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Torrevieja may have to pay millions to skyscraper developer if it loses court case on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CONTROVERSIAL 26-storey skyscraper project planned for Torrevieja faces the threat of prosecution from the Ministry of Ecological Transition, with residents likely footing the compensation

10 Apr, 2022 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Storm-damaged beaches WILL be open for Easter on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DESPITE recent storms through the region, Orihuela Costa beaches WILL be open in time for Easter, claim local authorities. These beaches prove incredibly popular with

9 Apr, 2022 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Travel News

Barcelona in Spain bans smoking on all beaches from July to boost health and environment

BARCELONA’S beaches will become ‘no-smoking’ areas from this summer. The permanent ban on lighting up follows a successful pilot on four beaches in the Catalan

8 Apr, 2022 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Health·Lead

Climate change activists smear red paint on Spain’s Congress building in Madrid

CLIMATE change protestors daubed red paint on the steps leading to Spain’s Congress building in Madrid on Wednesday. Walls were also smeared as part of

6 Apr, 2022 @ 19:30

Environment·Lead·Madrid

How the brown bear has been brought back from the brink of extinction to thrive in Spain’s Pyrenees

JUST three decades ago brown bears were on the brink of extinction in the Pyrenees, the population all but wiped out by hunters and loss

5 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Nature

Benidorm On Spain's Costa Blanca To Spend €2.5 Million On Led Street Lights In Levante Zone

Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca spending €2.5 million on LED street lights in Levante Zone

A bumper €2.5 million contract to overhaul street lighting in the Levante Zone of Benidorm has been advertised by the city council. LED technology will

5 Apr, 2022 @ 12:55

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Spain’s Axarquia to receive water from the western Costa del Sol to battle ‘exceptional drought’ despite recent rains

DESPITE recent rains, the water reservoir at La Viñuela, which supplies the Axarquia region, continues in a state of ‘exceptional drought.’ The transfer of resources

4 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Eco-ferry begins new route from Portsmouth to Bilbao in Spain

THE UK’s first liquified natural gas-powered ferry has made its inaugural voyage as it sailed from Portsmouth to Bilbao. Brittany Ferries’ Salamanca departed at 9.30pm

31 Mar, 2022 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·National News·Travel News

Recent rainfall leaves four times more water than average for March in Spain’s Malaga

MARCH has been the wettest month of the hydrological year so far, seeing four times more rain than average for this time of the year.

30 Mar, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Costa Blanca Start Ups Grows Non Polluting Algae That Doesn't Harbour Nitrates Like In Spain's Mar Menor Lagoon

Costa Blanca start-ups grow algae that doesn’t pollute water with nitrates as in case of Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon

TWO new Alicante companies have joined forces to cultivate algae that stops nitrate pollution in water, as infamously seen over recent years at Murcia’s Mar

29 Mar, 2022 @ 19:15

Alicante·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Mar Menor

Developer submits slightly-changed new home plan for unspoilt section of Spain's Costa Blanca

People power aims to halt plan for 2,000 new homes on last patch of virgin land on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DIFFERENT neighbourhood and environment groups on Orihuela Costa have slammed plans for a proposed coastline development at Cala Mosca. The area is treasured as the

29 Mar, 2022 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Power prices take inflation in Spain to 13-year-high as government is unhappy with the EU

ARE YOU BURNING MONEY? As energy prices soar in Spain, this is what can be done

As the western world reels in the face of Russian aggression we are having to react, writes Martin Tye.

27 Mar, 2022 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead

Earth Hour coincides with city shopping centre becoming the most sustainable in Spain’s Valencia region

EARTH HOUR is a custom around the world where lights are switched off for 60 minutes to raise awareness of global warming and other environmental

26 Mar, 2022 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

When is Earth Hour 2022? What is it and how is Spain is involved in the WWF ‘blackout’ event

THIS year marks the 15th Earth Hour – the world’s biggest environmental event. The global event aims to ‘increase awareness and spark global conversations on

24 Mar, 2022 @ 16:45

Environment·Lead·National News·Other News

La Concepción reservoir exceeds 50% of its capacity

Latest rains guarantee summer water supply for tourism on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE rainfall of recent days has led to an increase in the water reserves of the La Concepcion reservoir, which supplies the Western Costa del

24 Mar, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

No Strawberry Fields Forever: Supermarkets urge Spain to stop plans for more farms in protected wetlands

By Katharina Beiersdoerfer

23 Mar, 2022 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead

Recent rainfall leaves five months worth of water in Spain’s Malaga reservoirs

THE start of Spring has brought much needed rain to the province of Malaga. In fact, the recent rainfall, mainly thanks to the passage of

22 Mar, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Far Right Vox Supporters Demonstrate In Madrid

World Water Day: What you should know about the rain in Spain

IT is painfully obvious that, in spite of some recent rainfall Spain is experiencing a prolonged drought. Average rainfall this winter is 33% of normal

22 Mar, 2022 @ 08:00

Columnists·Environment·Jack Gaioni: Jack's Corner·Lead·National News

Rare grey seal washes up on beach in Spain’s Motril

A RARE specimen of the grey seal, native to the North Atlantic, was spotted this Thursday, March 17, on the Cable beach in Motril (Granada).

18 Mar, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Granada·Lead

Cemetery in Spain’s Malaga to install solar panels to save on energy bills

AUTHORITIES in charge of the San Gabriel cemetery in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol have come up with a way to save on electricity

17 Mar, 2022 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: First Iberian Lynx cubs born this season in Spain’s Doñana

THE first Iberian lynx cubs of the year have been born in the Doñana National Park. Four cubs have been born into the Acebuche centre,

15 Mar, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Nature

Russian President Putin Meets Social Organization Leaders

OPINION: ‘The war on Ukraine is tied to the climate crisis in so many ways’

Martin Tye of Mariposa Energia explores the massive impact of Putin's invasion of Ukraine on the environment.

13 Mar, 2022 @ 12:45

Environment

Environmentalists fume over slow burning fire on Ramblars waste dump in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE slow-burning fire at Javea’s green waste dump Ramblars is finally getting judicial attention after a regional environmental group presented a denuncia before Denia court

13 Mar, 2022 @ 10:30

Alicante·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Repsol and Telefonica join forces to sell and install solar energy panels in Spain

TWO of Spain’s best-known and biggest companies are to set up a solar panel venture for homes and businesses. Oil giant Repsol and telecoms provider

10 Mar, 2022 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Extreme drought threatens wine producers with rabbits eating vine shoots in Spain's Alicante area

Farmers rejoice over big rainfall to boost vineyards and fruit growing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FARMERS in Alicante Province have welcomed the recent big downpours that they claim have saved vineyards. The winter drought threatened crops but the heavy rain

9 Mar, 2022 @ 14:38

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Weather

Oil giant Repsol is constructing Spain’s first advanced biofuel plant in Murcia region

CONSTRUCTION of Spain’s first advanced biofuel plant has started in the Cartagena area of Murcia. The €200 million project is being undertaken by Repsol at

9 Mar, 2022 @ 09:30

Environment·Lead·Murcia

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