Two men enjoy holiday in Spain’s Benidorm using cloned card from unsuspecting victim
TWO SPANIARDS have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm for using credit card details stolen from a victim in the Barcelona area. The
Man gets prison term for disturbing neighbours by playing loud music for five years in Spain’s Catalunya
A CATALUNYA man has been given a 15-month prison term and ordered to pay €18,000 compensation to his neighbours for blasting out electronic music at
Weather expert warns that climate change is turning Spain’s Sevilla into a desert
MIDWEEK forecasts of temperatures reaching 41 degrees in Sevilla have come as no surprise with the Andalucian city in recent years hitting those highs during
Crowdfunding used to pay for repairs to historic village church in Spain
CROWDFUNDING with a €55,000 target is being used to pay for renovations to a historic church in Burgos province. As of mid-July, €26,000 had been
Woman dies two months after husband passed away due to fridge gas leak in Spain’s Mallorca
A SCOTTISH woman has died two months after her husband passed away after inhaling fumes from a carbon monoxide leak at a Mallorca finca. Mary
Major investment in robotic surgery equipment for hospitals in Spain’s Valencia region
ROBOTIC SURGERY equipment is to be installed in five public Valencian Community hospitals at a cost of €13.5 million. Units will be supplied to the
Empty eyesore hotel set for new lease of life on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SANTA POLA hotel that was abandoned in 2010 and became a frequent target for vandals has been bought by the Elche-based ASA group. The
Property sales decline in Spain slows down in May according to latest figures
HOME SALES registered in May showed a fall of 6.4% compared to the same month last year according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE)
British woman wanted after slashing throat of hotel employee in Spain’s Ibiza
THE GUARDIA CIVIL are looking for a British woman who slashed the throat of a Sant Antoni hotel employee with a broken bottle following a
Young German tourists arrested over alleged gang rape of woman in Spain’s Mallorca
SIX GERMAN tourists have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Palma over an alleged gang rape of a woman at a hotel. The men
Sect leaders arrested for drugging a hundred young victims in Spain’s Castellon area
THREE leaders of a sect that recruited young people and drugged them have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Castellon province. The group called
Two members of Europe-wide hotel safe robbery gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POLICIA NACIONAL in a joint operation with the Mossos d’Esquadra, have arrested two members of a gang that stole from hotel room safes across
Man lies about owning €1.2 million sports car and drives it away from workshop in Spain’s Murcia
TWO PEOPLE are being investigated for misappropriating a sports car worth over €1.2 million from a Murcia car workshop. The owner reported to the Guardia
Aunt and uncle misappropriate €148,000 from orphaned nephews on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COUPLE from Sant Joan d’Alacant have each been given nine month prison terms for misappropriating €148,000 euros from two teenage nephews who were orphaned
Partido Popular’s Carlos Mazon invested as new president of Spain’s Valencia region
CARLOS MAZON from the Partido Popular was invested on Thursday as the new president of the Valencian Community with 53 votes in favour-made up of
Police stop woman being forced into arranged marriage in Spain’s Valencia
POLICE have prevented a young Valencia woman from being forced into an arranged marriage set up by her family. Valencia’s Policia Local took a call
New home construction falls by 17% in first half of 2023 on Spain’s Mallorca
NEW HOME construction in Mallorca has fallen by 17% in the first half of the year according to the island’s Official College of Quantity Surveyors.
Man arrested for attempted rape of Irish woman in Spain’s Valencia area
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a 27-year-old Columbian over the attempted rape of an Irish woman in the Ribera Baja area of Valencia province. The
Hollywood star Tom Hardy signs autographs during filming break in Spain’s Murcia region
MOVIE STAR Tom Hardy- one of the name’s touted as the next big screen James Bond- took a break from shooting his third Venom movie
EXPLAINER: Why smoking ban remains on bar and restaurant terraces in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
LAST WEEK’S ending of Covid-19 health restrictions in Spain left one anomaly- namely the ban on terrace bar and restaurant smoking introduced in the early
Spain’s airports report record total of passengers for first half of 2023
SPAIN’S airports operated by Aena closed the first six months of 2023 with 129,447,124 travellers, a total which represents an increase of 23.4% compared with
Spain investigates side-effects of weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Saxenda
SPAIN’S Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS) has begun an investigation into weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Saxenda for possible side effects not mentioned in
British woman accuses fellow Brit of workplace and sexual harassment in Spain’s Murcia
A BRITISH woman from the Mazarron area of Murcia has accused her former employer- also British- of sexual and work harassment. The 46-year-old filed a
Jilted man throws Molotov cocktails at ex-girlfriend’s house in Spain’s Ibiza
A MAN has been arrested in Ibiza for trying to burn down his ex-partner’s house with the help of several Molotov cocktails. The woman was
Heatwave could reach 45 degrees in inland areas of Spain’s Valencia region
THE LATEST summer heatwave could reach leave maximum temperatures of up to 45 degrees in several areas of the Valencian Community on Tuesday. The interior
Iconic ‘chic’ hotel on Spain’s Mallorca in demolition dispute
POLLENCA council has provisionally fined a company for demolishing the interior rooms of the Hotel Formentor without having a licence to do so. The initial
