FAIR PLATE: Valencian bar pins notice threatening that annoying children will be made to ‘wash plates’
A THREAT of enforced child labour has bizarelly turned a Valencian bar into the most popular spot in town. Fed up with messy and unruly
Mother demands €200 government compensation after her daughter was poked in the eye at Costa Blanca school
A MOTHER is demanding compensation from the Murcian government after a boy poked her daughter in the eye at school. The woman has asked €200
Woman hospitalised after struck in eye by airborne toy during Reyes Magos parade in Alicante
A 74-year-old woman has been hospitalised after a toy thrown during the cavalcade of the Three Kings struck her in the eye in Alicante. The incident occurred
Three-time presidential candidate and author of ‘Make Wealth Anywhere’ arrested for posing as UN president and raising money on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SPANISH-NIGERIAN woman has been arrested on suspicion of fraud and misappropriation of funds after she was caught posing as a UN president on Spain’s
44-year-old plastic yoghurt pot found ‘intact’ on popular Costa Blanca beach
A 44-year-old plastic yoghurt pot has been found washed up on a popular Costa Blanca beachfront. The strawberry-flavoured Yoplait pot still bears its colourful marketing
RICHES TO RAGS: How UK expat lost €400k in pension scam and bolted home, broke, in a caravan and facing nearly six-figure demands from the taxman
A FORMER British expat is battling punitive demands from the taxman after she lost her €400k pension pot in a Spanish scam and had to
EasyJet passenger dies on board flight from Spain’s Costa Blanca to UK on New Year’s Day
Cabin crew had also requested that emergency crews stand by upon landing, but the passenger was already dead when the plane touched down
WATCH: Police catch drug smugglers at gun-point in dramatic Costa Calida raid
GUARDIA Civil have dismantled at gun-point a drug smuggling gang in the Mar Menor region of Murcia. Investigations began in September, when the number of
The mother of the Spanish swimming pool victims says her daughter attended swimming lessons ‘one week’ before Costa del Sol holiday
THE British mother who watched three members of her family drown in a Costa del Sol pool on Christmas Eve has said her daughter, aged
Costa Blanca airport soars high with a record 15 million passengers passing through
AN 8% increase in travellers throughout 2019 means that Alicante-Elche Airport will close the year having dealt with over 15 million passengers. Management company, AENA,
WATCH: ‘Dangerous’ drugs smugglers with Costa Blanca links caught with tonne of cocaine and €550,000 in cash
TEN ‘dangerous criminals’ have busted an international drug smuggling operation involving the Policia Nacional, Europol, the DEA and Colombian Police. The group had been in
RANKED: Spain’s 10 WORST drivers and parking offenders for 2019
AS any expat will tell you, driving and parking in Spain can be a bit of a nightmare. Come summer time, it’s just full on
CHRISTMAS ROAST: Winter ‘heatwave’ hits much of Spain with highs of 27C from TODAY
YOU’VE heard the phrase ‘the calm before the storm.’ Well in Spain’s case this week it’s ‘after’. Following THREE consecutive batterings (from Daniel, Elsa and
Festive fun and free food at Costa Blanca feria, hundreds involved
FORMENTERA del Segura celebrated its local food and culture at the town’s 11th annual Christmas market, earlier this month. The Mari Luz Dance School performed
SPEXIT: Twitter users urge far-right Vox to call for Spain style Brexit – but how popular is the idea?
SPEXIT has been trending on Twitter after the European Court of Justice ruled a jailed Catalan separatist leader should have parliamentary immunity. Far-right supporters are
Dozens arrested in toxic shame of 30 Spanish waste disposal companies
GUARDIA Civil and Europol have arrested 68 people at 30 companies involved in illegal gas emissions polluting the air we breathe with around 76 million
Alicante link to ‘one of Europe’s biggest counterfeiting gangs’
EUROPOL and Policia Nacional have arrested 11 people involved in a huge fake money scam operating across Europe. Five of the arrests were in Spain,
Experience the magical Mediterranean in just 12 days on a luxury cruiseliner through Costa Blanca travel agent Falken Tours – find prices here
THE Mediterranean is the world’s most stunning open-air museum. From 16th century terracotta houses clinging to Genoese coasts, to the naturalist architecture of Gaudi in
A goodwill adoption of two cats turns sour as the creatures terrorise columnist Loraine Gostling’s Christmas decorations
So this is Christmas, and what have I done? The truth is… not much. You see, something dreadful happened to us that stopped me getting
O CHRISTMAS TREE! Dog walker finds fully decorated Christmas in middle of Costa Blanca woodland
A DOG-WALKER has shared his surprise at finding a fully decorated Christmas tree in the middle of a Costa Blanca woodland. Hugh Somervell was out
The sunny weather in Spain is what we’re all here for, but back at our homes can make a breeding ground for black mould, writes medical columnist Jeremy Kenton
One of the disadvantages of living in a beautiful climate in Spain is humidity and moisture in the summer, and even in the winter. We
Residents in Costa Blanca urbanisation slam town hall for taking ‘millions of euros’ in IBI tax while ignoring ruined roads and mountains of waste
RESIDENTS of two Costa Blanca urbanisations have complained of paying out ‘millions of euros’ in property tax to their town hall while receiving ‘nothing in
British pensioner lives with ‘broken front door’ for THREE MONTHS after heeding advice to leave house in ruins following September’s gota fría floods
A BRITISH pensioner has been living without a working front door for three months after being told he can’t repair his house following September’s gota
British expats forced to patrol own streets on Spain’s Costa Blanca after spate of violent muggings
EXPATS are being forced to patrol their own streets after a series of violent muggings The group of Brits have set up Street Angels, an
Winter beach activities are “more than viable”, says Costa Blanca official
WINTER activities on Orihuela Costa have been a ‘complete success’. Over nine weekends since October 13, hundreds of expats and locals have enjoyed varied activities
