Third child dies this August in swimming pool tragedy on Spain’s southern Costa Blanca
A THREE-YEAR-OLD French boy has drowned in a swimming pool at a holiday home in Pilar de la Horadada. It was the third pool fatality
Flu vaccinations will start early this autumn in Spain to avoid COVID-19 confusion
SPAIN’S annual flu jab push will start up to four weeks earlier than normal to reduce influenza case numbers due to concerns over the similarity
Self-proclaimed young anarchist from Spain’s Murcia region gets jailed for Picasso attack in London
A 20-YEAR-OLD student from the Murcia region was jailed for 18 months after he vandalised a Picasso painting at London’s Tate Modern gallery. San Javier-based
Benidorm official says €130 million demolition bill for illegal towers on Spain’s Costa Blanca is ‘not in the public interest’
A SENIOR Benidorm council official has said that the demolition bill for the illegally-built ‘Gemelos 28’ tower blocks in Punta Llisera ‘would be very difficult
New coach for Elche as return to La Liga top flight starts soon for fans on Spain´s Costa Blanca
ELCHE’S Argentinian owner has brought in a fellow-countryman to guide the club through La Liga’s Primera division after a five year absence from Spain’s top
Benidorm hotels see 85 per cent July collapse in overnight stays on Spain’s Costa Blanca
JULY was a terrible month for hotels on the Costa Blanca according to the Benidorm-based Hosbec hoteliers association. Figures compiled by Hosbec showed that Benidorm
Students call for a three-day school strike across Spain over classroom concerns
STUDENT leaders in Spain have announced a three-day strike to voice their concern over problems for teachers and pupils alike, ahead of the new school
No home lockdowns planned if extra emergency measures are needed to fight COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A RETURN to home lockdowns is not on the agenda for the Valencian Community, according to president Ximo Puig. The regional leader was speaking this
Record day for new COVID-19 cases in Spain’s Valencian Community
THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY reported an unwelcome record last night(August 25) with 772 new COVID-19 cases in the biggest single day for new infections during the
Man gets stabbed in the testicles in sex row in Spain’s Valencia region
AN argument over having sex took a violent turn as a 21-year-old woman stabbed her boyfriend in the testicles in the Valencian Community town of
Shock departure for coach who secured top La Liga soccer for Spain’s Costa Blanca two days earlier
ELCHE’S coach Pacheta has left the club after booking a return to La Liga’s Primera division on Sunday night in a play-off win at Girona.
Pedro Sanchez rejects any new national lockdown as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Spain
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has today(August 25) dismissed any notion of a national return to lockdown restrictions implemented under the State of Alarm during
Dumb house burglar on Spain’s Costa Blanca leaves ID documents behind and gets arrested when he returns
A DUMB burglar made a big mistake when he robbed a holiday home in Alicante City. He left a briefcase behind with his identification papers
Scooter rider dies in Benidorm after being hit by a bus on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A WOMAN died in Benidorm this Monday morning(August 25) when her scooter was hit by a bus. The incident happened on the junction between Avenida
Mayor slams isolation-breakers as fresh COVID-19 outbreaks are reported across Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE COSTA BLANCA has recorded 97 new coronavirus cases in a 48-hour period between Saturday and Monday(August 24). The news comes as the mayor of
Hate charges dropped against Madrid man over claims he wanted to spread COVID-19 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MADRID man has had hate crime charges dropped by a judge after he appeared in a video claiming to have moved to the Costa
South American pickpockets arrested in Benidorm after thieving spree across Spain’s Costa Blanca
A GANG of pickpockets were arrested in Benidorm after a spate of thefts from people in shops and hotels. The group worked their way around
Top flight La Liga soccer returns to Spain’s Costa Blanca after five-year gap
TOP FLIGHT La Liga football will return to the Costa Blanca next month after Elche booked a place in the Primera Division five years after
Freak accident sees unmanned motorboat hit woman in waters of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A TWIST of fate saw a woman injured by a motorboat propeller in the waters of a Costa Blanca beach at the weekend. The 33-year-old
Benidorm’s night club and bar owners demonstrate against enforced closures on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ANGRY bar and club owners took to the streets of Benidorm to protest against new restrictions on bars and nightlife in the Costa Blanca resort.
Villa cannabis shocker as landlords are left with big bills from illegal indoor farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SERIAL burglar convicted of 169 offences in Essex and London, has left the owners of a Costa Blanca property out of pocket after converting
Bars and restaurants in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca get financial bonus from mayor
BENIDORM’S struggling hospitality trade has been given some help from the local council with the news that there will be no charges for outside tables
Accused love triangle killer of Irishman Carl Carr bailed after 18 months in jail on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN IRISHMAN accused of beating a friend to death in a fit of jealous rage has been freed from jail after 18 months in custody.
Social media conmen use American identity to fleece love-seeking woman out of €226,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COSTA BLANCA woman lost at least €226,000 when she was fooled into believing that she had met a romantic American soulmate via social media.
Biggest 24-hour rise in COVID-19 cases since early April recorded on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Valencian Community has logged the largest single day figure of new coronavirus cases since April 11, when Spain was in the midst of the
Teenager kills her mother and leaves body to rot in bathtub for four months on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A TEENAGE couple have been arrested after the mummified body of the girl’s mother was found in the bathtub of a Valencian Community apartment. A