Vega Baja bounces back after recent floods with top tapas trail
ONLY two months after devastating floods wrecked hundreds of lives and even killed a local man, the Vega Baja town of San Fulgencio bounced back
Court in Spain BANS Ryanair’s ‘abusive’ hand luggage fees
RYANAIR’S policy of charging a fee for hand luggage is ‘abusive’ and can no longer be applied in Spain, a court ruled today. The decision
‘Fit and healthy’ British man, 23, dies from meningitis after ‘dream holiday’ to Spain’s Costa Blanca before saving three people’s lives as an organ donor
The local lad's parents Del and Viv, both 52, believe the flight home from his Benidorm trip may have triggered the deadly infection
Mystery as Chinese trio – including pensioner – caught smuggling €1 MILLION in CASH into Spain’s Valencia
A TRIO of travellers have been arrested at a Valencia airport after trying to smuggle almost €1 million into the country. The three passengers, from
Costa Blanca canine crowned ‘the most beautiful dog in Spain’
AN ALMORADI dog named ‘A Blaser de Mil Lunas’, received the accolade of being named Spain’s most beautiful dog in his class. The German Bracco
Chronic shortages see patients treated ‘through pictures’ and MRI scans done ‘in a lorry in the carpark’ as demands reignite for Denia hospital’s nationalisation
DEMANDS to re-nationalise one of north Costa Blanca’s biggest hospitals are growing after exposes have revealed bizarre outsourcing practices. Last month news broke that patients
Dozy burglar caught watching TV and sipping soft drink at mayor’s house in Denia
A DOZY burglar in Denia has been nabbed by police after he was caught watching television and drinking a soft drink at the mayor’s summer
Denia composting plant on fire AGAIN as uncontrollable combustion releases very carbon procedure is supposed to recycle
EXASPERATION has returned to Denia as its municipal recycling plant is on fire AGAIN in what increasingly appears an annual tradition. Flames erupted on Sunday,
Valencian con artist lied his ‘brother was a policeman’ to win trust of unwary victims
A VALENCIAN con artist has been arrested after lying his ‘brother was a policeman’ to win the trust of unwary victims. Ricardo M. G., 43,
“F**king Nazi, no one will cry when they come for you.” Councillor’s fury as Vox in Denia refuse to stand during minute silence for expat murdered in her sleep
VOX’S leader in Denia has reacted to accusations of being a ‘f**king Nazi’ after he refused to stand during a minute’s silence for an expat
Shoplifter hid leg of jamón in ‘baggy clothing’ before caught by undercover police in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SHOPLIFTER has been charged with theft after undercover police caught her stealing a leg of jamón from a supermarket in Calpe. The suspected criminal
Alicante airport named Spain’s most disruptive destination with boozy Brits blamed for 75% of airborne incidents
BOOZY Benidorm-bound Brits are back in the spotlight after figures revealed they have made Alicante airport Spain’s most disruptive destination. Alicante’s main El Altet airport
REVEALED: How a ‘new generation’ of ruthless Dutch gangs are ‘helping Irish drug mafia operate along Spain’s Costa del Sol from Dubai’ after third suspected assassination in three months
Since the end of summer, a dead body with signs of violence has been found between Marbella and Mijas every month
BREAKING: One man killed and another injured in suspected mafia shooting in upmarket Marbella urbanisation
A MAN has been killed and another injured in a new shooting on the Costa del Sol. The fatal shots were fired at around 7.25pm
“Finally someone’s paying attention” – Costa Blanca animal protector praises Teulada-Moraira councillor for government-funded cat sterilisation programme
A COSTA Blanca animal protector has praised Teulada-Moraira’s council following a government-funded ‘catch and release’ programme to sterilise stray cats. Grace Boas, who volunteers with
90% of Costa Blanca expats choose cremation over burial to allow mobile families to ‘keep remains with them’
NINE out of ten expats in the northern Costa Blanca choose cremations over burials, according to recent figures. A study from the Alicante funerary sector
First SNOW in the Valencian Community as Spanish met office predicts temperatures will drop to 4 degrees on the Costa Blanca this weekend
THE first snows of the season have hit the Valencian Community during a cold blast of polar air predicted to last until Sunday. The icy
From helping infirm expats with the shopping to receiving three MBEs and aiding over 50,000 – Help de Denia and the Marina Alta on its 35th anniversary at Condado Club Denia
ILL health is one of life’s most daunting challenges – navigating these upsets in a foreign land is fearsome still. This is why one of
PolicÃa Local accidentally shoots daughter in the neck while removing his pistol after work on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A POLICIA Local agent accidentally shot his own daughter in the neck while removing his pistol at home near Valencia city last Tuesday night. The
Changing clocks can help TUMOURS grow and causes serious heart problems, says shocking study in Spain
A SHOCKING study has warned that changing the clocks in autumn and spring can carry serious health risks to the population. The study was carried
Murcia fresh food suppliers fear European buyers will seek Italian or Greek business after 3,000 lorries blockaded by Catalan separatists on French border
FRESH fruit and vegetable suppliers in Murcia fear a grave loss of earnings after 3,000 lorries from the region have been stuck at the French
Spain could have government ‘within weeks’ after years of political uncertainty
SPAIN could have a new government before Christmas, according to PSOE secretary Rafael Simancas. The politician has revealed that an ‘investiture session’ – similar to
Storm Cecilia from the Atlantic to blast southern Spain this week as Costa del Sol, Murcia and Costa Blanca on alert for strong winds ahead of FIVE DAYS OF RAIN
LARGE parts of southern Spain have been placed on yellow alert from Wednesday onwards as an Atlantic storm is set to arrive. Dubbed Storm Cecilia,
Obesity on the rise in Spain as almost HALF of children have ‘unhealthy weight’ while 1 in 4 adults in Andalucia are obese
OBESITY is on the march in developed countries and Spain is no exception. That’s the warning from the president of the Spanish Society for the
British expat visiting family in Spanish-plated car told to ‘f**k off back to Europe’ by road rage driver in Dorset
A BRITISH man visiting family in his Spanish-plated car has been told to ‘f**k off back to Europe’ by a road rage driver in Dorset.
“Their parents pimp them out from age 10 to buy drugs” – the shocking stories of 98 children in Alicante safehouses aided by British-run charity Make a Smile
NINE homes for abused and neglected children exist in northern region of Alicante province and you won’t have heard of them. That is except for