Handler strike to affect ALL of Spain starting Easter Sunday
SPANISH airport handlers have confirmed plans for a mass walkout over the upcoming Easter weekend. The strike action by 60,000 staff will affect all airports
British Pensioner followed by car for over an hour before attackers stole his €35,000 Rolex on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British pensioner has had his €35,000 Rolex stolen after being followed for over an hour from Calpe to Moraira. Ronald Johnson, 72, was leaving
British man, 72, who tried to kill sleeping stepson with hammer jailed in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH pensioner who took a hammer to his sleeping stepson’s head has been jailed following a court hearing on the Costa Blanca. Robert Ulph,
Rival footie fans launch ‘Benidorm or Bust’ charity race to Spain in aid of teenage cancer battle
RIVAL British football fans have teamed up for a rally car race to Benidorm in support of a teenager battling cancer The ‘Benidorm or Bust’
Italian accused of raping 17-year-old British girl WALKS FREE from Valencian court as incident happened on Panamanian cruise ship
AN Italian accused of raping a 17-year-old British girl on a cruise-liner has walked free from a Valencian court due to a legal loophole. After
Drones which can photograph drivers using their mobile phone from 2km away launched in Spain TODAY
It comes after 31 people died and another 159 were seriously injured during Holy Week last year
BREAKING: Police reveal British woman, 84, committed suicide by jumping off a bridge in Javea
An 84-year-old British woman has committed suicide after jumping off a bridge over the dry riverbed in Javea. Concerned social media users spotted three police
British pensioner dies after falling off bridge in Javea on the Costa Blanca
A BRITISH woman has tragically died after falling from a bridge above a dry riverbed in Javea. Concerned social media users spotted three police cars
IN PICS: Four dogs found chained in abandoned house without food among rubbish and faeces on the Costa Blanca
FOUR dogs have been discovered chained in an abandoned house without food on the Costa Blanca. British expat Roger Ballantine was out walking near Orba,
Rain to soak Alicante’s Semana Santa celebrations
THE Spanish meteorology agency (AEMET) has issued a yellow weather warning for this coming Thursday, predicting gale-force winds and waves up to three metres high.
NOT RUSSIAN AROUND: Russian plane charged €20,000 to park at Alicante airport
IF you thought airport car parks were pricey, be grateful you’re not parking a plane. A Russian Antonov An-124 is being charged €1,000 a day
Spain’s Mercadona ditches single-use plastic bags
ONE of Spain’s best-known supermarkets has ditched plastic carrier bags in favour of sustainable alternatives. Mercadona, which owns 1636 supermarkets across Spain and Portugal, announced
French woman dies after falling from a cliff while picking a flower on the Costa Blanca
A WOMAN has died after losing her balance while picking a flower on the cliffs of Les Rotes, near Denia. The 67-year-old, of French nationality,
‘ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET?’: New record time set on Javea’s Mirador Challenge
TROPHIES, medals and bottles of bubbly saw off this year’s edition of The Mirador Challenge, comprising 15 iconic viewpoints along the coastline of Javea. The
ANCIENT Roman mosaics saved on Costa Blanca following years of human pollution
ANCIENT Roman mosaics will soon be open to the public in Calpe after undergoing months of restoration work. The 2,000-year-old artworks at the Baños de
British expat cycles 320km despite four knee operations to raise money for cancer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AFTER four knee operations, a bulging disk and 30 years of excruciating back pain, most 58-year-olds would choose the bar stool over the bike saddle.
WATCH: Four kittens found ALIVE in a car engine by mechanic on the Costa Blanca
A BRITISH expat has rescued a litter of day-old kittens found in a car engine by a bewildered mechanic on the Costa Blanca. Sarah Mowers-Paye,
Fight against plant pathogen will see 100,000 almond trees DESTROYED in Alicante
PLANS to halt a plague decimating almond groves has caused uproar after revealing 100,000 trees will be cut down in Alicante. Campaigners say the scheme
WATCH: ‘Bonkers’ British expats fly from Spain to UK to support Nigel Farage’s new Brexit party and the internet was not happy about it
The couple, known only as Barry and Diane, appeared on BBC news last week
British expat boss of suspect investment company which ‘lost expats €20 million’ fails to turn up at court on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The Olive Press exclusively revealed how CWM abruptly folded in 2017, losing hundreds of expats’ life savings in the process
IN PICS: The stunning and highest villages in Spain at risk of abandonment
Spain’s cliff-hanging enclaves hark back to the times of medieval conquest and even Roman occupation
British expat fuming after town hall charges him for having ‘sports facility’ after he put up football goal in back garden on Spain’s Costa Blanca
The business owner, in his 40s, received a letter from Javea Town Hall saying he had an outstanding debt of €12 added to his local
World Dance Day Saturday 13th April 2019
COME and take part of this silent world festival that will take place in more than 100 cities around the world at the same time!
WATCH: British ambassador Simon Manley has new message for expats in Spain following Brexit extension
https://www.facebook.com/BritsInSpain/videos/430619174172277/?v=430619174172277 “I’m sure you have been following recent developments in the Brexit negotiations very closely, so I wanted to give you a quick update about
British footballers kicked off flight after arriving drunk on Spain’s Costa Blanca
Passengers cheered and applauded when the 25-strong amateur side was removed
British father and son arrested at Alicante airport for trying to smuggle 400 grams of hashish back to London
A BRITISH father and son have been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after they tried to fly to London with 400 grams of hashish. National Police