Benidorm council supports deal to end illegal bus station saga on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM council has voted to support a deal that breaks a long impasse over the city’s illegally-built bus station. A market value of €24.5 million
Police rescue unconscious semi-naked Costa Blanca woman who had a curtain tied around her neck at her home in Spain
A man, 50, has been arrested after police found his partner with a curtain wrapped around her neck at an Alicante property. The Policia Nacional
Green ‘buffer zone’ could be created to fight Mar Menor lagoon pollution in Spain
A green ‘buffer zone’ of 390 hectares has been suggested in a bid to reduce pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon in Murcia. The proposed
Nervous British driver gets arrested for having marijuana in his car on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British man has been arrested on the southern Costa Blanca after three kilos of marijuana was found in his car boot. The 42-year-old expat
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The ramblings of an 80-something British expat in Spain
AFTER the first couple of years of spicy married life, we decided we needed something else to occupy some of our free time, so we
Weekend COVID-19 totals go down again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
1,733 new coronavirus infections were recorded over the weekend according to today’s(August 30) pandemic figures for the Valencian Community. That compares to 2,340 new cases
Tiny inflatable boat crammed with tons of drugs nearly sinks in Murcia waters of Spain
AN inflatable boat could barely stay afloat off the Murcia coast as it struggled to carry its clandestine cargo of over two tons of hashish.
Fresh job losses expected at Sabadell Bank as Spain’s banking sector continues cost cutting
SABADELL Bank is set to announce a fresh round of redundancies this week, according to reports from the Reuters news agency. An internal memo sent
Roman chandelier restored nearly 2,000 years later in Alicante area of Spain
A rare example of a Roman chandelier, discovered at an Alicante Province archaeological site, has gone on public display. It was unearthed in the lower
Lizards on Ibiza in Spain hit by booming snake numbers caused by rising British visitors
A big rise in Ibiza’s snake population is threatening the island’s iconic green lizards. The snakes now populate around half of Ibiza and are not
Crafty burglars use sticky tape trick to identify empty Costa Blanca homes in Spain
A home robbery gang used sticky tape on front doors to highlight potential targets in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas. The four-strong Georgian crew
Violent serial abuser kidnapped girlfriend and forced her into prostitution in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A serial abuser has been arrested for kidnapping and forcing his partner to become a prostitute. The 38-year-old man had 69 police files on him,
Massive human chain formed around the Mar Menor lagoon in Spain to protest against environmental disaster
THOUSANDS of people formed a human chain around the Mar Menor on Saturday(August 28) in protest over tons of dead fish washing ashore. Residents and
Kidnapped toddler taken to the Costa Blanca in Spain is back, safe and well, in the UK
AN abducted toddler taken by her parents on a flight from Glasgow to Alicante-Elche airport is safely back in the UK. Gracie-May Rogers,2, from Lancaster
COVID-19 infections fall again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE downward trend in COVID-19 cases is continuing in today’s(August 27) update for the Valencian Community. 854 new infections were reported today compared to 1,119
Appeal for sightings of kidnapped UK toddler and her parents who flew into the Costa Blanca area of Spain
LANCASHIRE police have appealed for sightings of a two-year-old girl on the Costa Blanca, after she was ‘abducted’ by her parents. Grace-May Rogers from Lancaster
Lower infections and hospital admissions but ‘nothing decided’ over September COVID-19 restrictions in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE Valencian government will wait until the last minute before deciding on COVID-19 restrictions to replace current measures which end on September 6. Health Minister,
Ugly-looking head belongs to washed-up shark skeleton on a Costa Blanca beach in Spain
A different kind of shark sighting hit a Costa Blanca beach yesterday(August 26) after a skeleton washed up at El Pinet in La Marina. After
Malaga tourist gets mugged for €10 and almost strangled to death by two youths on Spain’s Costa de Sol
TWO Malaga teenagers have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for trying to strangle a Madrid tourist who asked for directions. The traveller had just
Violent man breaks restraining order and threatens to throw woman off an El Campello balcony on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN El Campello man breached a restraining order to threaten a woman’s life if she did not have sex with him. Police surrounded the woman’s
Spain keeps its amber status on UK COVID-19 travel lists
SPAIN, as expected, has maintained its amber classification on UK COVID-19 travel lists. Yesterday’s update from the British government brought no changes to Spain and
Madrid woman falls six metres from her balcony to land on car in Spanish capital
A Madrid resident survived a six metre balcony fall by landing on a parked car. The incident happened yesterday morning(August 26) on Calle Nicolas Usera
Clock ticks down as Spain tries to get 70% of the country fully vaccinated by end of August
TIME is running out for the Spanish government to reach its self-imposed target of having 70% of the population fully vaccinated by the end of
Fraudster strikes again to offer bogus home rentals in Alicante Province area of Spain
A home rental scammer has struck again with new cons bringing his total number of frauds to 80. A 31-year-old man has been arrested by
Falling COVID-19 case rates maintained in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID-19 case figures have fallen again on both a daily and weekly basis in the Valencian Community today(August 26). 836 new infections were reported today,
Tanker with three dead crew members poisoned by gas arrives at Cartagena port in Spain’s Murcia region
A chemical tanker docked in Cartagena this morning(August 26) carrying three deceased crew members, including the captain, who were poisoned by a gas leak yesterday.
