Mobile phones cloned in Murcia-based scam emptying out bank accounts across Spain
A Murcia man has been arrested for running an international SIM card cloning gang that stole at least €400,000 from online bank accounts. The Policia
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘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.
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
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
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
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
‘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
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.
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