Dutch expat dumps hot ash which causes a forest fire on the Costa Blanca in Spain
A 61-year-old Dutch expat is being investigated over a forest fire in the Tibi area last April. Two hectares of land were incinerated due to
Why temperatures are set to reach 40° on Spain’s Costa Blanca this weekend
SCORCHING temperatures of up to 40° centigrade are expected this coming weekend in inland parts of the Vega Baja. According to the European Meteorological Center
New COVID-19 cases are trebled in a week in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID-19 cases have more than tripled over seven days in the Valencian Community. The latest report(June 30) from the regional health ministry says that there
Five more top awards for beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIVE more quality ‘Q’ flags will fly alongside the 11 Blue Flags on Orihuela Costa this year. The blue flag awards recognise compliance with standardised
Cowardly thieves mug Belgian woman, 82, on a Costa Blanca street in Spain to steal her handbag
AN 82-year-old Belgian woman was mugged in a Calpe street when two men stole her handbag. The duo have been arrested by the Guardia Civil
The Baza train that connects Spain’s Andalucia with Murcia is finally coming back to life
AFTER 35 years, the Government has finally confirmed it will begin rebuilding the railway connection between Andalucia and Murcia, in the Granada regions of Guadix
Police help diner who was choking to death at a Benidorm restaurant on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO police officers saved a woman’s life after she started to choke at a Benidorm restaurant. The woman, said to be in her sixties, got
COVID-19 cases have almost doubled in a week in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NEW coronavirus infections have almost doubled on a week-to-week basis in the Valencian Community. The Tuesday(June 29) update from the regional health ministry saw 618
Colourful statues remain on Benidorm streets for an extended stay on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE colourful sculptures of Taiwanese artist, Hung-Yi, will remain on Benidorm streets for an extra two months until mid-September. The exhibition called ‘Galaxia Hung’ consists
Big rises in COVID-19 infections force extension of restrictions in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
RISING coronavirus infections among young people have forced the Valencian government to keep its current health restrictions that were due to end this Thursday(July 1).
Costa Blanca student who caught COVID-19 in mass outbreak on Spain’s Mallorca is in intensive care
An Elche teenager infected with COVID-19 as part of a mass outbreak caused by a student trip to Mallorca is in intensive care. The 18-year-old
Man arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for sexually grooming children by offering them online game credits
A Torrevieja man has been arrested for sexually grooming children via online game sites and offering them game ‘credits’ in exchange for explicit photos and
Big rise in COVID-19 weekend infections with ‘February-like’ totals in Valencia area of Spain
NEW coronavirus cases have almost tripled compared to the previous weekend in the Valencian Community with a total harking back to late February. The regional
City proclaims “Orihuela loves you” on International Pride Day on Spain’s Costa Blanca
INTERNATIONAL Pride Day is being celebrated throughout the Vega Baja region today, June 28, and the area’s largest city wants to shout, “Orihuela loves you!”
Over 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine jabs targeted in push for weekly injection record for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
VALENCIAN president, Ximo Puig, has predicted a new weekly record of COVID-19 vaccinations this week with over 500,000 shots set to be into arms. 161,000
Woman is hurled to her death from a van that spun off a Costa Blanca bridge in Spain
A 55-year-old woman died after she was hurled out of a van that careered off a bridge in the Monforte del Cid area. The Alicante
Man arrested for biting, attacking and spitting blood at three policemen on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE Police officers were injured in Pilar de la Horadada on Saturday, as a man attacked them. He was arrested after the altercation, during which
Beach handball tournament with over 100 teams gets under way on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA COSTA beaches are enjoying three days of sport, with a huge handball tournament being held. Qualifying matches started yesterday, June 25, with dozens more
Top Costa Blanca tourist figure calls UK Green list snub ‘wrong’ and ‘terrible’ during radio interview in Spain
THE Valencian Community’s regional Tourism Secretary has described the UK’s decision to leave the area off a Green travel list as ‘wrong’ and ‘terrible’. He’s
Cold called about your pensions and investments in Spain?
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Within the last 24 hours both myself and my colleague working from our Costa
Infamous British drugs boss Brian Charrington gets his retrial date on the Costa Blanca in Spain
BRITISH drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, has got a new trial date after Supreme Court judges quashed his original 2018 trial in March due to ‘impartiality’
Benidorm court won’t grant interim joint custody for a dog as Civil Code changes are not yet law in Spain
A Benidorm judge has refused to grant an interim joint custody order for a pet dog because the Civil Code statutes have not changed yet.
Sun bathing alerts and weather warnings introduced at Costa Blanca beaches in Spain
SUNBATHING on the Orihuela Costa should now be even safer, thanks to an initiative by the local council. Sea State, UV radiation index, wind intensity
Benidorm beaches to cut sunbed numbers to maintain COVID safety on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SUNBED numbers on Benidorm’s beaches will be restricted to half the normal number to keep areas ‘safe’. Benidorm mayor, Toni Perez, is to propose that
Costa Blanca residents in Spain waiting for their second AstraZeneca injection will start getting jab dates from Friday
TEXT messages will start being sent from tomorrow(June 25) with appointments for people aged 60 to 65 in the Valencia region to get a second
British expat in Benidorm assaulted and robbed at entrance to his Costa Blanca home in Spain
BENIDORM police have arrested a robber who attacked a British resident and stole his bank cards and an expensive watch. The 32-year-old Romanian assailant then
