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A quarter of all Brits in Spain with TIE cards live in Alicante: And a third of the total are over 65

A QUARTER of all British TIE card holders in Spain are registered in the province of Alicante. In further unsurprising news, a third of all the 208,000 Brits with TIE cards fall

20 Sep, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Lead

DEAR JENNIFER: Can you recommend a good travel insurance policy for British expats in Spain?

UNFORTUNATELY due to Brexit, the travel insurance company that we worked extremely well with for over 20 years is no longer able to offer cover to British expats in Spain. At first,

13 Nov, 2022 @ 11:15

Business & Finance·Columnists·Sponsored

CONGRATS! Four British expats named in Queen’s Birthday Honours list for community work in Spain

FOUR British expats in Spain have been awarded gongs in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for their work serving the British community in Spain. An editor of an expat newspaper in

1 Jun, 2022 @ 23:31

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Mallorca·Murcia·Must Read·National News

No post-Brexit ‘rush’ for British expats to become Spanish citizens

BREXIT fears and consequences did not prompt a rush of British expats to become Spanish citizens in 2020. The latest figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE) show just 394 Brits made the

19 Jan, 2022 @ 16:35

Brexit·Lead

British Expats May Get A Surprise Knock On Their Door As A Costa Blanca Town In Spain Wants Them Properly Registered

British expats may get a surprise visit as a Costa Blanca town in Spain wants them registered locally

BENISSA on the northern Costa Blanca is taking a novel approach to getting non-Spaniards to register on the local padron by employing a team of door-knockers. The council believes there are around

12 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Brits on the beach Spain by Cordon Press

EXPLAINED: What Spain’s new population stats tell us about British expat residents

NEW data revealing a boom in the number of British nationals registering as residents in Spain has been published by the Spanish government. And the report by Spain’s Ministry of Inclusion, Social

13 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Brexit·Lead

“EVERYTHING’S FINE”: British expats in Spain share experience of receiving first COVID vaccine

“It was very well organised, orderly and calm."

9 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read·Valencian Community

Life of British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca comes under focus in meetings with local mayors

POST-BREXIT life for UK residents on the Costa Blanca is being discussed in a series of meetings between mayors and the Alicante Provincial Council. The face-to-face discussions have been set up by

12 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca

'SAFETY FIRST' as nursing group in Spain's Valencia region appeals Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients to see their doctor if they get serious side-effects

JAB TIME: When will I get my COVID-19 vaccination in Spain?

BRITISH nationals living in Spain are perhaps getting somewhat inpatient over when they are likely to get their COVID-19 shots. That’s because the UK vaccination programme is much more advanced compared to

3 Mar, 2021 @ 14:58

Coronavirus·Lead

MUST READ: Everything Brits living in Spain need to know regarding Brexit, from travel to health, pensions and more

THE UK Government has released a new information campaign for British expats living in Spain. The document details all the latest information regarding travel, healthcare, pensions and more for those Brits who

9 Feb, 2021 @ 17:50

Lead·National News

How to Move to Spain from the UK

Starting a new chapter in any country can be an exhilarating prospect. With a high number of British expats already doing so across various European countries, it might be easier to than

19 Feb, 2020 @ 10:40

La Cultura·Travel News

British carers given four years in jail for defrauding elderly couple of €270,000 in Alicante – but will KEEP €100,000 of stolen cash

A BRITISH couple who were caring for an elderly pair have been given four years in jail after an Alicante court found they had ‘fraudulently’ gained €270,000. The judge said the elderly

15 Jul, 2019 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

What prospective British expats look like and what property they’re looking for in Spain

Our experience at A Place in the Sun in the UK taught us a lot about future Brits moving to Spain. We spent last weekend unapologetically gushing about our region at the

13 Oct, 2018 @ 15:16

Malaga·Property

EXCLUSIVE: Nolotil facing Spain-wide regulation as Madrid health chiefs to probe lethal painkiller

But health campaigner Cristina Garcia del Campo, still needs your help

6 Jun, 2018 @ 14:06

Lead·National News

KILL THE DRUG: Olive Press launches campaign to ban deadly painkiller Nolotil in Spain

The drug seems to mostly affect people of fair skin, from the likes of the UK and Scandinavia, by poisoning their bone marrow and destroying their white blood cells

2 Aug, 2017 @ 11:46

Health·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

Brits afraid to retire in Spain amid Brexit concerns about pensions and healthcare, claims new study

But expert says British buyers will '(at most) be mildly inconvenienced by Brexit'

14 Mar, 2017 @ 15:30

Lead·Other News·Property