Wizz Air closing down routes to Spain from Cardiff from mid-September
BUDGET carrier Wizz Air is closing its summer season early on four routes linking Cardiff and Spain. The airline says it will stop flying from
Worries about heatwave fires forces natural park closures across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
FEARS of forest fires with temperatures tipped to easily exceed 40 degrees has forced most of the natural parks in the Valencian Community to close
Police swoop on ‘very violent’ Benidorm area drugs gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional have brought down what they called a ‘very violent’ Benidorm area drugs gang. The criminals grew marijuana and sold it across the
Inflation rate in Spain hits 10.8%- highest figure since December 1984
INFLATION in Spain rose to 10.8% in July, which is the highest rate since December 1984. Figures released by the National Statistics Institute on Friday
Spain’s national train operator testing freight route to bring Ukrainian grain to Barcelona
SPAIN’S train operator, Renfe, is running an experimental freight train across Europe to import grain from the Ukraine. Grain exports had until recently come to
Spain wants to ‘dose-spare’ monkeypox vaccine as supplies are scarce
SPAIN is planning to hand out smaller doses of the monkeypox vaccine as there are not enough supplies to go round. Over 5,000 monkeypox cases
Unique recycling system will process 45,000 discarded mattresses from Costa Blanca town in Spain
A ten-year accumulation of old bed mattresses is being removed from Santa Pola’s eco-park and taken to Europe’s only plant dedicated to mattress recycling. Over
Costa Blanca rescue in Spain sees two boys saved from drifting out to sea on windsurfer
A Denia police patrol boat rescued two boys on Wednesday who were drifting out to sea on a windsurfer. The youngsters had one oar and
EXPLAINER: Why so many people aged 30 and under in Spain have to live with their parents
THE vast majority of younger people in Spain are continuing to live with their parents. Latest figures from the Emancipation Observatory show that only 15.6%
Man drowns in strong currents trying to save daughter at swimming blackspot in Spain’s Valencia
A 59-year-old Pucol man died on Thursday trying to save his daughter after she got into difficulty at a Valencia area swimming blackspot. Firefighters were
Easyjet pilots in Spain to start series of weekend strikes
EASYJET pilots in Spain will start a series of weekend strikes on Friday in a row over pay and conditions. Unions want a return to
Drunk lorry driver zigzags for 30 kilometres on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain
A drunk lorry driver kept veering his vehicle between lanes for 30 kilometres on two Costa Blanca motorways. When he was pulled over by the
Man built dangerous weapons including machine guns and crossbows via array of 3D printers in Spain
A man has been arrested in A Coruña for making guns on 3D printers including an almost completed AR9 machine gun. He has been charged
Nearly 300 Afghan refugees who helped Spain during western military action arrive on plane from Pakistan
A plane carrying 294 Afghans and their families who worked for Spain landed in the country on a flight from Pakistan on Wednesday night. Most
British man loses attempted murder appeal after brutally stabbing ex-girlfriend at her Costa Blanca home in Spain
A British man has lost a Valencian Supreme Court appeal over an attempted murder conviction that saw him jailed last year for 15 years. William
Bars and restaurants in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas get best ‘sustainability’ ratings of Spain’s coastal regions
VALENCIAN Community hospitality businesses lead Spain’s coastal regions when it comes to sustainability. The findings come in a survey compiled by non-profit recycling entity Ecovidrio.
Man grabs semi-naked woman by neck and tries to drown her in Valencia park fountain in Spain
A 52-year-old man has been arrested for attempted murder after trying to drown a woman by forcing her head into the water of a Valencia
Elaborate disguise can’t stop Costa Blanca arrest of one of Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals
THE Policia Nacional have arrested a fugitive child sex abuser who was on their list of Spain’s Most Wanted criminals. Diego Dario Gonzalez Ghersi was
New national suicide helpline in Spain saves 585 lives in four months by sending emergency response teams
THE 024 national helpline to prevent suicides in Spain has saved 585 lives through direct interventions since opening in early May. Emergency teams went to
Tax advisor who faked death after €600,000 disappears, surrenders to police in Spain’s Murcia region
A Murcia tax advisor who faked his own death after €600,000 disappeared from his business, has surrendered to the Policia Nacional. Jose Luis Galiana’s car
Woman killed by husband’s uncle who then leaps to death out of window in Spain’s Valencia
TWO people died in Alginet on Wednesday with a woman stabbed to death and her male attacker then fatally leaping out of a window. The
Thieving factory worker ordered to pay back €529,000 for stolen Iberian ham in Spain’s Andalucia
A ham factory employee has been ordered to pay back €520,000 for stealing Iberian ham joints from a Huelva Province warehouse between 2007 and 2013.
Illegal Mediterranean tortoise breeding farm closed down on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN illegal Mediterranean tortoise hatchery at an Elche finca has been shut down by the Guardia Civil. 27 animals have been removed by the Guardia’s
Spain plays catch-up with other countries by introducing police ‘body cams’
THE Policia Nacional in Spain are to begin wearing ‘body cams’ in a move welcomed by a leading police union. A roll out of the
Teenage girl claims two-day kidnapping and sex assault ordeal after ‘needle spiking’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A teenage girl claims she was kidnapped by two men at a northern Alicante Province beach and held in a house for two days where
Scammer pretends to be professional footballer to con new girlfriend out of cash in Spain’s Valencia
A man who pretended to be a professional footballer to con his new girlfriend out of money has been given a two-year-jail term by Valencia’s
