COVID-19 cases fall by 40% in a week across the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE pushback in COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations is continuing in the Valencian Community according to regional health ministry figures.
961 new infections were reported today(August...
British teen headbutted by ram at Terra Natura as parent complains petting zoo has ‘no supervision’
A BRITISH teenager has been headbutted by a ram at the Terra Natura zoo in Benidorm suffering a shock that left her ‘up all...
Lower infections and hospital admissions but ‘nothing decided’ over September COVID-19 restrictions in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE Valencian government will wait until the last minute before deciding on COVID-19 restrictions to replace current measures which end on September 6.
Health Minister,...
YOU TOO?: Brit scammed by bogus Sky TV box distributor fears ‘many more’ could be affected on Spain’s Costa...
A BRITISH expat claims he has been scammed by a Costa Blanca company offering bogus Sky TV boxes.
Ray Gardner, who runs Moraira Plumbing, paid...
Serbian fugitive robber of German bank machines is caught in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A Serbian man wanted for stealing over €226,000 from German ATM machines has been arrested in Alicante.
The 34-year-old had been on the run for...
UPDATE: Two seriously injured after collision between coach and three cars on AP-7 motorway outside Alicante
GUARDIA have confirmed two people are seriously injured after a coach collided with three cars on the AP-7 motorway outside Alicante.
The bus, reportedly 'full...
English courses organized for Spanish hospitality workers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ENGLISH FOR HOSPITALITY courses have just started on the Costa Blanca, after a Guardamar del Segura council collaboration with Convega.
The course involves 155 training...
Valencian homeowners open to fines up to €3,000 for leaving ‘puddles and standing water’ in gardens following new measures...
PUDDLES and standing water in containers will soon be subject to fines in Valencia as part of a raft of new measures to combat...
Computer hacking accusations at Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca as private company says regional government ‘stole files’
THE private company that manages Torrevieja Hospital has complained to the Guardia Civil about a computer hack allegedly committed by the Valencian Health Ministry.
The...
Millenial in Spain tries to sue parents into paying for his upkeep SIX YEARS after moving out – the...
A SPANISH man has lost a civil case against his parents in which he tried to force them to pay him financial support some...
Spain’s Benidorm features as one of seven Alicante locations in the Top 100 Greenest Places of Europe
BENIDORM and six other Alicante towns feature in a study that reveals the greenest places in Europe.
Elda, Alicante, Elche, Torrevieja, Benidorm, Alcoy and San...
British author in Alicante pens wartime novel to international success
A BRITISH author residing on the Costa Blanca has enjoyed such ‘amazing success’ with her debut novel she’s already begun work on numbers two...
Reduced emergency services and hundreds of unpaid staff at scandal-hit hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca
MEDICAL UNIONS have described the atmosphere at Torrevieja Hospital as “quite conflictive”, as the transition from private to public management continues.
CSIF union boss José...
Up to a BILLION ‘aggressive’ tiger mosquitoes ‘set to swarm Spain’s Costa Blanca’ after devastating gota fria floods create...
The worst flooding in 140 years has left scores of muddy lagoons, the perfect breeding ground for the blood-sucking pests
Motorway through Spain’s Costa Blanca has more accidents, despite drop in traffic volume through pandemic
MORE ACCIDENTS happened on one stretch of the A31 in 2020, than during the pre-pandemic days of 2019.
The 73 km (45 miles) stretch of...
Billionaire building biggest arena in the COUNTRY near Spain’s Costa Blanca in hope to attract stars like Beyonce, Ed...
VALENCIA is set to receive the largest arena in the country.
The multi-purpose venue will sit on 21,500sqm of land with a capacity of 18,600...
Violent criminal makes mistake of being caught in routine police check on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A violent robber has been arrested after his car was stopped at a Policia Nacional checkpoint in Alicante.
The detained man, 34, had six arrest...
A carousel pony savagely beaten begins his rehabilitation at the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, writes Susan Weeding
Well, here we have the next instalment from the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales!
Last week we castrated one of our 30-odd ponies,...
Lorry driver, 5 times over drink-drive limit, hits cars and does not stop for police on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A drunk lorry driver hit two cars in Alicante before speeding 150 kilometres north to Valencia where he was stopped at a disused toll...
WARNING: Deadly LISTERIA detected in popular Aldi product in Spain
ALDI has sounded the alarm after one if its products was found to be contaminated with listeria.
The warning at the weekend came just days...
EXECUTED: Freedom fighters from Spain’s Franco era exhumed in Costa Blanca town revealing bullet wounds to the head
SEVEN bodies out of 14 exhumed from in Alicante are believed to be of freedom fighters that were executed during the height of Franco’s...
Alicante conquers eastern Spain with 16 STARS in the Michelin Guide Spain & Portugal 2020 – find a restaurant...
ALICANTE has been crowned the gastronomy king of the Comunidad Valenciana with 16 Michelin stars.
The province outshone Castellón and Valencia – which bagged two...
Drag Queen carnival, opera, magic! Events to look forward to in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca during 2022
FIESTAS, concerts and theatre will be crammed into the Torrevieja social calendar for the next three months.
The coastal city will also enjoy a Drag...
Frozen – the €10m kitty Quesada can’t control
ROJALES is one of the richest municipalities in Valencia, with an estimated 10 MILLION euros stashed in it’s coffers.
But, according to councillors it is...
Benidorm drugs gang is collared by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Benidorm area drugs gang has been brought down by the Policia Nacional.
Five men and five women of different but undisclosed nationalities have been...
DO YOU KNOW HER? Search underway for ‘kind-hearted’ British woman whose bicycle was stolen while clearing plastic waste from...
DENIA residents are searching for the identity of a British woman who had her bicycle stolen while collecting polystyrene waste washed on the city’s...