weather alert was issued by the Spanish government on Thursday evening, supporting warning from the Protección Civil and met office, warning of high temperatures from Friday. Temperatures could reach 38 degrees in inland areas of the peninsular, whereas in Valencia temperatures are expected to reach 36 degrees. The weather alert is expected to remain […]

Temperatures reached 32 degrees in the Valencia region on Sunday with Javea recording the highest temperature. In the Alicante province, Benidorm, Novelda and Alicante city were the hottest places, reaching 30 degrees.

The weather conditions recorded in May show that the month was not only dry and hot it broke records when temperatures reached 40.5 degrees in Orihuela, 40.2 degrees in Rojales and 37 degrees in Torrevieja on the 13th and 14th Read More ...

The health department across the region of Valencia reports that they attended eleven people on Thursday who had suffered as a result of high temperatures. Although an alert had been issued warning of the high temperatures, none of those who Read More ...

According to the Spanish meteorological agency, AEMET, during Sunday´s rain storm across the Valencia region, some 400 cloud to ground lightning strikes were recorded. Meanwhile, on Monday, as the rain had eased but a warning was in place for high Read More ...

Due to the bad weather forecast the craft people who set up their stalls every Saturday morning in the square in front of the Post Office in Jávea, decided to cancel the fair this week.

But, to their annoyance this Saturday, the 21st, proved to be a nice spring day! The artesans want to appologize to all who came to see them and only found an empty square.

They promise to be there this Saturday (the 28th - if the weather permits!), but the next week, Easter Saturday, they have to give it another miss, because the square will not be available. After Easter, from the 4th of April, they hope to be able to set up stall every Saturday again till the end of May.

If you want to see if the fair is on, who is coming and what they make (and sell), have a look at www.amata.es under "Coming events". More information (also in English) on 639 979 678.

As television screens and newspapers are filled with reports of harsh winter weather, once again the woes of others are celebrated by the businesses that thrive on the winter season. In the last two months, the salt producing areas of Torrevieja has ...

Hitting back at rumours and speculation that have started to spread in the election build up, the Councillor for the Coast, Martina Scheurer, would like to confirm that she is not charged in any cases of corruption. Scheurer explains that the courts a...