Madrid’s Retiro park just won UNESCO status but it hides a shameful secret for Spain
CAMPAIGNERS are calling for recognition of a shameful period in the history of Madrid’s Retiro park when people would come to stare wide-eyed at live
COVID-19 infections fall again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE downward trend in COVID-19 cases is continuing in today’s(August 27) update for the Valencian Community. 854 new infections were reported today compared to 1,119
Appeal for sightings of kidnapped UK toddler and her parents who flew into the Costa Blanca area of Spain
LANCASHIRE police have appealed for sightings of a two-year-old girl on the Costa Blanca, after she was ‘abducted’ by her parents. Grace-May Rogers from Lancaster
Lower infections and hospital admissions but ‘nothing decided’ over September COVID-19 restrictions in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE Valencian government will wait until the last minute before deciding on COVID-19 restrictions to replace current measures which end on September 6. Health Minister,
Pensions, Annuities & Tax Fraud in Spain – a ticking time bomb…
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Every now and then an email lands in my inbox or a member of
Malaga tourist gets mugged for €10 and almost strangled to death by two youths on Spain’s Costa de Sol
TWO Malaga teenagers have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for trying to strangle a Madrid tourist who asked for directions. The traveller had just
Violent man breaks restraining order and threatens to throw woman off an El Campello balcony on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN El Campello man breached a restraining order to threaten a woman’s life if she did not have sex with him. Police surrounded the woman’s
Youth football team coach in Spain’s Valencia found in possession of 50,000 files of child porn
The children featured in his videos have also been identified, and include the accused’s godson and an underage cousin who were allegedly raped and filmed
Clock ticks down as Spain tries to get 70% of the country fully vaccinated by end of August
TIME is running out for the Spanish government to reach its self-imposed target of having 70% of the population fully vaccinated by the end of
Fraudster strikes again to offer bogus home rentals in Alicante Province area of Spain
A home rental scammer has struck again with new cons bringing his total number of frauds to 80. A 31-year-old man has been arrested by
Terral wind puts Spain’s Malaga back on amber weather warning for blistering heat
FOLLOWING a brief respite from the summer sizzle, temperatures are set to soar again tomorrow, Saturday. Spain’s weather agency AEMET has placed the Costa del
Falling COVID-19 case rates maintained in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID-19 case figures have fallen again on both a daily and weekly basis in the Valencian Community today(August 26). 836 new infections were reported today,
Cistercian monk in Spain’s Catalunya region is arrested for sexually touching a child
A Cistercian monk from Catalunya has been arrested over the inappropriate sexual touching of a child. The monk, 68, is part of a thirty-strong community
ANIMAL HOUSE: Rescue shelters in Spain’s Valencia area issue plea for help
ANIMAL welfare associations in La Ribera district (Valencia Province) have issued a cry for help, as numbers of stray cats and dogs continue to spiral
Bulgarian fugitive accused of kidnap and fraud arrested at Malaga airport
A HUNGARIAN fugitive has been arrested at Malaga airport on suspicion of kidnapping and fraud. The 27-year-old was taken into police custody after the
Family in Spain increasingly concerned for missing 19-year-old last seen in Malaga
POLICE in Spain are appealing for information to help trace a teenager reported missing from Malaga. Carmen Roja, 19, was last seen in Alozaina on
Disrespectful vandals scrawl graffiti on Costa Blanca COVID-19 victims memorial in Spain
A Denia sculpture paying tribute to victims of the COVID-19 pandemic has been vandalised. The heart-shaped ‘Corozones’ by local sculptor, Modesto Mari, was unveiled in
Elsie Mogford, 37, wife of multi-millionaire United Utilities boss, dies suddenly while on holiday in Menorca
THE wife of multi-millionaire water company chief has died suddenly ‘of natural causes’ while on holiday at a luxury villa on the Spanish island of
British holidaymaker and waiter stab each other in row over bill at restaurant in Spain’s Mallorca
A BRITISH holidaymaker and the waiter who served him are both being treated in hospital for stab wounds after a row broke out over the
No calls for curfew in Spain’s Andalucia as incidence rates drop across the region
THE Junta has not proposed a night curfew for any municipality in the region. For the first time since July 22, there are no municipalities
Electricity wholesale prices to reach another new record high in Spain
WHOLESALE electricity prices in Spain will hit a new record figure tomorrow(August 26). The news comes as three small political parties in Congress- Mas Pais,
COVID-19 cases continue falling across the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID-19 infections have recorded another drop on a week-to-week basis in the Valencian Community. 1,059 new coronavirus cases were reported today(August 25) compared to 1,290
Survey names the cities in Spain under the biggest threat from major earthquake damage
MURCIA and Alicante are the most vulnerable cities in Spain to possible earthquake damage, according to an Alicante University survey. Researchers have examined the probability
Six-times ‘over limit’ drunk driver goes for a spin on a sandy Costa Blanca beach in Spain
A drunk motorist was collared by police after taking his car for a evening drive on a popular Costa Blanca beach. The man was six
People power pushing authorities to properly promote zero waste project on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SEVEN separate organisations have joined together to lobby local authorities in their efforts to clean up the Vega Baja area of the Costa Blanca. Together,
NICE DROP OF PORT: Spain’s Valencia leads the way in international wine exports
VALENCIA port is currently enjoying a surge in activity regarding Spanish wine exports. Over the first six months of the year, shipments leaving the regional