“EVERYTHING’S FINE”: British expats in Spain share experience of receiving first COVID vaccine
“It was very well organised, orderly and calm."
Costa Blanca copper who refused to wear a face mask gets 18 months suspension in Spain
A Costa Blanca police officer has been suspended for 18 months without pay after refusing to wear a mask. Rafa Navarro, who worked night shifts
Hotels in Benidorm and across Spain’s Costa Blanca report a poor Easter with 70% not even bothering to open
COSTA Blanca hotels reported a dreadful Easter for visitors due to the pandemic travel restrictions. The Hosbec hoteliers association said that of the 30% of
EXPLAINED: What expats need to do to get Covid-19 vaccine in Spain
SINCE first embarking on its vaccination programme last December Spanish authorities have always been very clear that jabs will be available to everyone living here
Elderly bus pest arrested after inappropriate behaviour towards female passenger on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE carted off an ‘elderly’ man from an Alicante area bus after a female passenger complained about his inappropriate behaviour. The woman had suffered previous
Pedro Sanchez told to produce an ‘urgent’ mobility plan to boost Benidorm and Costa Blanca tourist numbers in Spain
ALICANTE Provincial Council leader, Carlos Mazon, has demanded urgent action from Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, and his government to help the Costa Blanca tourist sector.
EasyJet launches new routes between Spain and UK this summer
EASYJET unveils three new routes between Spain and the UK this summer. Spain’s Mallorca, Malaga and Alicante will be served by the budget carrier from
Benidorm police in street chase to grab Belgian fugitive hiding out on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE detained a 58-year-old Belgian fugitive on a Benidorm street after he tried to give them the slip. He was wanted on a European Arrest
BENIDORM BOOST as big revamp plan for abandoned eyesore hotel clears key hurdle on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE long wait to redevelop a deserted Benidorm hotel could end soon after the local council was granted control over a key area of land.
RISE & SHINE! Robbing couple get a surprise morning wake-up call from the Guardia Civil on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDIA Civil officers stormed a Torrevieja address last month to arrest a couple who stole from rural properties across the Costa Blanca. The Spanish husband
Horrific villa fire kills disabled man and ravages through property on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A disabled man died at his Busot home during a fire that gutted the property yesterday afternoon(March 31). The 60-year-old quadriplegic was cared for by
Quick loan scam as tempting Costa Blanca website tricked victims across Spain over what they actually owed
A Sant Joan d’Alacant man has been arrested for running a quick loans website that conned customers into repaying far more than they expected. The
Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca to apply for UNESCO World Heritage Site status
ALICANTE City on the Costa Blanca is pushing forward with an application to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. If successful, it will get the
POP! Suez Canal unblocked after six days with huge bottleneck of cargo ships waiting to go through
As businesses and authorities worldwide breathe a collective sigh of relief, port managers are now struggling to make up for lost time.
BIG FOOD CON as over 500,000 ‘out-of-date’ items are seized from Benidorm area warehouses on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE have seized over 500,000 date-expired food products that were being re-labelled in a big scam operating out of three illegal Benidorm area warehouses. A
A FAIR COP? Two Benidorm police officers quizzed over hitting woman with baton after she broke COVID-19 rules on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO Policia Nacional officers are being investigated over their physical response to a young woman who broke COVID-19 curfew rules in Benidorm. They say the
MORE CARS THAN PEOPLE: Four Valencian towns among list of 25 ‘car tax havens’ in Spain
FOUR towns in the Valencia region have become tax havens for car registration. Serratella (Castellon) has a total population of 95, but more than 10,000
PEDAL POWER as police pull over a bicycle with a hidden engine on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Costa Blanca cyclist crossed paths with the law after giving his bicycle extra speed by attaching an engine to it. The 41-year-old man redefined
Living in Spain? Where will you pay Inheritance Tax?
‘In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes’ – Benjamin Franklin Never a truer word spoken, and quite honestly a depressing one! Part
Benidorm area bees create an unwelcome buzz inside a property on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM firefighters had an unusual call-out when they had to remove a nest of bees from an Altea property. The owner phoned the emergency services
SEASIDE SHUFFLE as neighbour exposes Madrid pensioner who illegally travelled to her Costa Blanca holiday home in Spain
AN elderly Madrid pensioner could be fined up to €600 for illegally travelling to her Costa Blanca holiday home after a neighbour alerted the police.
‘ALL IN A NAME’ as graffiti signatures reveal identities of vandals at historic site on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR Alicante graffiti artists will have to pay fines of €1,060 each for damaging a historic building after experts used social media to identify them.
BREXIT: “No-one knows the real implications if Brits overstay 90-day rule in Spain”
ANY Brits in Spain who have been here since before the end of last year and who have not registered as residents – or are
Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels resign themselves to no British tourists arriving in Spain until mid-June
HOTELS in the Benidorm and Costa Blanca area say that internal Spanish travel restrictions have forced them to give up on their normally lucrative Easter
Alicante-Elche airport celebrates a decade of the new terminal which revolutionised the facility on Spain’s Costa Blanca
STAFF at Alicante-Elche airport today created a symbolic ‘number ten’ to celebrate a decade since the opening of the new terminal. March 24, 2011 was
Phone app tip-off triggers police rooster rescue ahead of illegal cockfight on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE rescued two roosters who were about to do battle in an illegal cockfight at an Alicante villa. The organisers and prospective audience were all
