Unconscious British man in Alicante Province home saved after worried wife calls Spanish police from UK
GUARDIA Civil officers broke down the front door of a Hondon de las Nieves house to rescue a British man lying unconscious on the living
Spain now has two restaurants ranked in world’s top five
TWO restaurants in Spain have won coveted places in the top five of the list of the World’s Best 50 Restaurants in 2022. The awards
Enraged nightclub bouncer beats up and stabs ‘annoying’ customer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante nightclub bouncer has been arrested for causing serious injury to an ‘annoying’ customer in the port area of the city. The Policia Nacional
Beekeepers try to swindle insurers out of €96,000 over bogus bee hive robberies in Spain’s Valencia area
TWO beekeepers made a fake €96,000 insurance claim by saying 1,200 bee hives had been stolen from their Ontinyent farm in Valencia Province. A father
Two of Spain’s biggest phone and broadband operators sign merger deal
TWO of Spain’s biggest telecoms operators Orange and MasMovil have signed a formal deal to merge their operations in the country. The agreement is worth
Expanding horizons: Musings from Suze on life in Spain
Susannah Grant looks back on her early days in Spain and marvels at how far, both she and her adopted country have come.
GibAir: Workers call strikes for Gibraltar airline over pay dispute
GIBAIR employees affiliated with Unite the Union have voted in favour of industrial action. Staff are to refuse to wear their work uniforms and work
Bids submitted to construct new Las Chapas health centre on Spain’s Costa del Sol
TWO companies are vying to construct a new health centre in Las Chapas, Malaga. On July 20, Marbella council made the announcement, declining to name
Residents mount anti-tree felling campaign in Spain’s Casares Costa
RESIDENTS of Casares Costa are dismayed after the sudden and unannounced felling of twenty eucalyptus trees in the woodland area next to the Restaurante Bahia
Woman reports drugged up VTC driver over sexual assault in Madrid
A WOMAN reported being sexually assaulted by a private taxi app driver who was subsequently found to be driving while on drugs. The unnamed woman
Benidorm fraudsters sell bogus concert tickets to customers across Spain in identity theft ruse
POLICE have arrested two Benidorm fraudsters, aged 21 and 23, who sold fake concert and festival tickets via a prominent social media network as a
Autonomo: What you need to know about being self-employed in Spain
SPAIN has around 3.2 million self-employed people, known as ‘autonomos’, accounting for 16% of the population. The country taxes these workers excessively, leading to a
Patients in Spain have to wait approximately nine days for a doctor’s appointment
SPAIN’s Health Ministry has revealed that the average waiting time for a doctor’s appointment is nine days. However, 22.5% of Spaniards have had to wait
Spain’s Andalucia to roll out fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine this autumn
THE second booster jabs are due to arrive in Andalucia this coming September or October, the Junta has announced. As with the first booster jab,
Gotele: Why this Spanish design trend has become every homeowner’s worst nightmare
One rule of thumb when looking for a property in Spain is to pay attention to what is on the walls. Because you’ll want to
Insider tips to the ultimate Ibiza getaway
Here are some other great money-saving ideas for doing Ibiza on a budget without missing out on a thing
Dutch reforestation company shoulders blame for sparking massive wildfire in northeastern Spain
A Dutch reforestation company has apologised for sparking a massive blaze responsible for destroying at least 14,000 hectares of woodland near Zaragoza in northeastern Spain.
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Main text for agreement set out in breakthrough for Brits driving in Spain
THE UK EMBASSY in Spain has announced the main text for an agreement to allow Brits resident in Spain to swap their licences for Spanish
EXCLUSIVE Royal Spice: Spain’s Queen Sofia opts for Indian restaurant in Puerto Banus for after concert dinner!
THERE were no airs and graces for the former queen of Spain. Pomp and circumstance was well out of the window, on a night out
LATEST: Wildfire breaks out near popular beach in Tarifa on southern tip of Spain
A BLAZE has broken out near Valdevaqueros Beach on Friday afternoon, confirmed firefighting agency INFOCA. A team of 20 firefighters has been scrambled to the
WATCH: Heartwarming moment firefighters give water to young deer trapped by wildfires in Spain
FIRES are devastating vast swathes of woodland across northern Spain in what authorities predict will be the worst year for at least a decade. But
British tourist faces fine for setting off fireworks in high-risk fire zone on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British tourist faces a fine of up to €750 for setting off fireworks next to a high-risk fire area on the Costa Blanca. Javea’s
Helicopter rescues British dementia sufferer missing for two days in Benidorm area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante Provincial fire service helicopter has rescued a British man in the Benidorm area after he went missing on Wednesday. Richard Morris, 76, suffers
Cities across Spain’s Andalucia debate tourist tax
CITIES across Malaga are debating whether to introduce a tourism tax. Both the council of Malaga and Seville recently held debates on the issue. In
Elderly driver hits child and drags police officer along road amidst chaotic scenes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 75-year-old motorist caused chaos in Elche after hitting a child and then trying to drive off with a police officer clutching the driver’s door.