DEAR JENNIFER: Do I need to get the new TIE residency card?
Many of you will have heard of the TIE card (Tarjeta de Identidad de extranjero), whilst many of you won’t have. Therefore I thought I
Spain’s Costa Blanca could get extended mask wearing within days
THE Costa Blanca could join other Spanish regions like Andalucia, Catalunya, the Balearic Islands, and Murcia in extending mandatory mask wearing within a few days.
Supermarket sweep on Spain’s Costa Blanca as family robbing trio enjoy daily spree
A family gang that robbed supermarkets and large stores across the Costa Blanca has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Two Armenian men and a
Maintenance man in Spain suffers horrific 90 per cent burns in petrol station explosion in Cartagena
TWO people were seriously injured after an explosion at a Cartagena city centre petrol station this morning(July 14), with one worker suffering 90 per cent
Scooter battery explosion causes Costa Blanca house fire with blazing sofa thrown onto the street
THREE people, including a police officer, were treated for smoke inhalation after an electric scooter battery exploded inside a Costa Blanca property. The incident happened
Spain´s Costa Blanca gets first coronavirus flare up since national emergency was lifted in June
THE Costa Blanca region has recorded the first significant flare up of the coronavirus since the State of Alarm emergency measures ended on June 21.
Restaurant waitress in Spain´s Valencia gets attacked after customer refuses to wear a mask
A waitress at a Valencia City fast food restaurant suffered a bloody nose after being attacked by a customer who refused to wear a mask.
Spain´s Benidorm and Costa Blanca holiday hotels are reopening quicker than predicted says local group
HOTEL reopening figures in the Costa Blanca area of Spain are higher than expected according to the regional hotel and accommodation association, Hosbec. The group
Pervert exposes himself to British children and threatens to set his dog on them close to holiday beach on Spain´s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE police detained a 41-year-old man over exposing himself to four young British children, after their father reported his lewd behaviour to authorities. Agents had
Spain´s Murcia region extends mask-wearing and promises spot fines for rule-breakers
MURCIA has become the latest region in Spain to expand the mandatory wearing of masks in most public places. The measure came into force today(July
Two men charged over Costa Blanca killing of British pensioner during home robbery
TWO men have been arrested in Crevillente after a British woman died in a house robbery on the southern Costa Blanca last November. The body
Spain´s press freedom gets court backing in case of Costa Blanca civil servant who got €500,000 for doing nothing
A Valencian civil servant who got €50,000 per year for a job that he did not do, has lost a legal case against a newspaper
Spanish police at Costa Blanca´s Alicante-Elche airport discover car engine with an extra-special ingredient
COCAINE with a street value of €891,000 was discovered hidden in a car engine that had been sent from Peru to Alicante-Elche airport on the
A council on Spain´s Costa Blanca has money to burn on a new corporate logo despite the coronavirus crisis
TORREVIEJA council on the southern Costa Blanca is to spend €115,000 of public money on creating a new “corporate image” and a new website. The
British visitors to Spain´s Costa Blanca holiday hotspots like Benidorm will enjoy full outdoor bar and restaurant space from this weekend
BAR and restaurant terraces on Spain´s Costa Blanca will be able to expand to full 100 per cent capacity from as soon as tomorrow(July 10),
British holidaymakers visiting Mar Menor tourist area of Spain may have to wear masks most of the time
BRITISH tourists planning to visit the Mar Menor holiday area of Murcia this summer may be forced to wear masks for most of the time
Tourist beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca sees return of venomous stinger which cleared local waters last year
No other sightings have been reported so far and no warnings have been issued by local authorities
International media report La Marina on Spain’s Costa Blanca back in lockdown after misspelling ‘A Mariña’ 1,000km away in Galicia
A SPELLING mix-up led to international media outlets reports that San Fulgencio’s La Marina urbanisation was put into lockdown due to a spike in COVID-19
Medical staff at Valencian emergency COVID-19 field hospital complain they ‘cannot cope’ in boiling summer heat
TEMPERATURES are literally boiling in an emergency field hospital zipped up next to Alicante General Hospital to act as a coronavirus case overflow centre. The
Valencian government wants 75% of over-64s to get vaccinated this autumn
HEALTH bosses in the Valencian Community want 75% of people aged 64+ to get a flu jab this autumn, according to new proposals. The health
COVID-19 positive Algerian migrant escapes hospital from 4th floor using knotted bedsheets in Spain’s Murcia
A COVID-19 positive Algerian migrant has been caught by police after escaping from a hospital in Murcia using knotted bedsheets. The 25-year-old, who had made
2.6% of Costa Blanca residents exposed to coronavirus, nationwide immunity test says
JUST 2.6% of Costa Blanca residents have been exposed to the coronavirus, according to a major new study. Researchers tested a total of 68,296 participants
Torrevieja Hospital’s private owners warn ‘longer waiting times’ will be consequence of making service public again
HOSPITAL waiting lists in Torrevieja will lengthen if local management returns to public ownership in October 2021, according to a claim from a local politician.
Vistabella Golf in Orihuela operating for 11 years without compulsory environmental impact report, council reveals
A GOLF course at the Entre Naranjos urbanisation in Orihuela has been operating for 11 years without a compulsory environmental impact report. Vistabella Golf attracts
Orihuela Costa has ‘one ambulance’ servicing 60,000 people as councillor demands better response times
LIVES have been lost on the Orihuela Costa because of an inadequate ambulance service, according to its local town hall. Health councillor, Jose Galiano, has
British pensioner rescued by Torrevieja firefighters after injuring hip in bad fall
A BRITISH pensioner has been rescued by Torrevieja firefighters after suffering a fall at her home last Saturday, July 4. The 72-year-old, who lives on