High electricity prices force major steelmaker in Spain to suspend production for 20 days
A leading Spanish steelmaker has slashed production at one of its factories due to the big hike in electricity prices. They say that power costs
Spain to host international conference backing the health benefits of olive oil
AN annual olive oil conference organised by a top American university is heading to Spain this December. The event to be held in Jaen, at
Nearly all bar and nightlife COVID restrictions to end this week in Murcia area of Spain
DANCING at nightclubs returns this Wednesday(October 13) to the Murcia region. In a new relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, nightlife businesses which currently close at 4.00
Youths arrested for attempted murder as they mowed down teenagers on bicycles on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A revenge attack has seen three young men arrested in Gandia for trying to kill three minors by ploughing into their bicycles with a car.
Costa Blanca queue-jumping COVID-19 vaccine mayor set for bribery trial in Spain
A Villajoyosa judge says there’s enough evidence to try La Nucia mayor, Bernabe Cano, for COVID-19 vaccine queue-jumping. The Partido Popular mayor got an injection
COVID-19 victims remembered in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, laid a floral tribute this Friday in memory of the 7,805 people who have lost their lives to COVID-19 in the
Costa Blanca money launderers linked to British-involved pyramid con are arrested in Spain
A San Miguel de Salinas-based money laundering gang that handled €2 million in stolen cash has been broken up by the Guardia Civil. Four ring-leaders
Massive demonstration over Mar Menor pollution sends message to Murcia government in Spain
PROTESTORS hit Murcia City’s streets on Thursday evening(October 7) to call for action to stop pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon. No official attendance figures
EXPLAINER: The relaxed COVID-19 rules for the ‘new normal’ in the Costa Blanca area of Spain
COVID-19 restrictions will largely be abolished from this Saturday(October 9) in the Valencian Community. As expected, Valencian president, Ximo Puig, has announced the scrapping of
EXCLUSIVE: Outrage in Javea as council forces closure of popular beachside restaurants on Spain’s Costa Blanca
JAVEA council has ordered the closure of four businesses, including a successful British-owned restaurant, in the Punta de Arenal area. The authority won’t say why
Hospital doctor brands teenager as being ill with ‘homosexuality’ in Murcia area of Spain
A gynecologist at a Murcia hospital is in trouble after claims that he wrote down that a teenage patient’s current illness was ‘homosexuality’. The 19-year-old
Energy bosses summoned to meet government minister as power prices continue to sky-rocket in Spain
POWER firm bosses in Spain are set to meet with a leading government minister to discuss sky-rocketing energy prices. The El Pais newspaper says that
Costa Blanca property builders in Spain chase Belgian buyers who like teleworking
COSTA Blanca property developers have launched a charm offensive to woo Belgian house buyers by saying the region is an ideal base for working from
Gym owner is arrested for sexually abusing 11 girls in his Costa Blanca premises in Spain
AN Elche gym owner and judo instructor has been remanded into custody over alleged child sex abuse at his premises. The man, 60, has run
Fake Costa Blanca physiotherapist jailed after conning clients via social media sites in Spain
A bogus physiotherapist has been jailed by an Alicante court after one of his victims paid for 225 sessions and showed no improvement. The unnamed
Campaigners send Mar Menor lagoon pollution complaint to EU which pins blame on Spain’s politicians
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have sent a formal complaint to the EU over the pollution problems at the Mar Menor lagoon in Murcia. The joint submission sent by
Alicante announces €100 million plan to stop all water discharges into Mediterranean Sea in Spain
ALICANTE council plans to spend over €100 million to fully recycle water in the city to end all discharges into the Mediterranean Sea. One by-product
Trial of accused Benidorm gang rapists suspended in Spain as British victim cannot give video evidence
AN Alicante rape trial has been suspended because the British victim cannot travel to London to give evidence via a video link. The woman claims
Mother arrested for forcing her two sons to live homeless on the streets of the Mar Menor in Spain
A Los Alcazares woman has been arrested for child abandonment after throwing out her two sons from her home to ‘teach them a lesson’. Their
Property landlords in Spain face government rent controls in radical new plan
SPAIN‘S cabinet has agreed on a new law to control rents charged by landlords who own ten or more residential properties. The measure will now
All Costa Blanca beaches in Spain may get life-saving drone patrols next summer
BEACH drones could be used at all Valencian Community beaches next year after a pilot scheme saved six lives during August and September. Valencian Interior
Teenage Spanish flag burner faces fine of up to €30,000 for incident in Murcia City centre
A teenager has been arrested for setting fire to a Spanish flag in the centre of Murcia City. The man, 19, was detained by the
Dead giveaway as bakery robber with flour-stained clothes is arrested on a Costa Blanca street in Spain
AN Elche bakery robber has been arrested after police spotted him in the street with flour stains on his clothes. The man, 42, forced his
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots approved for Spain and the European Union
SPAIN is set to start dishing out booster COVID-19 vaccinations from October after official approval was given for a third vaccine shot. The European Medicines
Swimmers back in waters of popular Costa Blanca beaches after shark scare in Spain
THREE Costa Blanca beaches were reopened for swimmers this Monday(October 4) after a police diver spotted a shark on Saturday. A Policia Nacional officer was
Spain’s Costa Blanca set for ‘vast majority’ of COVID-19 restrictions to be scrapped this weekend
THE ‘vast majority’ of COVID-19 restrictions will end this Saturday(October 9) in the Valencian Community according to regional president, Ximo Puig. Speaking this Monday(October 4)