THE SMALL PRINT: New bank charges introduced for receiving UK pensions in Spain
SEVERAL high-street Spanish banks have begun charging a fee for receiving money transfers from the UK. Nicole Chandler, 71, is a client of a major
NEW COVID-19 cases drop to early autumn levels across Spain’s Valencian Community
COVID-19 infection rates are continuing to tumble in the Valencian Community with the lowest Tuesday total since October 13. Latest figures from the regional health
New sewer is just the start of ‘various projects’ promised by mayor in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SAN FULGENCIO, in the Costa Blanca’s Vega Baja region, is due to have a modernised sewer installed that the mayor described as “very necessary”. But
Man refuses to let historic sexual abuse by Jesuit priests at Alicante school in Spain go unpunished over 63 years later
A man who says he was abused by priests at a Jesuit-run boarding school in Alicante believes that there have been many similar cases that
Benidorm-based hotels create plan to fill up rooms during Easter holiday period on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HOTELIERS with swathes of empty rooms are calling on the Valencian Government to allow people from around Spain to come into the area for Easter.
Spain’s Valencian Community drops to lowest COVID-19 infection rate since mid-December
NEW COVID-19 case rates have fallen to cumulative levels last seen on December 16 according to Valencian health ministry figures released this evening(February 22). Today’s
‘IN A HOLE’ as golf courses on Spain’s Costa Blanca want to stop being bunkered by COVID-19 restrictions
A group representing 23 Costa Blanca golf courses has called for them to be reopened ‘as soon as possible’ and branded COVID-19 restrictions as ‘unfair’.
Route out of lockdown in Spain’s Valencia region – official announcement expected on Thursday
COVID restrictions in Valenciana expect to be eased from Monday, March 1, but such decisions will be made “with rigour, caution and prudence”, says regional
Flood prevention project planned for popular expat area on Spain’s Orihuela Costa
ORIHUELA COSTA should see no more flooding, thanks to a proposed multi-million euro prevention project with Hidraqua. The coastal region of Costa Blanca South covers
ILLEGALLY-OPEN restaurant on Spain’s Costa Blanca hides diners to avoid arrest in COVID-19 rule swoop
A police raid on an Elche restaurant over COVID-19 rule-breaking proved to be far from a routine matter, as diners tried to hide from their
BUSTED: Costa Blanca prostitution gang who cheated COVID-19 travel rules to lure victims into Spain
POLICE have smashed a Costa Blanca-based European prostitution gang that supplied women with fake medical papers to beat COVID-19 border closures. Polish and Russian women
NOISES OFF as Benidorm area residents get council support over rising decibels of AP-7 traffic on Spain’s Costa Blanca
RESIDENTS on a Costa Blanca urbanisation have the proof they need over their complaints concerning a noisy road that is just metres away from some
Mixed messages over first set of 2021 property sales on Spain’s Costa Blanca
PROPERTY sales in Alicante Province during January fell by 24% compared to a year earlier, but the region still remains one of the busiest in
Executed victims of General Franco to be exhumed from mass grave on Spain’s Costa Blanca
WORK will start at Alicante cemetery next week to exhume the bodies of 11 people murdered between 1939 and 1945 during the fascist regime of
MONEY MATTERS with Chorus Financial on why expats in Spain cannot retain a UK financial adviser
MONEY MATTERS answers all of your questions on finance, tax, pensions, investments and more here in Spain. Chorus Financial ‘s Tracy Storer, has received this
Costa Blanca-made orange liqueur goes ‘viral’ after childhood cough medicine nostalgia in Spain
AN orange liqueur has created a social media buzz in Spain as drinkers say it reminds them of their childhood days of taking a particular
Underground fibre optic network installed as ‘smart city’ rollout continues on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA has finished its first phase of installing fibre optic connections as part of their ‘Plan EDUSI Smart City’ project. Their Department of Modernization and
Top court rebuffs bar and restaurant reopening bid as being ‘against public interest’ in Spain’s Valencian Community
JUDGES at the Valencia Superior Court (TSJ) have thrown out a bid to reverse the closure of bars and restaurants in the Valencian Community. The
COVID-19 infections continue to go down in tandem with hospital admissions in Spain’s Valencian Community
COVID-19 infection rates are maintaining their major downward trend according to today’s(February 19) briefing from the Valencian health ministry. 1,768 new cases were reported today,
Benidorm and Costa Blanca late bars and clubs to get €9 million pot of money from Spain’s Valencian Community
NIGHTLIFE bars and clubs that were forced to shut last August in Benidorm and across the Costa Blanca, will be able to apply for a
Dumb lorry driver is no Willy Wonka as he flogs off 12 tons of stolen chocolate for virtually nothing on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 36-year-old lorry driver has been arrested in Callosa de Segura after selling his stolen 12 ton consignment of German chocolate at a bargain-basement price.
Hacker hijacks domestic violence Zoom link with Hitler videos and death threats to abused victim on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE or more hackers disrupted a Zoom conference about domestic violence to make death threats and post fascist videos. San Vicente del Raspeig council’s Equality
Forest plantation further increases biodiversity on river bank in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A RIPARIAN forest is being planted on the banks of the Segura river, east of Rojales in the Vega Baja region of Costa Blanca. The
YEAR-LONG ordeal of malnourished woman exploited and imprisoned in garage of house on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Algerian woman is recovering in an Alicante Province hostel after she was virtually imprisoned in an Agost house for over a year. She was
Sports centre reopens on Spain’s Costa Blanca despite lack of emergency funds coming from regional government
ORIHUELA City Council made their feelings known when he visited the nearly-completed Municipal Sports Center of The Espeñetas this week. The refurbishment costs of €280,000
RECENT FALLS in new COVID-19 infections slow down in Spain’s Valencian Community
3,065 new coronavirus cases were reported tonight(February 18) in the latest update from the Valencian health ministry. On a week-to week basis, that is a