RIP: Legendary Benidorm bar owner who appeared on Bargain Loving Brits In The Sun dies
ONE of Benidorm’s larger than life British characters, Graham Boland, who became a well-known face on a UK television show has died. Graham appeared for
How new property laws are discouraging homeowners from renting out to long-term tenants on Spain’s Costa Blanca, according to local estate agents
SPAIN’S new Housing Law has been branded as having a ‘disastrous’ effect on the rental market by Alicante’s Association of Real Estate Agents (API). The
American climber, 25, dies after plummeting 30 metres during excursion in eastern Spain
AN AMERICAN rock climber was killed on Wednesday after falling 30 metres in the Penya Roja de Marxuquera area of Gandia. The 25-year-old woman died
Council bank loan idea offers hope in long battle to get walkway over motorway on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ORIHUELA’S mayor says a €1.37 million bank loan could get a much-needed pedestrian bridge built over the AP-7 on the Orihuela Costa. Pepe Vegara is
Residents call for a dedicated motorhome park as vehicles use shopping centre facilities on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Orihuela Costa residents group wants a motorhome park to be set up in the area after an increasing number of homeowners are using the
Benidorm cleaning blitz is removing chewing gum from its pavements
BENIDORM’S Street Cleaning department has started the onerous task of removing discarded chewing gum that has firmly stuck on city pavements. The work is being
State of the art fountains for filling up water bottles are being rolled out across Spain’s Valencia
WATER fountains to fill up plastic drinking bottles have been appearing around Valencia City in recent weeks, with more to come as part of a
Couple who ‘tricked auction houses around Spain to sell their fake designer bags for up to €10,000 a pop’ are finally arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A TORREVIEJA couple have been arrested for selling fake luxury high-end branded leather goods to auction houses across Spain. The Policia Nacional said the quality
Italian ‘mafia boss’ who ‘used a pizzeria in Benidorm as a front for a cocaine racket’ WILL be extradited from Spain – despite his family and children having ‘settled in well’ among the expat community
SPAIN’S National Court has thrown out an appeal to stop the extradition of a major figure in an Italian mafia gang. Francesco Faillace, 40, rented
Woman with Down’s syndrome is praised around the world after being sworn into parliament in Spain following historic election win
SPAIN’S first elected parliamentarian with Down’s syndrome has said that ‘society can now see that people with Down’s have a lot to contribute’. 46-year-old Mar
Outrage as three beaches lose 70% of their sand on Spain’s east coast following the expansion of a nearby port
SATELLITE images have been analysed to show that three beaches in the port area of Valencia lost 70% of their sand over three decades. The
Revealed: The areas in Spain which welcome the most immigrants, according to latest official data
THE VALENCIAN COMMUNITY, Catalunya, and the Madrid region received the largest number of foreign immigrants in 2022 according to figures released by the National Institute
German expat, 65, dies in horror blaze at illegal camping site on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE PERSON died and two others have been treated after a fire at a wooden cabin on an illegal campsite in Benidoleig, Alicante province. The
Loan shark warning after man on Spain’s Costa Blanca sees debt soar from €3,000 to €30,000 within months and is subjected to threats and demands
THREE Alicante area loan sharks have been arrested after lending €3,000 to a business owner and then threatening violence against him to bank €30,000 of
Tourists left up to 540 TONNES of rubbish on the beaches of Spain’s Benidorm last year, figures show
THE City of Benidorm collected a whopping 544,500 kilograms of waste from its beaches in 2023, according to a press statement released January 11. The
Is the Holy Grail in Spain? Study claims to have found rightful owners of the chalice ‘used by Jesus at the Last Supper’
A STUDY carried out by the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia has revealed the rightful owners of the supposed ‘Holy Grail’, one of the most important
How a ‘child gang’ led by a 10-year-old attacked and terrorised random people in the street in Spain’s Valencia – but are too young to be prosecuted
A GANG of children led by a 10-year-old boy has been accused of attacking youngsters indiscriminately in Gandia without fear of prosecution because of their
Revealed: Huge €375m plan to build 1,800-home mega development on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A TORREVIEJA developer has announced plans for a 1,800 home development as part of a new urbanisation containing 7,490 properties in the Costa Blanca city.
Three Brits are arrested for ‘trafficking 300kg of Balkan mafia cocaine’: Hair-raising police chase ends in a supermarket car park of popular expat town on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE British men and two Albanians have been arrested after a motorway chase ended in a Costa Blanca supermarket car park with 300 kilos of
This city in eastern Spain is among the best holiday destinations in the WORLD – according to the New York Times
VALENCIA has been included in the prestigious New York Times 52 Places to Go in 2024 list. It’s the only Spanish destination included and the
Revealed: The most popular cities in Spain for British digital nomads
BRITISH digital nomads rate Spain, and especially the Valencian Community, as their favourite country for remote working. A study of 400 UK professionals carried out
Corrupt ex-mayor is convicted yet again and jailed for stealing public money on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE of the most corrupt ex-mayors in Alicante province has been in court again to pick up a a four-and-a-half year jail term and an
Mother dumps two children, aged 6 and 8, on a busy highway on Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘as punishment’
A MOTHER faces prosecution after dumping her two children, aged six and eight, on a Costa Blanca highway as a punishment. An Elche Policia Local
Why this city in eastern Spain will begin its reign as the Green Capital of Europe this week
VALENCIA CITY officially launches its year as the European Green Capital 2024 this Thursday with two days of ‘opening’ events at the Palau de la
‘Illegal’ eyesore hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca will be partly demolished 21 YEARS after construction
A 21-YEAR paralysis of a controversial Villajoyosa hotel project is set to be resolved by a partial demolition to bring it into line with building
Forest fire sees 125 homes evacuated and multiple roads closed on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIREFIGHTERS spent the weekend bringing a fire under control in the Altea area of Alicante province. The blaze was reported at 3.30am on Saturday in