Fire crew in Spain’s Benidorm rescue child trapped between iron fence and advertising billboard
A YOUNG boy got himself into a tight spot on Wednesday night in Benidorm after getting wedged between some iron bar fencing and an advertising
Luxury rental villas on Spain’s Costa Blanca converted into marijuana farms
AN ANONYMOUS tip-off directed the Guardia Civil to a gang who grew marijuana in two luxury villas in Altea. The email- from either a ‘concerned’
Three males- including a minor- accused of gang-raping teenage girl in Spain’s Murcia region
THREE MALES- one of them a minor- have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Cieza for raping a 17-year-old girl. In addition, three women
New invasive algae strikes Costa Blanca beaches and waters in Spain
ALICANTE UNIVERSITY marine scientists have logged the first sightings of an invasive type of algae in Costa Blanca waters as well as on beaches. Known
Injunction sought over health services returning to public management in Spain’s Costa Blanca
RIBERA SALUD who run the Denia health department, including Denia hospital, have gone to court to delay health services returning to public management from January
Outdoor work to be banned in Spain during extreme heat
SPAIN’S government has announced plans to ban outdoor working during periods of extremely high temperatures. The proposal was teased to journalist by Labour Minister, Yolanda
Valencia health centre in Spain closed after violent assaults on doctors and medical staff
A VALENCIA area health centre was forced to shut on Wednesday after several members of staff took ‘sick leave’ following a series of violent attacks
Trade unions in Spain sign deal with key employer groups for guaranteed wage rise of 10% over three years
A WAGE DEAL amounting to at least 10% rises in pay packets for many workers in Spain has been agreed between major employers associations and
Raw or undercooked meat causes trichinosis health scare in Spain’s Castilla y Leon region
AN OUTBREAK of Trichinella has affected at least 16 people in the Castilla y Leon region of Spain. Trichinosis is a notifiable disease in Spain
Man kills himself in balcony fall over mortgage arrears in Spain’s Valencia
A 54-YEAR-OLD man jumped to his death from his Paiporta apartment balcony because he did not afford to pay his mortgage. The single-dweller had received
FC Barcelona legend Sergio Busquets to leave Spain this summer as Saudi Arabia beckons
SERGIO BUSQUETS will leave FC Barcelona this summer, ending an 18-year association with the La Liga club. The 34-year-old midfielder, who joined Barca’s youth team
Farmers in Spain’s Malaga area arrested for using illegal water supplies since 2018
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested 26 farmers for illegally using water in the eastern La Axarquia area of Malaga province. A further ten are being
Spain’s Canary Islands aim for full economy decarbonising by 2040 helped by new hydro project
THE CANARY ISLANDS want to fully decarbonise their economy by 2040- ten years before the rest of the European Union. A big step towards that
Teenager collapses after doing dangerous Tik Tok challenge in Spain’s Murcia region
A DANGEROUS ‘Blackout Challenge’ offered up on the Tik Tok social media platform caused a teenage boy to be taken to hospital in Cartagena. The
Police warn of ‘killer’ drug that’s cheaper than cocaine on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE have warned that Costa Blanca drug dealers may be trying to sell a synthetic narcotic named ‘Alpha’ that prove fatal to users. A small
Many British nationals in Spain’s Costa Blanca fail to register to vote in May council elections
COUNCIL elections on May 28 will see fewer British expats voting in the Vega Baja area of Alicante province because they failed to re-register by
Murcia woman in Spain who recently joined British Royal Navy acted as honour guard during Coronation parades
A MURCIA woman had a weekend to remember, barely a year after enlisting in the British Royal Navy. 20-year-old Marina Garcia from Puerto de Mazarron
Plans unveiled for tower block apartments next to Costa Blanca beach in Spain
A NATIONAL property developer has bought two plots of land for its first-ever building project in Alicante province. Avantespacia plans to build three 14-storey blocks
First spring sightings of poisonous Portuguese Man O’War in Spain’s Costa Blanca waters
THE FIRST spring sightings of Portuguese Man O’War have been made in the sea not far from popular Costa Blanca beaches. The Institute of Coastal
Ten arrests after mass Magaluf brawl started by Portuguese tourists on Spain’s Mallorca
A STREET brawl in Magaluf in the early hours of Sunday morning involving around 50 people resulted in six people being injured- one seriously. Five
Weather agency confirms hottest April in Spain for 62 years
THE State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) has confirmed that last month was the warmest April since 1961, beating the previous record of 2011 by 0.1 degrees. Average
Costa Blanca’s Alicante enters Top 10 city list in Spain
ALICANTE has made it into the top ten list of the most populated cities in Spain, replacing Basque Country capital Bilbao. Figures from the National
Spain sees big foreign tourist boost during first three months of 2023
SPAIN was visited by 13.7 million foreign tourists in the first three months of the year- 41.2% more than in the same period in 2022.
Enraged ex-partner tries to strangle woman and blow up her home in Spain’s Valencia area
A MAN has been arrested after illegally entering his former partner’s Aldaia home and trying to strangle her before a failed attempt to blow up
Hospital in Spain’s Valencia becomes first in Europe to implant miniature pacemaker in premature baby
VALENCIA’S La Fe hospital has successfully implanted- for the first time in Europe- a miniature pacemaker into a prematurely-born baby. The youngster, weighing barely one-and-a-half
British man dead with wife seriously ill after gas cylinder leak at Mallorca finca in Spain
A BRITISH man died and his wife is seriously ill after a leak from a gas cylinder hooked up to a fridge at a Mallorca
