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200,000 fewer UK tourists predicted this summer compared to 2019 record levels on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FEWER UK tourists are expected to visit Alicante province this summer compared to the record-breaking 2019 season because there are not enough flights.
Costa Blanca...
EXPLAINER: Why getting affordable long-term rental accommodation in Spain has become very difficult
FINDING an affordable rental property is getting harder in Spain according to online real estate portal Fotocasa, who say rental availability has reached a...
Demolition of expensive ‘white elephant’ building begins on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BULLDOZERS have started demolishing an infamous empty 'white elephant' building in Pilar de la Horadada that has been a drain on public money ever...
New museum housing Spain’s Royal Collections to open in Madrid next month
A NEW museum in Madrid's Royal Palace area hosting Royal Collections accumulated since the Middle Ages will open on June 28.
The official opening ceremony...
Baby-faced UK ‘Most Wanted’ fugitive arrested in Spain’s Malaga is cleared of 2015 murder
A PROMINENT member of last year's UK Most Wanted fugitive list has been acquitted of a 2015 killing by a jury at Liverpool Crown...
With elections looming, president of Spain’s Valencia region claims ten multinational companies plan to invest in area
THE PRESIDENT of the Valencian Community, Ximo Puig, has said that the region is waiting to close agreements with ten multinational companies with an...
Man caught red-handed trying to strangle his elderly mother in Spain’s Malaga
A MAN has been arrested by Malaga's Policia Local after officers stopped him trying to strangle his 87-year-old mother.
The son, 55, took advantage of...
Underwater divers start search for body of missing Levi Davis in Spain’s Barcelona
POLICE divers started combing Barcelona harbour and an area of wetlands on Thursday to search for the body of missing former Bath rugby player...
Airports smash April passenger records in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport welcomed 1.43 million passengers in April- up by nearly 20% on a year earlier, and beating the previous April record set in...
Declaration process begins to create much-anticipated natural park in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PROCESS to formally declare a new natural park in the south of Alicante province started on Tuesday after an order was signed by...
Court stops father from banning daughter’s important ear operation on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FATHER has lost a two-year court battle over stopping his young daughter getting an important ear operation.
The girl has now undergone the surgery...
Regional body announces three-fold boost to forest fire prevention budget for Spain’s Alicante province
ALICANTE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL is handing out €1.4 million this year to municipalities to produce and execute forest fire prevention plans.
It's a 290% budget rise...
British tourist arrested for raping son’s female friend at Magaluf hotel on Spain’s Mallorca
A BRITISH man in his mid-forties has been jailed after being accused of raping a friend of his son's at a Magaluf hotel.
The offender...
Snow showers in Asturias and hail in the Med see Spain’s weird year of weather continue
SPAIN’S weird year of weather continued this weekend, with snow falling in parts of Spain and hailstones in parts of the Mediterranean.
Snowfall was registered...
British toddler drowns in villa swimming pool on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN 18-month-old British boy drowned in a La Nucia villa swimming pool in Alicante province on Friday.
Emergency services were called at around 10.00am with...
Spain’s top court upholds massive jail sentence for British paedophile teacher who changed name by deed poll
SPAIN'S Supreme Court has upheld a 135-year prison sentence for a British teacher and nanny who created and distributed pornography of children in his...
Benidorm bids for €3 million grant to install elevators to access iconic tourist spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM council wants to install a network of elevators to improve access to the Tossal de La Cala viewpoint.
Access up the 889 metre-long steep...
Public health campaigners claim major bed shortage at Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A PUBLIC health campaign group has called for more beds at Torrevieja Hospital during a protest outside the facility on Thursday.
'Platforma por la Sanidad...
EXPLAINER: Find out the summer beaches to enjoy with your dog in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
IF you are a dog owner and fancy taking your pet out for a trip to the seaside and a run along the beach,...
Man on UK ‘Most Wanted’ list arrested after seven years on the run in Spain’s Malaga area
A MAN who was on the run from UK authorities for seven years has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Estepona.
Mark Francis Roberts,...
Injunction sought over health services returning to public management in Spain’s Costa Blanca
RIBERA SALUD who run the Denia health department, including Denia hospital, have gone to court to delay health services returning to public management from...
Many British nationals in Spain’s Costa Blanca fail to register to vote in May council elections
COUNCIL elections on May 28 will see fewer British expats voting in the Vega Baja area of Alicante province because they failed to re-register...
Murcia woman in Spain who recently joined British Royal Navy acted as honour guard during Coronation parades
A MURCIA woman had a weekend to remember, barely a year after enlisting in the British Royal Navy.
20-year-old Marina Garcia from Puerto de Mazarron...
Child pornography and drugs gang busted in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A TWO-YEAR Policia Nacional investigation has culminated in the arrest of five people who distributing child pornography from their homes in Alicante.
Two of the...
Two British tourists beat up Magaluf hotel security guard in Spain’s Mallorca
A MAGALUF hotel security guard was beaten up by two British tourists after refusing them entry in the early hours of Friday morning.
The men...
Stabbing riddle as ‘good friend’ cleared of killing young Brit, Ben Nesbitt, on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SOUTHPORT man has been found not guilty of homicide following the fatal stabbing of Ben Nesbitt, 22, who was found bleeding to death...
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