Alex worked for 30 years for the BBC as a presenter, producer and manager. He covered a variety of areas specialising in sport, news and politics. After moving to the Costa Blanca over a decade ago, he edited a newspaper for 5 years and worked on local radio.
FOUR men have been remanded into custody by a Castellon court for robbing shops and businesses across Spain. The Guardia Civil said the group committed
A BENIDORM hospitality association says British tourists are spending more in high-end restaurants while Spaniards are cutting back in cheaper establishments. The Abreca association says
A GUARDIA Civil helicopter stumbled upon a massive marijuana farm run by two Albanians in Spain’s northern La Rioja region. Officers flying over the Aldeanueva
A LAWYER masterminded a scam in Elche where car accidents were deliberately staged to get insurance payouts. The Policia Nacional have arrested 13 people including
ENVIRONMENTALISTS are opposing plans for a new hydrogen gas pipeline linking Valencia province with the Murcia region. The Ecologists in Action group says the 206-kilometre-long
ALICANTE has stepped up action against illegal street hawkers with 120 police interventions in July alone. The city council has so far destroyed two tonnes
A COURT has ruled out reopening a criminal investigation into the Campanar apartment block fire that claimed 10 lives in February 2024. The Valencia Provincial
A PARTY of around 50 French-Jewish children were booted off a Vueling flight at Valencia airport on Wednesday with accusations of anti-semitism coming from Israel.
A TAXI drivers association at Alicante-Elche airport has dismissed reports of regular long delays for cabs as a ‘smear campaign’ which paints an incorrect picture
POLICE in Alicante are investigating if a crime was committed after hundreds of bogus parking tickets advertising a kebab shop were plastered on cars The
BENIDORM’S beaches have a new network of information boards where visually-impaired visitors can access information Using the NaviLens code technology, users can find out whether
A SPECIAL Benidorm-based initiative has been extended with sea lions providing therapy to vulnerable children and young people. Launched in 2024, the project at Aqua
ALICANTE City Council has voted to extend its moratorium on granting new tourist apartment rental licenses to include blocks of holiday homes. It also includes
AUTHORITIES have smashed a Valencia-based gang that sexually exploited women by forcing them to work in brothels camouflaged as massage parlours. 162 victims have been
AUTHORITIES have smashed a drug-trafficking gang that hired ‘mules’ to collect cocaine shipments from Madrid airport. The criminals paid vulnerable people up €10,000 each and