Illegal Birthday Party Guests Hide Behind Bar To Avoid Clutches Of The Police On Spain's Costa Blanca

‘NO HIDING PLACE’ as illegal birthday party guests cower behind bar on Spain’s Costa Blanca to avoid police sanctions

GUESTS at a birthday party that broke COVID-19 safety rules in Alicante hid behind the bar to avoid police fines last night(March 14). The Policia

15 Mar, 2021 @ 13:06

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Slovak Olympic triathlon squad in Benidorm get their €5,000 bike back after it was stolen on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SLOVAKIAN triathletes training for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics have been reunited with a stolen bike thanks to the Policia Nacional in Benidorm. Officers delivered the

15 Mar, 2021 @ 12:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

CROWN IMPERIAL as Bronze Age burial area in Murcia suggests that women could have ruled ancient Spain

AN ancient burial site in the Murcia region suggests that women may have ruled the roost in the early Bronze age. That possibility is being

14 Mar, 2021 @ 10:00

La Cultura·Murcia

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain

V-DAY SPECIAL JUST been informed my COVID vaccination will happen tomorrow. Wow! Haven’t been so excited since my first sexual experience, handling a set of

13 Mar, 2021 @ 15:45

Columnists

Fresh bid fails to get iconic ‘Lady of Elche’ back to her home turf on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPAIN’S Culture Commission in the national senate has rejected a motion that wanted the government to permanently transfer an iconic statue back to Elche. The

13 Mar, 2021 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Shocking Blue As Europe's First 'narco Sub' Discovered At Warehouse In Costa Del Sol Area Area Of Spain

SHOCKING BLUE as Europe’s first ‘narco-sub’ is discovered at San Roque warehouse in Spain’s Andalucia region

EUROPE’S first ‘home-built’ narco-submarine has been seized by the Policia Nacional from a San Roque warehouse in southern Andalucia. Officers stumbled on the nine-metre-long craft

12 Mar, 2021 @ 19:15

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

COVID-19 case numbers continue dropping in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 infections continue to be squeezed down in latest figures from Spain’s Valencian Community

LATEST COVID-19 infection figures from the Valencian regional health ministry have recorded another week-to-week fall today(March 12). 310 new cases have been reported, compared to

12 Mar, 2021 @ 18:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca Con As Woman Defrauds Insurance Company Over Bogus Robbery At Her Calpe Home In Spain

COSTA BLANCA CON as woman fleeces insurance company over bogus home robberies in Spain

A Costa Blanca woman conned an insurance company out of €3,000 on a bogus home burglary claim but her luck ran out when she was

12 Mar, 2021 @ 16:35

Costa Blanca·Lead

THE POWER GAME as Murcia’s Partido Popular president Fernando Lopez Miras overturns next week’s likely ousting

A move to oust the Partido Popular-led Murcia government next week has unexpectedly collapsed this morning(March 12). Today’s shock development came after three Ciudadanos members

12 Mar, 2021 @ 15:49

Lead·Murcia·Politics

Life of British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca comes under focus in meetings with local mayors

POST-BREXIT life for UK residents on the Costa Blanca is being discussed in a series of meetings between mayors and the Alicante Provincial Council. The

12 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca

Queen Letizia Arrives At 'forum Against Cancer' In Madrid

Spain’s Health Minister hints at ‘all options’ to reduce COVID-19 cases as State of Alarm extension isn’t totally ruled out

THE Spanish government has not yet fully closed the door on extending the current State of Alarm that is scheduled to finish on May 9.

12 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Lead

Single-day COVID-19 case record broken in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

COVID-19 case count maintains its downward slide in Spain’s Valencian Community

300 new COVID-19 cases were announced tonight(March 11) in the Valencian Community which on the indicative week-to-week comparison is 89 down on the total seven

11 Mar, 2021 @ 20:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Jailbirds Arrested After Using Prison In Spain's Murcia Region To Get Terrorist Recruits

JIHADIST RECRUITERS in Spain’s Murcia cajoled fellow prisoners to join extremist terror groups

THREE prisoners who tried to get fellow inmates in a Murcia jail to join the Daesh/Islamic State terror group have been arrested by the Guardia

11 Mar, 2021 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Costa Blanca property prices soar by average of 12.9% in first three months of 2026

HOME SALES in Spain collapsed by over 14% in 2020 according to official government figures

HOME property sales fell by 14.5% last year in the largest drop since 2013, which was at the height of Spain’s previous recession. The figures

11 Mar, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead·Property

HOME DELIVERY riders will become company employees in major law change announced by Spain’s government

DELIVERY riders in Spain are be classified as employees of companies like Glovo and Deliveroo under government plans announced today(March 11). Labour and Social Economy

11 Mar, 2021 @ 17:45

Lead·National News

Busy Holiday Route Between Benidorm And L'albir To Get Cycleway And Pavements On Spain's Costa Blanca

Busy Costa Blanca holiday route in Spain to get cycleway and pavements between Benidorm and L’Albir

A new cycle lane and two sets of pavements will be built on a busy Costa Blanca tourist road linking Benidorm to L’Albir. Normal pandemic-free

11 Mar, 2021 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca

COVID-19 curfews end with nightlife late openings permitted in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Bars and restaurants to reopen indoors in slight loosening of COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Valencia region

A very limited package of relaxing pandemic restrictions in the Valencian Community from March 15 has been announced today(March 11) by President Ximo Puig. Gyms

11 Mar, 2021 @ 15:52

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

‘NO CLEAN SWEEP’ as Torrevieja road cleaner used his work time to run a high-earning cocaine gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Torrevieja road sweeper used his job as a cover to run a drugs gang which included an 80-year-old woman who stitched bags containing narcotics.

11 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

NEW COVID-19 infections maintain their quick downward spiral in Spain’s Valencian Community

CORONAVIRUS infections are maintaining their steep fall in the Valencian Community with just 221 new cases reported today(March 10). That’s 128 lower than Tuesday’s total

10 Mar, 2021 @ 20:30

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Young neighbours help to save elderly resident from house fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE have praised residents for their prompt action that helped to save the life of a Pilar de la Horadada woman on the southern Costa

10 Mar, 2021 @ 17:50

Costa Blanca

A THIRD of COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community are down to the ‘British’ strain

THE ‘British’ strain of COVID-19 is accounting for 30% of coronavirus cases in the Valencian Community according to the regional health minister, Ana Barcelo. She

10 Mar, 2021 @ 16:55

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Partido Popular Could Be Ousted From Running Murcia's Regional Government In Spain For The First Time Since Mid Nineties

Partido Popular could be ousted from controlling Spain’s Murcia region for the first time since mid-nineties

CORRUPTION allegations are behind a shock move that could end the Partido Popular’s 26-year grip on Murcia’s regional government. An unexpected motion of censure was

10 Mar, 2021 @ 15:49

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Politics

Express Delivery As Alicante Man Poses As Home Delivery Rider To Sell Drugs On Spain's Costa Blanca

‘EXPRESS DELIVERY’ as Alicante man poses as home goods rider to sell drugs on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante man has been arrested for pretending to do home deliveries as a front for selling drugs. The 33-year-old Venezuelan travelled around the city

10 Mar, 2021 @ 13:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Hospitality and non-essential businesses ordered to close each night at 1.00 am starting on Christmas Eve in Murcia area of Spain

GRIM VIEW over imminent indoor bar and restaurant reopening following health and hospitality meeting in Spain’s Valencian Community

THE chances of bars and restaurants reopening indoors next week in the Valencian Community appear to be very slim according to a regional hospitality association.

10 Mar, 2021 @ 12:35

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Both Tight Squeeze For Car And Alicante Tram

A CLOSE SHAVE as motorist gets his car sandwiched between a wall and a tram on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A motorist escaped serious injury yesterday(March 9) after his car hit a tram in San Vicente del Raspeig. Eyewitnesses said the vehicle jumped a red

10 Mar, 2021 @ 11:35

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

COVID-19 cases maintain reduced totals in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

GOING DOWN as new daily COVID-19 cases are over 90% lower in four weeks in Spain’s Valencian Community

COVID-19 daily totals of new cases stand at over 90% lower compared to Valencian Community figures a month ago on February 9. The latest total

9 Mar, 2021 @ 18:58

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

‘NO HIDING PLACE’ as illegal birthday party guests cower behind bar on Spain’s Costa Blanca to avoid police sanctions

Slovak Olympic triathlon squad in Benidorm get their €5,000 bike back after it was stolen on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CROWN IMPERIAL as Bronze Age burial area in Murcia suggests that women could have ruled ancient Spain

OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain

Fresh bid fails to get iconic ‘Lady of Elche’ back to her home turf on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SHOCKING BLUE as Europe’s first ‘narco-sub’ is discovered at San Roque warehouse in Spain’s Andalucia region

COVID-19 infections continue to be squeezed down in latest figures from Spain’s Valencian Community

COSTA BLANCA CON as woman fleeces insurance company over bogus home robberies in Spain

THE POWER GAME as Murcia’s Partido Popular president Fernando Lopez Miras overturns next week’s likely ousting

Life of British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca comes under focus in meetings with local mayors

Spain’s Health Minister hints at ‘all options’ to reduce COVID-19 cases as State of Alarm extension isn’t totally ruled out

COVID-19 case count maintains its downward slide in Spain’s Valencian Community

JIHADIST RECRUITERS in Spain’s Murcia cajoled fellow prisoners to join extremist terror groups

HOME SALES in Spain collapsed by over 14% in 2020 according to official government figures

HOME DELIVERY riders will become company employees in major law change announced by Spain’s government

Busy Costa Blanca holiday route in Spain to get cycleway and pavements between Benidorm and L’Albir

Bars and restaurants to reopen indoors in slight loosening of COVID-19 restrictions in Spain’s Valencia region

‘NO CLEAN SWEEP’ as Torrevieja road cleaner used his work time to run a high-earning cocaine gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NEW COVID-19 infections maintain their quick downward spiral in Spain’s Valencian Community

Young neighbours help to save elderly resident from house fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIRD of COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community are down to the ‘British’ strain

Partido Popular could be ousted from controlling Spain’s Murcia region for the first time since mid-nineties

‘EXPRESS DELIVERY’ as Alicante man poses as home goods rider to sell drugs on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GRIM VIEW over imminent indoor bar and restaurant reopening following health and hospitality meeting in Spain’s Valencian Community

A CLOSE SHAVE as motorist gets his car sandwiched between a wall and a tram on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOING DOWN as new daily COVID-19 cases are over 90% lower in four weeks in Spain’s Valencian Community

Red ‘danger to life’ alert as Barcelona braces for Mediterranean ‘mini-hurricane’ – torrential rain and 120km/h winds forecast

These are the three ‘most beautiful’ cinemas in Spain, according to leading travel magazine

Political round-up: 87-year-old Maricarmen wins her home back as PM Sanchez suffers crucial Congress defeat – with snap election looming

Gibraltar police get 30% funding boost as force gears up to tackle challenges from post-Brexit treaty with Spain

West Nile virus claims fourth victim this year in Andalucia after 84-year-old dies in Sevilla – 21 municipalities remain on alert

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