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WATCH: Brit penniless after being kicked onto street with 6-month pregnant girlfriend by ‘abusive’ step-father on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British man has been left penniless after he and his six-month pregnant girlfriend were kicked onto the street by her step-father on the Costa

11 Jul, 2019 @ 01:17

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spanish policeman ‘hero’ in New York after saving US officer from violent assault

A SPANISH policeman holidaying in New York has been applauded as a ‘hero’ after he saved a US officer from a violent assault. Ruben Castillo,

10 Jul, 2019 @ 11:14

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WASTE NOT: Benidorm begins crackdown on buffets as ‘1 tonne’ of food waste thrown away per restaurant each year

BRITS could soon be forced to go without big buffet meals at Spanish resorts as Benidorm has become the first destination to address food waste.

9 Jul, 2019 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Travel News

X Factor star Danny Tetley in Benidorm for shows to last all summer

X FACTOR star Danny Tetley has come back to Benidorm for exclusive shows to last all summer. The Bradford-born singer just missed out on X

9 Jul, 2019 @ 14:06

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Europe’s largest aquarium evacuated after fire at Oceanografic de Valencia

EUROPE’S largest aquarium with 45,000 animals has been evacuated after a fire broke out at the Oceanografic de Valencia. The blaze reportedly started at 10.30am

9 Jul, 2019 @ 13:18

Costa Blanca·Lead

Activists say one of Mercadona’s biggest free-range egg producers is ‘lying’ about welfare after 39 sick hens rescued from giant barn in Valencia

ENVIRONMENTAL activists have stormed one of Spain’s biggest egg producers, accusing the company of ‘lying’ after free-range hens were found in ‘terrible conditions’ near Valencia.

9 Jul, 2019 @ 09:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

PICS: The Hogueras de San Juan in Alicante were ‘insane’, but that’s why we love Spain, writes Joshua Parfitt

There are few religious festivals you can bring a towel to. There are even fewer you can insult a fireman at. The Fogueres de San

8 Jul, 2019 @ 17:30

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Travel News

Love Island fail as girls ask if Barcelona is in ROME

THE Love Island girls have suffered an embarrassing geography fail after asking if Barcelona was in Rome. Fans were stunned as Joanna Chimonides, 22, and

8 Jul, 2019 @ 15:56

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

FOR CHRIST’S SAKE: Completion of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia in trouble AGAIN as 3,000 residents fear their homes will become building site

A RESIDENT’S association has begun legal action to stop the completion of Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia. Construction of the emblematic cathedral stalled after architect Antoni

8 Jul, 2019 @ 15:08

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Property

EXCLUSIVE: England ace Paul Gascoigne has stayed off the booze and only scrape was breaking thumb on a quad bike during Benidorm break

BRINGING one of the UK’s most legendary boozers to Benidorm was always going to be risky. But former England star Paul ‘Gazza’ Gasgoigne told the

8 Jul, 2019 @ 15:05

Celebrity·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

British-run transfer company on Costa Blanca ‘first in Spain’ to upgrade VTC-licenced diesel minivan to dual fuel

A BRITISH-RUN transfer company on the Costa Blanca has been the ‘first in Spain’ to upgrade a VTC-licensed diesel car to dual fuel. Alicante Transfers

8 Jul, 2019 @ 14:55

Costa Blanca·Environment

WHEN IN CALPE: Ancient Roman mosaics open to public tours

ROMAN mosaics in Calpe have opened to public tours following a recent restoration effort. The Baños de la Reina ruins date back to a period

8 Jul, 2019 @ 14:37

Costa Blanca

Women now breadwinners in a third of Spanish families, study shows

A study from the Valencian Institute of Economic Research (Ivie) tracked female contributions to family coffers between 1980 and 2017. The results showed that families

8 Jul, 2019 @ 14:08

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

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 night’

7 Jul, 2019 @ 11:24

Costa Blanca·Environment

Mysterious Spanish flyer asks bad parkers to practise ‘colouring in this tortoise’ to learn to keep within the lines

DRIVERS in Spain are notorious for flouting the rules of organised parking. But one do-gooder has been leaving anonymous flyers on badly-parked cars to ridicule

7 Jul, 2019 @ 10:29

Costa Blanca·Lead

British expat says council on Spain’s Costa Blanca are ‘ignoring’ attempts to rescue mistreated dogs as they ‘know the owner’

A BRITISH expat who has fought for eight years to rescue dogs trapped in a ‘hellhole’ says town hall councillors do nothing due to their

6 Jul, 2019 @ 17:16

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Loraine Gostling tells the epic history behind Spain’s Moros y Cristianos festival, all from a crumbling laptop

OK so.. I have poured 5kg of crushed ice in a waterproof cooler bag and placed it strategically between my knees and my poor ageing

6 Jul, 2019 @ 11:05

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

WATCH: Well-known British expat commended online for saying ‘Brits in Spain SHOULD speak Spanish’

Those commenting on Matt’s video were mainly in agreement that Brits in Spain should learn the language

5 Jul, 2019 @ 09:01

Costa Blanca·Lead

Two British mates die in 30ft horror plunge while taking SELFIE on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A third British man, 20, was also present and was treated for shock at the Hospital of Torrevieja

4 Jul, 2019 @ 18:37

Costa Blanca·Lead

Surveillance helicopter catches man travelling at 223 km/h while ‘on drugs’ near Gandia on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SURVEILLANCE helicopter has caught a man travelling at 223 km/h on the AP-7 motorway near Gandia, on the Costa Blanca. The Pegasus helicopter from

2 Jul, 2019 @ 00:24

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Tiger mosquitos now in ‘two-thirds’ of Valencian Community as experts blame climate change and the AP-7 motorway

TIGER mosquitoes are have now colonised two-thirds of the Valencian Community, as experts blame climate change and transportation for the spread. Between March 2018 and

1 Jul, 2019 @ 20:23

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

WhatsApping while driving will lose you SIX POINTS from licence, under new DGT plans

WHATSAPP messaging while behind the wheel will soon see drivers lose six points from their licences. The new measures by Spain’s Directorate-General for Traffic (DGT)

1 Jul, 2019 @ 19:13

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British woman, 36, dies after getting into pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca as authorities suspect heatstroke as cause of death

A BRITISH woman has tragically died after getting into a pool in Orihuela on Spain’s Costa Blanca. Authorities are suspecting ‘heatstroke’ as the cause of

1 Jul, 2019 @ 17:33

Costa Blanca·Lead

The Olive Press reviews an illegal art exhibition at one of the Costa Blanca’s most-haunted houses

IT was one of Spain’s most sought-after hotels. Elites from across Spain came to relax in its hot springs and dine upon plush carpets beneath

30 Jun, 2019 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

WATCH: Thousands of date palms burnt in UNESCO World Heritage orchards on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Thousands of date palms have been burnt in UNESCO World Heritage orchards in Elche on the Costa Blanca. Thousands of palms were scorched in four

29 Jun, 2019 @ 18:02

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

IN PICS: The winning dishes of Masterchef 7, filmed in UNESCO-honoured Denia on the Costa Blanca

THESE are the dishes that won 26-year-old fishmonger Aleix Puig Masterchef 2019. The seventh edition of the hit show was held in Denia and featured

29 Jun, 2019 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead

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WATCH: Brit penniless after being kicked onto street with 6-month pregnant girlfriend by ‘abusive’ step-father on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Spanish policeman ‘hero’ in New York after saving US officer from violent assault

WASTE NOT: Benidorm begins crackdown on buffets as ‘1 tonne’ of food waste thrown away per restaurant each year

X Factor star Danny Tetley in Benidorm for shows to last all summer

WATCH: Europe’s largest aquarium evacuated after fire at Oceanografic de Valencia

Activists say one of Mercadona’s biggest free-range egg producers is ‘lying’ about welfare after 39 sick hens rescued from giant barn in Valencia

PICS: The Hogueras de San Juan in Alicante were ‘insane’, but that’s why we love Spain, writes Joshua Parfitt

Love Island fail as girls ask if Barcelona is in ROME

FOR CHRIST’S SAKE: Completion of Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia in trouble AGAIN as 3,000 residents fear their homes will become building site

EXCLUSIVE: England ace Paul Gascoigne has stayed off the booze and only scrape was breaking thumb on a quad bike during Benidorm break

British-run transfer company on Costa Blanca ‘first in Spain’ to upgrade VTC-licenced diesel minivan to dual fuel

WHEN IN CALPE: Ancient Roman mosaics open to public tours

Women now breadwinners in a third of Spanish families, study shows

British teen headbutted by ram at Terra Natura as parent complains petting zoo has ‘no supervision’

Mysterious Spanish flyer asks bad parkers to practise ‘colouring in this tortoise’ to learn to keep within the lines

British expat says council on Spain’s Costa Blanca are ‘ignoring’ attempts to rescue mistreated dogs as they ‘know the owner’

Loraine Gostling tells the epic history behind Spain’s Moros y Cristianos festival, all from a crumbling laptop

WATCH: Well-known British expat commended online for saying ‘Brits in Spain SHOULD speak Spanish’

Two British mates die in 30ft horror plunge while taking SELFIE on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Surveillance helicopter catches man travelling at 223 km/h while ‘on drugs’ near Gandia on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Tiger mosquitos now in ‘two-thirds’ of Valencian Community as experts blame climate change and the AP-7 motorway

WhatsApping while driving will lose you SIX POINTS from licence, under new DGT plans

British woman, 36, dies after getting into pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca as authorities suspect heatstroke as cause of death

The Olive Press reviews an illegal art exhibition at one of the Costa Blanca’s most-haunted houses

WATCH: Thousands of date palms burnt in UNESCO World Heritage orchards on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IN PICS: The winning dishes of Masterchef 7, filmed in UNESCO-honoured Denia on the Costa Blanca

LIFE IN SPAIN: The Deceiver of Seville, Mozart and the modern bullring

THIS WEEK IN SPAIN: The Prestige oil tanker disaster

Here’s what the new British-designed tower in Malaga port will look like – if it ever gets built

Fury as case is closed in killing of Brit expat in Andalucia tourist town

British pilot jailed for chemsex murder of boyfriend in drug-fuelled stabbing frenzy near Barcelona