Organic kitchen waste bins required in ALL towns in Valencian Community by 2020
ALL towns in the Valencian Community will be required to have organic waste containers by the end of 2020, it has been revealed. Environment councillor
Turtle unable to dive due to plastic bottles freed in southern Spain
THE Red Cross has rescued a turtle that was unable to dive due to plastic bottles being attached to its body. The sea turtle was
British-run riding stables faces ‘scam’ eviction after rescuing dozens of horses for 13 years on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN expat riding stables has been left with just four weeks to rehouse 11 horses and three dogs. The British owners of Hipica Ondara have
HEATWAVE to hit central, southern Spain and Balearic islands from Wednesday
A HEATWAVE is expected to hit parts of central and southern peninsular Spain, as well as the Balearic Islands, from next Wednesday, June 26. A
Georgina Harvey, President of Original Charity Shop and Library in Javea, named in Queen’s Birthday Honours list
THE president of a charity shop with a 55-year history on the Costa Blanca has been named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Georgina Harvey
Dutchman donates 3,000kg of organic ‘solidarity potatoes’ to help struggling families in Javea
NO ONE understands more than the Spanish that potatoes, particularly patatas bravas, were made for sharing. But Dutch resident Herman Sinnema, in Pedreguer, has this
WATCH: Plane drops water on Sierra Helada national park as forest fire blazes above Benidorm’s Aqualandia
THIS is the moment a plane was spotted dropping water on a forest fire above Benidorm’s Aqualandia water park. Four firetrucks from Alicante’s Consorcio Provincial
WATCH: Brit claim that he ‘slipped’ by pool to recover 37,000 euro hospital bill in Mallorca FAILS after video shows him jumping into a tree
THIS is the moment a British man tried to jump from a stairwell into a tree at a hotel in Mallorca. A video circulating on
‘HE LIKES IT’: Benidorm bar responds to claims that midget stripper advert was a ‘hate crime’
A BENIDORM bar has responded after a prominent dwarfism foundation accused it of a possible ‘hate crime’. Felipe Orviz, lawyer for the Alpe Foundation, suggested
BREAKING: First chikungunya outbreak in Spain as three tourists on the Costa Blanca are infected
THE first chikungunya outbreak has been recorded in Spain as three tourists on the Costa Blanca were confirmed infected. The infection was confirmed from Reykjavik,
Girl of THREE among 79 illegal immigrants intercepted as Guardia Civil arrests Alicante-based trafficking gang
A GIRL aged three was among 79 illegal immigrants intercepted by boat when Guardia Civil arrested an Alicante-based trafficking gang this week. Among the illegal
PICTURED: Romanian woman beheaded on the Costa Blanca as police say arrest ‘imminent’
POLICE sources have said an arrest is ‘imminent’ for the brutal murderer who beheaded a Romanian woman on the Costa Blanca. The perpetrator left significant
WATCH: British-run restaurant blocked by ‘two truck loads’ of rubble as neighbour demands 150,000 for strip of land
A BRITISH-RUN restaurant has found its entrance blocked by ‘two truck-loads of rubble’ over a land dispute in Javea. Paul Kingham came outside to find
Three ‘pirate taxis’ confiscated from illicit drivers at Alicante-Elche Airport
THREE ‘pirate taxis’ have been confiscated from their drivers during a sting operation at Alicante-Elche Airport. The vehicles were found to have no authorisation to
Javea’s Cova Tallada to become first beach in Valencian Community with restricted visitor access due to tourism pressure
A CAVE in Javea will be the first beach in the Valencian Community to have its access restricted this summer. Cova Tallada, in the Montgo
WATCH: Woman leaps into sea as ‘Kontiki II’ ferry boat nearly smashes into 154-metre Balearia behemoth between Ibiza and Formentera
THIS is the moment a low-cost ferry bus nearly smashes into a 154-metre-long passenger behemoth between Ibiza and Formentera. Videos show a handful of screaming
Man starved dog to avoid ‘picking up its poo’ arrested on the Costa Blanca
A MAN has been arrested in Denia on charges of animal abuse after starving his dog so he didn’t ‘have to pick up its poo’.
Spanish bar bills customer €10 for ‘taking the piss’
A RECEIPT from a Spanish bar has gone viral for billing a customer €10 for ‘taking the piss’. The bizarre surcharge appeared on a bill
Romanian woman found beheaded while six months pregnant in Costa Blanca apartment
A WOMAN has been found beheaded while six months pregnant in her apartment in Xativa, on the Costa Blanca. The woman, named Isabell Elena Raducanu,
British woman, 84, suffered heart attack after flipping her car near Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH woman, 84, who suffered a heart attack after flipping her car has been brought to Denia hospital. The accident happened yesterday (Monday) just
THE MASK: Gang of three arrested after robbing Benidorm cafe in scary masks and with tasers
NATIONAL Police have arrested a gang of three who robbed a cafe in Benidorm dressed in scary masks and with tasers. The group also wore
MISSING Mark Palmer allegedly sighted near Sax and Elda-Petrer on Spain’s Costa Blanca as family return home following third search expedition
MISSING British citizen Mark Palmer has been allegedly sighted near Sax and Elda-Petrer on the Costa Blanca. His father, uncle and brother confirmed the sighting
World’s longest water slide opens in Benidorm
THE longest water slide in the world has just opened on the Costa Blanca. The Cyclon at Aqualandia, in Benidorm, is 200 metres long and
Costa Blanca city wants to analyse dog poo DNA to catch owners
A COSTA Blanca city wants to analyse the DNA of dog faeces to catch their unsanitary owners. Elche’s department of hygiene wants to introduce the
HASTA LA VISTA: New trailer for sixth Terminator movie reveals scenes shot in Murcia and Cartagena
THRILLING scenes for the sixth Terminator movie were shot on the Costa Blanca, a new trailer has revealed. Last summer, a film crew of more
Benidorm Bar responds after ‘minging’ English breakfast pizza went viral online
SAUSAGES, eggs, bacon… everyone knows that Brits love a good fry up, but what about when it’s on a pizza? One bar in Benidorm has