Nearly 40 Rural Development Projects Registered in First Round of LEADER Grants
The Southern Alicante Local Action Group (GAL ASIR – Association for Sustainability and Rural Innovation) has received 38 project applications in the first round...
Orihuela Misses Out on Fire Safety Funds Because of Unpaid Taxes!
Orihuela City Council has gone up in smoke—at least when it comes to forest fire prevention funding. The town has just lost out on...
Only Spaniards Need Apply: Foreigners Excluded from Aid in Valencia
In a controversial move with direct consequences for non-Spanish residents, the Partido Popular and the far-right VOX party have succeeded in pushing through a...
Power Struggles Erupt in Orihuela: Vox Pressures Mayor Vegara Over Church Subsidies
Tensions have reignited in Orihuela's local government as Vox reasserts its demands for increased public subsidies to the Catholic Church—thrusting Mayor Pepe Vegara (Partido...
“Disrespectful and Unjust”: Orihuela Brotherhood Slams Fireworks Funding Cut
After 37 years, the Orihuela Council will no longer fund the traditional Easter Sunday fireworks display, which marks the conclusion of Holy Week and...
