Spain’s inflation rate tumbles to lowest figure since 2021
SPAIN’S inflation rate in March clocked in at 3.3% according to preliminary figures from the National Statistics Institute issued on Thursday. That’s down on February’s
Foreign home buyers reach record levels in Spain
FOREIGN property buyers accounted for 88,858 home purchases in Spain last year- up by 45% on 2021 figures. The College of Registrars says deals struck
Residents allowed back to their evacuated homes as fire continues in Spain’s Castellon
AROUND 200 people evacuated due to the fire raging in the Alto Mijares and Alto Palancia regions of Castellon province were allowed to return home
Grammy-winning Black Eyed Peas to headline Costa Blanca music festival in Spain
SIX-TIME Grammy winners, the Black Eyed Peas, will be the stand-out act at this year’s Brilla Torrevieja festival. The hip-hop group featuring will.i.am will take
Former Benidorm policeman ran brothel exploiting young women on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALICANTE brothel owner who exploited young, vulnerable and underage women has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The 50-year-old Spaniard ordered his victims to
Google being investigated over exploiting dominant market position in Spain
SPAIN’S competition authority, the CNMC, has launched a probe into Google and its parent company Alphabet into alleged restrictive practices concerning Spanish publishers and news
Four peacocks rescued after leaping across rooftops in Spain’s Valencia area
FIRE crews were sent on a peacock rescue mission on Tuesday after four birds were spotted leaping across rooftops in Godella, Valencia province. Residents were
Former Manchester Co-op warehouse to become cultural centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca
DENIA will have a new cultural centre on the top floor of what used to be a Cooperative warehouse owned by the Manchester-based retailer. It
7,600 illegally-built homes can be ‘legalised’ in Vega Baja area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
AUTHORITIES have identified 7,600 illegally-built homes in the Vega Baja area of the Costa Blanca that can be ‘legalised’. The Valencian Ministry of Territorial Policy,
Two new tram lines plus an extension confirmed for Spain’s Valencia City
A DECISION on who will build two new tram lines in Valencia will be made late this year or in early 2024. L11 will connect
Shopping basket bonus of €90 unveiled for low income families in Spain’s Valencia region
THE Valencian government has launched a €90 bonus card to help low-income households with food shopping bills. Familes with incomes of less than €21,000 per
Drug traffickers busted for growing marijuana for export on Spain’s Costa Blanca
NINE Albanian men have been arrested, with all bar one of them jailed, for growing marijuana destined for the European market. A joint Guardia Civil-Policia
Guardia Civil officers shot by man during villa raid on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR Guardia Civil officers were shot on Tuesday by a man in an Alicante area villa. The incident happened at 6.50am in the rural El
Lighter winds bring hope to fighting six-day forest fire in Spain’s Castellon area
THE forest fire in Castellon province has reached its sixth day and destroyed around 4,300 hectares of the Alto Mijares, affecting a 50 kilometre perimeter.
EU agrees to extension of energy price cap for Spain and Portugal
THE European Union has agreed to extend a price cap set on natural gas used for power generation in Spain and Portugal until December 31.
Indoor market fully revamped for €1.5 million on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A €1.5 million makeover for Mutxamel’s indoor market has been completed with the enhanced facility reopening as soon as late April. The project doubling the
French woman kept prisoner for weeks inside run-down rural shack in Spain’s Valencia
A FRENCH woman escaped from a dilapidated shed where she was imprisoned for weeks after moving to Spain with her new boyfriend. The victim ran
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez checks out fight against fierce Castellon forest fire
PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sanchez visited Castellon province on Monday to get a first-hand view on the fire that has ravaged 4,000 hectares and forced the
Underage girl suffers outdoor sex assault by three boys in Spain’s Alicante area
THE Policia Nacional are investigating an outdoor sex assault on a 16-year-old girl committed by three minors in Petrer last Friday. The teenager was attacked
Irish man jailed for drug trafficking after getting bailed in ‘best friend’ killing on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Irish national charged with killing his best friend in 2018 has been jailed for running a Torrevieja drugs gang. The crew used parcel companies
Youths caught red-handed after stealing valuable racing pigeons from Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIVE youths aged between 16 and 20 have been arrested for stealing racing pigeons from a Benidorm club. The male gang were caught during a
Fraudsters stole homes worth over €3 million from dead people on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A gang seizing inheritances from dead people in the Marina Alta area of the Costa Blanca has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Homes worth
Security boost with extra Guardia Civil officers assigned to busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain
ONE of Spain’s busiest airports has been given a major increase in security resources to cope with growing passenger numbers. 34 new Guardia Civil officers
Benidorm schoolkids watch rescued loggerhead turtle return to Costa Blanca waters in Spain
CHILDREN from Benidorm’s Bautista Lledo primary school witnessed a rescued loggerhead turtle return to the sea at the city’s Poniente beach on Friday. The turtle,
Blue Flag beach winners in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas pick up special honour
CULLERA castle in Valencia province hosted a 36th anniversary celebration on Friday for Blue Flag winners in Europe. Blue Flags acknowledge beach quality and are
Bogus Verdejo wine sold nationwide by scammer operating from Spain’s Andalucia
AN ANDULACIAN wine and alcohol distributor has been arrested for bottling and selling 2,250 bottles of counterfeit Verdejo wine. The detained man operated from three