Travel misery in Spain with 60 flights cancelled on second day of easyJet cabin crew strike
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Flights cancelled across Spain as EasyJet cabin crew begin three days of strike action
DOZENS of flights have been cancelled across Spain today as EasyJet cabin crew began a three-day strike. Over 650 workers belonging to the USO trade
Orange alert for excessive heat in parts of Alicante with ‘equatorial’ nights predicted
ORANGE heat warnings have been issued by the Health Ministry for Tuesday afternoon in the Vega Baja region of southern Alicante province The alert comes
Police quickly find missing autistic son of distraught British tourists in Alicante
THE Policia Nacional helped a distraught British couple on holiday in Alicante City by finding their missing autistic son within minutes of him wandering off.
UK tourists help Costa Blanca airport soar to new May record
PASSENGER records were broken for a fifth successive month at Alicante-Elche airport in May with 1.85 million travellers. That record May figure is 5.8% up
Woman stabbed to death during mass street fight involving Bulgarian rivals in Alicante area
A MASS brawl in a Villena street resulted in a woman being fatally stabbed with a knife. Three men aged 23, 40 and 43, and
Scam Alert: Alicante motorists find bogus parking tickets on car windscreens
ALICANTE City Council has warned about a spate of fake parking tickets being plastered on cars in the Central Market area. Around 30 bogus tickets
Body of young Irish woman discovered by partner inside Alicante area apartment
THE Guardia Civil is investigating the death of an Irish woman, 24, at an apartment in Albatera, Alicante province. She is understood to be from
Alicante’s plan to check that tourist flats are legal and to keep all of the fines is delayed
ALICANTE’S plans to assume control to inspect, sanction, and collect fines for illegal tourist flats have been delayed because it hasn’t got enough inspectors. The
Police bravely stop suicidal woman from driving off Costa Blanca clifftop
POLICE officers have stopped a woman, 48, from driving off an Alicante clifftop. The woman’s son called emergency services to report she had gone missing
Urgent plea for Brits in Malaga and Alicante to get residency cards NOW before digital border deadline
BRITISH residents in Malaga and Alicante provinces have been issued an urgent warning to exchange their paper Green Certificates for the biometric TIE card before
Why celebrities are flocking to the Costa Blanca’s very own ‘Golden Mile’
AN ALICANTE real estate agent believes Jávea is Costa Blanca´s Golden Mile, and the hotspot where celebrities are flocking to live. InmoVillas Jávea CEO Paloma
UK passengers make up a third of record April figures at Costa Blanca airport
A NEW April passenger record has been set at Alicante-Elche airport with over 1.7 million travellers using the facility. Over a third of the total
British family survive lightning strike on their yacht anchored off the Costa Blanca
A BRITISH family sailing around the world suffered a hitch when their yacht anchored off the Alicante coast got struck by lightning last week. The
Foreign residents reach population milestone in Spanish expat hub
ALICANTE province’s registered non-Spanish population has passed the half-a-million mark for the first time. Figures from the National Institute of Statistics(INE) for the first quarter
Mayor and developers on trial for building illegal homes in Alicante area
A CORRUPTION trial involving politicians and real estate developers started in Alicante on Tuesday. 11 defendants are facing jail over licences granted to the building
Popular day-trip island off Costa Blanca to ban all new construction
SPAIN’S smallest populated island will introduce a total ban on new construction. Tabarca Island lies off the Costa Blanca- close to the ports of Alicante
Whistle-blower reports ‘sweatshop’ after suffering work accident in Spain’s Alicante
AN ALICANTE area businessman who used cheap foreign labour was reported by an ex-employee who suffered a works accident. The 41-year-old man who runs a
Vengeful squatter sets fire to Alicante home- days before court eviction
AN ALICANTE squatter allegedly set fire to a fifth-floor flat, days before he was going to be evicted via a court order. The Policia Nacional
WATCH: Drugged Brit in ‘Kamikaze’ car chase in Spain
A DRUGGED-UP British motorist led police on a high-speed chase for approximately 10 kilometres in Alicante province on Tuesday. At least 12 vehicles were damaged
Russian fugitive wanted over corrupt land deals is arrested in Alicante following Interpol tip-off
A RUSSIAN fugitive has been arrested in Alicante for alleged shady land deals in his native country. The Policia Nacional were tipped off by Interpol
Man, 30, dies in paragliding accident on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MAN died on Wednesday while paragliding in Alicante province. The 30-year-old suffered the fatal accident in the El Sabinar valley- part of the Sant
Drunk tourist falls off boat and drowns at Costa Blanca marina
A DRUNK Belgian man fell off his boat moored at Alicante marina and drowned last Sunday night. The Todo Alicante news portal says the incident
Revealed: The bizarre range of goods left behind by forgetful Alicante tram passengers
A TOILET lid and a fire extinguisher were some of the more unusual items left behind on TRAM d’Alacant services last year. Other lost goods
Must-see Semana Santa events in Spain’s Alicante: Where are they and when are they on?
ALICANTE is one of many cities in Spain where the Semana Santa (Holy Week) events are a ‘must see’ if you are in the area.
UK tourists flood to Costa Blanca airport which breaks yet another record
MARCH passenger records were obliterated at Alicante-Elche airport with 1.47 million travellers using the facility. Over a third came from the United Kingdom and the