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Ministry activates reform of Trasvase Tajo-Segura rules following Supreme Court approval
The reform of the operating rules for the Trasvase Tajo-Segura has officially begun after receiving backing from the Supreme Court.
- General · alicante
Antonio Sánchez takes office as new Dean of Sciences at the University of Alicante
Antonio Sánchez Sánchez has assumed the position of Dean of the Faculty of Sciences at the UA in a ceremony presided over by Rector Amparo Navarro.
- General · orihuela
PP and Vox coalition government in Orihuela faces new council meeting marked by internal tensions
Thursday's Orihuela council meeting will once again highlight friction between the partners of the PP-Vox coalition.
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San Vicente launches campaign to promote shopping at local businesses
The San Vicente del Raspeig Town Council launches an initiative to encourage consumers to make their purchases at establishments in the municipality.
- General · alicante
Alicante TRAM to become pilot project for new high-capacity trams
The Alicante tram system has been chosen as a pilot scheme to test the new high-capacity trams that Stadler is manufacturing for the Generalitat Valenciana.
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Comunidad Valenciana to receive €9 million less for Dependency Care for failing to meet targets
The Government is reducing state funding for Dependency Care to the Comunitat for not achieving targets on waiting lists, quality of services and employment generated.
- General · alicante
Social organisations propose solutions to rising poverty in Alicante
Social organisations present measures to combat growing poverty in Alicante, a phenomenon requiring urgent responses.
- General · elche
PP leaves Vox isolated in Elche in its attempt to block migrant regularisation
The People's Party distanced itself from Vox at Elche town council by refusing to support a motion against migrant regularisation.
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«Menjars de la Terra» kicks off in Castalla with gastronomic days celebrating Alicante's mountain region
The gastronomic days «Menjars de la Terra» began in Castalla to showcase the traditional cuisine and products of the province's inland regions.
- General · elche
UMH plans to open nine classrooms in new Perleta building in September
The Universidad Miguel Hernández is working to inaugurate the main teaching classrooms of the Perleta building in September, although it will not be fully operational until 2027.
- General · orihuela
IES Las Espeñetas in Orihuela has been propped up for three years with no news of refurbishment
The secondary school has been shored up since September 2023 without the promised rehabilitation works having begun.
- General · orihuela
The flooring at IES Las Espeñetas in Orihuela has been awaiting repair since 2023 due to risk to pupils
The institute's main building, constructed in 1994, has damage to its flooring that has gone unrepaired for three years despite the danger it poses to students and teachers.
- General · guardamar
Sexual exploitation network dismantled in Guardamar that threatened women with santería
The National Police have dismantled a criminal group that sexually exploited vulnerable women, using threats of santería as a method of coercion.
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30 writers take part in the 10th La Nucía Book Fair
La Nucía celebrated its tenth edition of the Book Fair with great public success despite the high temperatures.
- General · benidorm
PP and PSOE clash over public housing at Benidorm council meeting
Benidorm's ordinary council meeting saw tensions rise when the issue of public housing sparked a bitter exchange of blame between the PP and PSOE.
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Diputación increases municipal aid for Fire Brigade Consortium to 800,000 euros
Municipalities in Alicante province with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants will receive provincial financial support to cover their fire prevention and firefighting service fees.
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Instituto Juan Gil-Albert Opens Applications for 2026 Magazine Grants
The Alicante cultural institution is inviting applications for subsidies to support the dissemination of publications by non-profit organisations in the province.
- General · castalla
Provincial Council promotes 'Made in Costa Blanca' products at Castalla's San Isidro Fair
The president of Alicante Provincial Council inaugurated the 31st edition of Castalla's San Isidro Fair, highlighting its importance in boosting the local economy and promoting the province's products.
- General · alicante
Béton Brut celebrates its first anniversary as a landmark in Alicante's gastronomic leisure scene
The Béton Brut venue commemorated its first year with nearly 1,000 attendees and all its spaces filled, consolidating its position as a driving force in Alicante's gastronomic leisure sector.
- General · orihuela
The San Isidro neighbourhood backs open-air mural museum in Orihuela
Residents of San Isidro in Orihuela show their support for the creation of an open-air mural museum in the neighbourhood.
- General · torrevieja
New pavement after seven years of promises in Las Torretas, Torrevieja
Residents of Las Torretas celebrate the construction of a pavement after seven years waiting for municipal promises to be fulfilled.
- General · orihuela
Dolores bids farewell to victims of triple femicide
The municipality said goodbye to Marisol, 51, and her son Alberto, 24, murdered by her husband and his father, a Guardia Civil officer who then took his own life.
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Dolores says goodbye to Marisol and Alberto, victims of gender-based violence
The municipality of Dolores mourns the deaths of a school monitor and her son, murdered by her Guardia Civil husband, in a massive demonstration against gender-based violence.
- General · elche
Elche celebrates first Nursery Industry Gala recognising companies and sector pioneers
The association of nursery producer companies celebrates its first Nursery Industry Gala before 200 attendees at the Palacio de Altamira, paying tribute to pioneers such as José Orts Serrano.