Unidentified brown stain forces closure of three beaches in Spain’s Valencia
The same experts pointed out that similar incidents have been reported along the Valencian and Catalan coastlines in previous summers, and that it is completely
Police fines of €760 for dumping waste on Spain’s Costa Blanca as two popular expat cities plead with public to act responsibly
TORREVIEJA and San Fulgencio have both taken to social media in joint pleas for the public to correctly dispose of waste – or face fines
Baby loggerhead sea turtles hatch from nest in Spain’s Mojacar
EIGHT loggerhead turtles have hatched on the beach of Granatilla in Mojacar (Almeria). The nesting was detected on July 5 by a citizen who called
Spain’s Met Office places 9 regions in Spain—including Andalucia—under alert for abrupt change in weather
SPAIN’S national weather agency AEMET has activated yellow weather warnings in Andalucia, Aragon, Castilla y Leon, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, Extremadura, Galicia, Madrid and Valencia for
Weekend COVID-19 cases are 60% down on early August figures in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID-19 infections have recorded another weekend fall in the Valencian Community. The total, which takes in reports from Friday to Monday, has been declared today(August
Britain’s most notorious conman Mark Acklom heading back to prison in Spain after early release from UK jail
SERIAL fraudster Mark Acklom has agreed to be extradited to Spain when he is released early from a UK prison later this month. Acklom who
Third prison fire in two weeks leaves one inmate dead in Spain’s Castellon
AN inmate at Castellon’s Albocasser prison died in the early hours of this morning (Monday) after setting fire to the mattress in his cell in
Benidorm thief goes on restaurant cash register spree in Costa Blanca area of Spain
BENIDORM’S Policia Local have arrested a thief who went on a restaurant robbery spree in the city. The serial stealer mainly operated around the Levante
FALLAS ARE GO! Monuments begin arriving at their usual locations ready to be set up for the strangest festivities ever in Spain’s Valencia
FINALLY, more than two years later, the Fallas have returned to Valencia city. By far the region’s most characteristic and world-famous festivity, last year’s cancellation
Costa Blanca teenager speaks about homophobic assault in Spain that ‘could have killed him’
A Petrer teenager says he was the victim of a homophobic assault outside the town’s sports centre last Friday night(August 20). Adrian Palazon, 17, said
Violent teenage robber floors tobacco shop owner with martial arts kicks on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante tobacco shop owner was subjected to martial arts-style kicks on her body after confronting a teenage thief. The 19-year-old youth was caught by
Couple who offered ‘spirtual healing’ retreats with toad venom and ayahuasca arrested in southern Spain
A COUPLE have been arrested in Callosa de Segura, inland from the Costa Blanca in Spain’s Alicante province after posting videos of their weekend retreats
Four arrested in Spain’s Malaga for distributing 10,000 antigen tests without complying with health regulations
POLICIA NACIONAL, in coordination with the Provincial Inspection of Health Services of the Junta have dismantled a criminal organisation dedicated to the distribution of unregulated
LISTED: 416 municipalities in Spain’s Andalucia at extreme risk of COVID-19—including the eight provincial capitals
416 MUNICIPALITIES in Spain’s Andalucia, out of a total of 778, are at extreme risk of COVID-19 for exceeding a 14-day cumulative incidence rate of
10 things you should know about Federico Garcia Lorca, killed 85 years ago during Spanish Civil War
THE playwright and poet Federico GarcÃa Lorca was arrested and killed on the orders of rightwing military authorities led by General Francisco Franco in the early weeks
IN PICS: Keepers hand-rear orphaned newborn gazelle from critically-endangered species at zoo in Spain’s Valencia
A CALF of an incredibly rare gazelle species is being hand reared by keepers at Valencia’s BioParc in eastern Spain after its mother died while
Spain’s property sales post-pandemic reach boom peak of 2007
PROPERTY sales across Spain have surged to levels not reached since before the crisis – and we are not talking about the pandemic but since
International and National Dog Show Exhibition to be held in Spain’s Sevilla this September
THE Alamillo Park in Sevilla will welcome the 26th International Dog Show and 44th National Dog Show this September. The event is organised by the
Walls of ancient farmhouse are discovered at archaeological dig on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN archaeological dig in the Puca area of Petrer has uncovered two walls of a farm house dating back to the Middle Ages. The farmhouse,
Motorcyclist, 51, dies in road traffic crash on AP-7 on Spain’s Costa del Sol
POLICE in Spain are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic crash on AP-7 on the Costa del Sol. The incident happened around 9.10pm
Family demand answers over sudden death of woman, 20, at Costa del Sol Hospital in Spain
THE devastated family of a young woman are determined to find out why she died suddenly at a hospital in Spain. The 20-year-old repeatedly visited
Spanish artist Mariangeles Lazaro Guil unveils incredible tree scultpure in Granada natural park
IF you are a tree-hugger, then hurry along. You will probably like this show. The Spanish sculptor Mariángeles Lazaro Guil is obsessed with the natural
Police raid a cryptocurrency farm in Toledo area of central Spain powered by illegal electricity supply
A cryptocurrency farm that illegally syphoned vast amounts of electricity has been raided by the Policia Nacional. The high use of power at a Toledo
Downward trend continues for new COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
COVID-19 infections have recorded another week-to-week fall in the Valencian Community. Figures today(August 20) show 1,119 new cases compared to 1,439 on August 13. A
Nearly 20 million EU COVID-19 travel certificates issued in Spain since early June
SPAIN has issued nearly 20 million EU COVID-19 digital travel certificates, according to the Ministry of Health. 19,901,957 documents have been downloaded as of August
Gold shop owner melted stolen loot for home robbers in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
A home robbery gang operating across Costa Blanca and Murcia has been arrested by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. The six detainees included a