Plans for 12,000 panel solar farm blocked on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AUTHORITIES in Valencia have blocked plans for a 12,000 panel solar farm on land between Los Montesinos and Torrevieja because of its proximity to a
Police chase van crammed with 600 kilos of stolen oranges on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A VAN crammed with 600 kilos of stolen oranges refused to stop for the police in the Orihuela area of Alicante province and led officers
Far-right Vox-led council bans gay ‘rainbow’ flag from public buildings in Valencia area town in Spain
THE RAINBOW-coloured flag representing the LGBTQ community has been banned from public buildings in Naquera following Vox coming top of the poll in May’s municipal
Fugitive Irish gangster set for July return to face drugs trial on Spain’s Costa Blanca
IRISH gangster, Darren Gilligan- son of notorious drug trafficker John Gilligan, has told a Dublin court that he has consented to his surrender to Spain
Shameful behaviour of drunk causing chaotic scenes at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
A DRUNK woman has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after assaulting several police officers and health workers. The 32-year-old female of undisclosed nationality was told
Young boy dies after concrete pillar on house driveway collapses on him in Spain’s Alicante area
A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BOY died on Tuesday while playing outside his family’s finca in the Sax area of Alicante province. The Spanish youngster was on an
Graffiti artist duo from Spain’s Valencia fuse contemporary and classical art in Greek murals
TWO Valencia graffiti artists have built up an international reputation for creating murals of the ancient Greek gods on large high-rise buildings across the world.
Spain has three of the world’s top four restaurants following Valencia awards ceremony
SPAIN’S restaurants held their heads high in Tuesday’s ‘Best Restaurants in the World Awards 2023’ staged at Valencia’s Les Arts Opera House. The ceremony honoured
New perimeter wall plan to stop floods at major Costa Blanca hospital in Spain
€2.5 MILLION has been allocated to the Valencian Government to protect Orihuela’s Vega Baja Hospital against flooding after services came close to collapsing during the
Man and woman locked up children for at least two years in horrific conditions in Spain’s Valencia
A SPANISH man and woman aged 51 and 57 have been arrested and charged with family mistreatment in the Valencia area after four children were
Man jailed for slashing neck of passer-by who refused to give him cigarette in Spain’s Valencia
A 21-YEAR-OLD man has been convicted of attempted murder in a Valencia court after he slashed the neck of a man who refused to give
Precious time wasted as over 11 million people miss appointments to see doctor in Spain
OVER 11 million primary care appointments have been lost in the last year in Spain because patients do not attend scheduled appointments with their family
Iberdrola gets approval for three solar energy farms in Alicante and Valencia areas of Spain
ENERGY company Iberdrola has obtained approval to build three new solar farms in Villena (Alicante province), Ayora and Cofrentes (Valencia province). The three locations had
Vertical x-ray scanner being used for first time in Spain at a public hospital
A REVOLUTIONARY new x-ray scanner that cuts radioactive emissions by up to 85% is being used for the first time in a Spanish public hospital.
Data centres, mega factories and Volkswagen: How Valencia’s reindustrialisation programme is attracting big business
Valencia has long been considered an industrial hub with its agro-food, automobile and manufacturing industries. But now, a new generation of companies is doing business
One of Finland’s ‘Most Wanted’ is caught on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 44-YEAR-OLD fugitive from Finnish justice has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Torrevieja. The man was branded as one of Finland’s ‘Most Wanted’
Man suffers 11-day kidnapping ordeal as gang demands €350,000 ransom on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 27-year-old Villajoyosa man suffered a kidnapping and hostage ordeal for 11 days as his captors demanded €350,000 ransom from his family in Algeria He
IN PICS: Benidorm wildlife park in Spain welcomes baby flamingo- second birth in three years
BENIDORM’S Mundomar wildlife park has a new resident- a baby flamingo born on June 8. It’s the second flamingo birth at the park since it
Full blown Sunday shopping returns to tourist areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia
SUNDAY shopping returns this weekend to large stores and commercial centres in designated tourist areas of the Valencian Community. Prior to 2018, stores in tourist
Charity worker in Spain’s Costa Blanca recognised in King’s Birthday Honours
ALICANTE PROVINCE resident Sylvia Gallimore has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the King’s Birthday Honours in recognition of her 50 year involvement in
IN PICS: African Lynx surprises police trying to arrest robber in Spain’s Valencia
GUARDIA CIVIL officers were taken aback during a visit to a Valencia area home when they were greeted by an African Lynx as they sought
PLANNING AHEAD: Valencia in July
With temperatures soaring and cerulean skies, it’s officially summer in vibrant city of Valencia. And in true Mediterranean style, that means a fantastic line-up of
Six black flags handed out to ‘problem’ beaches in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
ENVIRONMENTAL group Ecologists in Action have announced their annual ‘black flag’ awards to beaches they say have suffered from pollution and poor management in Spain.
Italian mafia fugitive arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POLICIA NACIONAL in association with their Italian counterparts have arrested a fugitive who belonged to the Calabrian mafia known as the ‘Ndranghueta’. The man
Shark sighting forces bathers out of water at Costa Blanca beach in Spain
BATHERS were ordered to get out of the water at a popular Orihuela Costa beach on Thursday morning after the sighting of a two-metre long
Fake prescriptions created by drug dealers allow pharmacy drugs to be sold via social media from Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALICANTE couple have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for using bogus prescriptions to get barbiturates from pharmacies. The drugs were then sold online