Costa Blanca mayor claims €530 million government aid will ‘fall far short’ of funds needed to rebuild the Vega Baja following September’s deadly gota fría
THE mayor of Orihuela has pleaded with Spain’s central government to release more relief funds following the devastating September floods. Whilst reviewing the Vega Baja
Leading MEP supports EU citizenship for British expats in Spain as Brexit date looms
AN MEP has come out in strong defence of British expats in Europe ahead of Britain’s planned departure from the bloc next month. Guy Verhofstadt,
REVEALED: Young people in Spain hoping to leave home will have to spend over 94% of their salary on rent
PEOPLE under 30 in Spain have to spend more than 94% of their salary to live alone, shocking new figures have revealed. According to the
WATCH: Dramatic moment boy, 4, saved from choking to death by police officer in southern Spain
THIS is the moment a quick thinking Policia Nacional agent saved a boy from choking this week. CCTV footage shows a woman – the boy’s
Costa Blanca river less than a metre deep now being dredged, after flood sediment stopped navigation
GUARDAMAR authorities have started the second phase of the dredging of the Segura. The project is designed to extract sediments from the river at certain
Costa Blanca city linked with multi-national cash counterfeiting operation – 11 arrested
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,
Cannabis cops mixed up in Mar Menor marijuana mountain
A PAIR of Spanish policemen are among 26 accused of bringing over two tonnes of drugs onto the Costa Blanca. All are up before Murcia’s
DO YOU KNOW HER? Search underway for ‘kind-hearted’ British woman whose bicycle was stolen while clearing plastic waste from Denia beach
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 jetty.
British pensioner, 78, found dead at Costa Blanca home as police undertake ‘psychiatric test’ on Spanish wife, 51
A BRITISH pensioner, age 78, has been discovered dead at his home in Denia on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The man, name unknown, had been dead
Deadly caterpillars could hit forest floors and gardens NEXT MONTH warns expert entomologist on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ENTOMOLOGIST has warned that lethal caterpillars capable of injuring children and killing pets could hit forest floors as early as next month. The pine
Expat missing for a day in L’Alfàs del Pi on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDIA CIVIL have warned of an elderly expat missing since yesterday on Spain’s Costa Blanca. Lygia Shirley Constance de Groot Ev Van Ommen went missing
CASTING CALL: ‘Blond-haired’ extras urgently needed for Benidorm TV series TOMORROW (Dec 17) with €70 pay
BLOND-HAIRED extras are urgently needed in Benidorm tomorrow (Tuesday, December 17) with a promise of €70 pay. Directors for a brand-new, Spanish-language production of Benidorm
Need a spot to sit by the fire this Christmas? Harris Furnishings has 5 stunning sofas to suit every interior
THE SOFA is one of the unsung heroes of Christmas. Every family needs a spot to snuggle up by an open fire, a place to
WARNING: Do not do THIS while eating prawns in Spain
A health body has sounded the alarm over high levels of cadmium (Cd) in the crustacean
40-year-old dies in brutal car crash on the N-332 between Pedreguer and Gata de Gorgos on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 40-YEAR-OLD man has died in a brutal accident between two vehicles on the N-332, near the Alicante Gata de Gorgos. The accident happened around 23.45
URGENT: Expats with houses on Javea mountainside urged to check properties for signs of man missing for FOUR DAYS on Spain’s Costa Blanca
RESIDENTS with houses on the Montgo mountain region of Javea have been urged to check their properties for any sign of missing man Miguel Ángel
Family ties forging the way for Costa Blanca business built on traditional values
KEEPING it in the family has been the key to the success of local estate agency, Casas Manuel. “You’d think that working with your mum,
From the RAF to a ‘flying’ carpet business – Brit couple still enjoying life after a decade of business on the Costa Blanca
WITH successful military backgrounds behind them it’s perhaps no surprise that Gary and Kate Russell would launch a business in Spain with flying colours. After
Cabify driver who sped off with four girls ends up ploughing into roundabout on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR girls have escaped a potential kidnapping when their Cabify driver sped past their requested destination before ploughing into a roundabout on Spain’s Costa Blanca.
REVEALED: The toll roads which will be FREE in 2020 across Spain’s Andalucia and Alicante
TWO toll roads in southern and eastern Spain will be free in 2020. It comes after private toll company Abertis signed a severance package (ERE)
PET-XIT: British expats’ pets facing travel ‘nightmare’ as vet on Spain’s Costa del Sol warns of no-deal Brexit fallout
It comes after Boris Johnson's Conservative party won a healthy majority in the UK general election last night, paving the way for a quick and
Shocking midnight evacuation as six houses begin crumbling on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIREFIGHTERS have rescued the residents of six bungalows on the Costa Blanca after they began collapsing in the early hours of this morning. At one
Police informant gunned down while seen talking to an officer in eastern Spain
AN INFORMANT has been gunned down while he was spotted conversing with a police officer on a roadside in Barcelona. The man was killed instantly
Town Hall battles with 100 active proceedings against ‘gardeners and labourers’ after fly-tipping spirals out of control on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COSTA Blanca Town Hall has signalled its involvement in a whopping 100 active proceedings against fly-tippers. Javea’s department of Services revealed the cases overwhelming