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.
PLANS for new initiatives under the umbrella title of ‘Green Benidorm’ have been unveiled, including the construction of artificial sand dunes to protect the city’s
FIVE Policia Nacional officers suffered minor injuries after a German motorist collided with patrol cars during a high-speed chase around the streets of Benidorm. The
TWO British expats have been accused of running a Torrevieja-based operation that stole 21 bikes and mopeds from across the Vega Baja and Murcia areas.
PALMA council will use a new company to notify people about fines after the current contractor CI Postal didn’t deliver notifications on time or employees
THE Murcia government will spend nearly €8.5 million between April and September to remove biomass and ova from the Mar Menor lagoon. Visiting Playa Honda
A Valencia anaesthetist has been paroled after receiving a 1,933 year prison sentence for spreading hepatitis C to 275 patients in regional hospitals between 1988
TWO unions representing Valencia Metro tram workers have announced strikes during the final days of the city’s Fallas celebrations. The Valencian Railway-Intersindical Union (SF) said
THE Spanish government has formally requested the United States to remove soil contaminated with radioactivity after a mid-air collision saw four hydrogen bombs fall close
DRAMATIC temperature changes are coming this weekend to the Valencian Community with State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) predicting some inland areas could reach 35 degrees on Saturday.
A Costa Blanca drugs gang laundered €4 million of profits by purchasing businesses and properties between 2019 and 2022. The criminals portfolio of businesses included
TWO people who stole vintage wines worth €1.6 million from a Michelin-starred Caceres restaurant in October 2021, have been jailed and ordered to pay compensation
WORK has finally begun to rebuild a pedestrian bridge that collapsed in the 2019 floods suffered in southern Alicante province. A new walkway will replace
AN Orihuela golf course manager faces prosecution after illegally-felled Mediterranean pine trees were discovered on a 200 m2 area partially within course land. The Guardia
A conman duped three Palma hotels out of over €3,000 by falsely claiming he’d paid beforehand. The fraudster used online reservation sites and produced fake