Elderly woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca defrauded in contactless payment scam
AN Alicante woman in her eighties was defrauded of €5,485 by a female who lived with her, after using her bank details to go on
Woman in Spain’s Valencia tricked out of €30,000 by online romance scam
ROMANCE scammers conned €30,000 out of a Riola woman who thought she had developed a relationship with a soldier stationed abroad. The victim made contact
Ancient ritual ‘awakens’ spring during special festival in Spain’s Basque Country
THREE small towns in the Spanish Pyrenees are staging the ancient festival of Joaldunak to ward off evil spirits and to waken up the ‘forthcoming
Two Nazi looted paintings displayed in Spain are returned to Poland
TWO 15th century paintings looted from Poland during World War II that ended up in Spain’s Galicia region, have been sent back after 79 years.
Power to the people as Spain’s Valencia gets first ‘solar community’ to cut energy bills
POWER firm Iberdrola has launched its first solar community in Valencia City courtesy of a major solar panel installation on a school roof. 233 panels
Valencia keeps position as Spain’s dominant port despite economic crisis
THE port of Valencia kept its 40% share of Spain’s import and export sea-based market in 2022 despite the economic crisis. The east-coast facility maintained
Cruise ship passengers reveal what they like most about Spain’s Alicante
FOOD, safety, and weather are the three things about Alicante that cruise ship passengers are most impressed by. The findings came in a survey conducted
Benidorm opens festival week to find Spain’s Eurovision Song Contest entry for 2023
The second Benidorm Fest was officially launched on Sunday night to find Spain’s entry for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. The Benidorm Palace
British drug lord arrested in Benidorm loses extradition hearing in Spain
A British man arrested on his motorbike at a routine Benidorm checkpoint has been approved for extradition by Spain’s National Court. The Madrid court signed
Dozens of mountain bikers treated for hypothermia following race in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A mountain bike race in the Calpe area of Alicante Province produced added difficulties for a thousand competitors. They were participating on Sunday’s final day
Sweatshop exploited workers ordered to carry 80 kilos of clothes on their backs in Spain’s Alicante
A 42-year-old Alicante Province business owner has been arrested for exploiting foreign workers at his Crevillente premises. The work abuse included staff having to carry
Three people injured after suicidal man ignites gas cylinder in Spain’s Valencia
THREE people were injured on Friday after a butano gas cylinder explosion in Godelleta, Valencia Province. The cannister was set off by a man suffering
Madrid bigamist married two women within a few months in Spain residency scam
A MAN married two women within months in the Madrid area so that his wives could get Spanish residency papers. The ceremonies were performed in
Angry lab workers demonstrate outside troubled Costa Blanca hospital in Spain during Health Minister visit
MEDICAL workers and patients joined forces outside Torrevieja Hospital on Friday to demand improvements during a visit by Valencia Health Minister, Miguel Minguez. Minguez was
Sabadell Bank says ‘no plans’ to close branches this year in Spain as profits soar
SABADELL BANK says it has no plans for any further branch closures in Spain this year as it reported a bumper profit for 2022. €130
Travellers using Spain’s Valencia Airport to enjoy less-stressful security area
AN expanded passenger security check area has almost been completed as part of an overall revamp of Terminal 1 at Valencia Airport. The terminal is
Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos to pay income tax in exiled home of Abu Dhabi
EMERITUS KING Juan Carlos is going to pay tax in Abu Dhabi after moving there in August 2020. The El Mundo newspaper on Friday said
Suitcase with hidden cocaine stash arrives at Costa Blanca airport in Spain without passenger
A suitcase with 1.8 kilos of cocaine that originated from Brazil has been intercepted at Alicante-Elche airport. The case was dispatched with a ‘high priority’
Spain’s economy grew faster than expected in 2022 to beat recession fears
SPAIN’S gross domestic product grew by 5.5% in 2022 despite the global economic crisis which has caused rocketing prices. Figures released on Friday by the
Private managers get ‘boot-out’ date from running public health in Denia area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE management of the Marina Alta health department in Alicante Province will pass from private to public hands on January 31, 2024. Valencian health minister,
Hate crime charge for school bully who posted social media attacks on girl in Spain’s Valencia
A schoolgirl has been arrested in Valencia Province on hate crime charges after posting anonymous social media comments attacking a classmate. The female victim suffered
Farmer on Spain’s Costa Blanca trapped and kept finches to use and breed for singing contests
A 78-year old Mutxamel farmer is being investigated for setting up an intricate homemade trap to illegally capture finches. The Guardia Civil said in many
Mallorca rapist who assaulted store owner on three occasions gets 37-year jail term in Spain
A MAN, 22, has been given a 37-year prison sentence for robbing and raping the same Mallorca shopkeeper on three different occasions. The assailant pled
British gang charged over mass food poisoning scam involving hotels on Spain’s Mallorca
EIGHT British people are being prosecuted for fraud by a Palma court after setting up a scam to make money out of bogus cases of
Benidorm hotels on Spain’s Costa Blanca welcomed over two million people in 2022
BENIDORM got over two million hotel bookings last year according to the city-based Hosbec hoteliers association. The Hosbec Monitor report for 2022 says bookings were
Big medieval market on Spain’s Costa Blanca returns after pandemic break
ONE of Spain’s biggest medieval markets returns next month to Alicante Province after a two-year enforced break due to the Covid pandemic. The three-day event
