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FINESTRAT council wants action to stop sand erosion from Cala de Finestrat beach.

The authority has asked the Provincial Coastal Service to do something about the problem but has so far not received a response.

The council says regeneration is needed from the mouth of the reservoir that accumulates water from the La Cala ravine to the Plaza del Anfora. Heavy storms in recent years have also contributed to the problem.

Wrap up well!

SNOW is likely in some areas of the Valencia and Murcia regions, with storms and hail also on the way.

Snow is forecast for areas above altitudes of 300 to 600 metres as the country as a whole is due to see several days of even lower temperatures than those it is already experiencing.

The chill blast is thanks to a weather front moving in from the Atlantic and a storm named Hannelore.

The mercury plummeted in the first few weeks of the year thanks to storms Gerard and Fien, with conditions expected to get warmer.

But the situation has changed, according to the AEMET state meteorological agency, and the thermometers will not rise until the end of this week.

Cold air

Monday night saw temperatures as low as -13ºC in Cerler, in the Spanish Pyrenees, and -18ºC on Aneto, which is the highest peak in the same mountain range.

The cold air that is passing over the Iberian peninsula, however, has very little humidity, meaning that snow is unlikely in most parts of Spain.

Rain is forecast on the Balearic Islands, which will fall as snow at altitudes of above 500 metres. Particularly heavy showers are also likely in the north of the island of Mallorca, according to Spanish press reports.

Carnival time!

TORREVIEJA’S carnival celebrations start tomorrow (Friday) but visitors to Madrid got a sneak preview last week.

It’s regarded as one of Spain’s best carnivals and some of the participants took to the capital’s streets to coincide with the Fitur tourism fair.

The Torrevieja festivities begin tomorrow night with an official proclamation at the Municipal Theatre, which will

IBERDROLA’S power distribution division has been fined €68,667 after a griffon vulture was electrocuted on a Valen cia Province power line where safety standards had not been met.

The penalty was imposed by the Valencian Community's Ministry of Agriculture.

The incident happened in 2021 and Valencia conservation and nature group Adensva says it's the first time that Iberdrola has been sanctioned over an electrocuted animal for nine years in the region despite there having been 2,500 fatal electrocutions of wildlife in the period.

DENIA is using shock tactics by getting an eagle to control the seagull population around the city's castle. Lokimica - which runs Denia council’s pest-control services - has spent the last three years puncturing seagull eggs to stop new birds being born in the castle.

That has reduced their presence by around 200 but has not totally solved the problem.

Lokimica has now resorted to hiring a professional falconer who will bring along an eagle to show the seagulls who's boss.

It’s hoped the bird of prey will frighten off the gulls before they lay their eggs.