Costa Blanca’s Alicante enters Top 10 city list in Spain
ALICANTE has made it into the top ten list of the most populated cities in Spain, replacing Basque Country capital Bilbao. Figures from the National
Enraged ex-partner tries to strangle woman and blow up her home in Spain’s Valencia area
A MAN has been arrested after illegally entering his former partner’s Aldaia home and trying to strangle her before a failed attempt to blow up
Hospital in Spain’s Valencia becomes first in Europe to implant miniature pacemaker in premature baby
VALENCIA’S La Fe hospital has successfully implanted- for the first time in Europe- a miniature pacemaker into a prematurely-born baby. The youngster, weighing barely one-and-a-half
Costa Blanca beaches in Spain lose six coveted Blue Flags in 2023 awards
ALICANTE PROVINCE continues to be Spain’s top province for winning Blue Flags for the quality of its beaches despite losing six beaches losing their coveted
Give your children the best educational summer with Shackleton International School’s English-language summer school
This summer at Shackleton International School we are holding our famous Summer School, with interesting projects and workshops in science, technology, music, art, as well
Elderly British woman drowns at Costa Blanca beach in Spain
A BRITISH woman drowned at Javea’s El Arenal beach on Thursday afternoon. The 76-year-old victim was having a day out with her family when tragedy
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
Mobile phones blare out emergency test alert in Costa Blanca area of Spain
MOBILE phone owners in parts of Alicante province got a Thursday surprise as the Valencian government tested out its emergency alert system. 27 municipalities in
Why giant fruits and vegetables have appeared around centre of Spain’s Valencia
THE STRANGE site of giant fruits and vegetables have greeted people around Valencia city allowing plenty of unusual photo opportunities. It’s a novel way of
Bioparc Valencia helps to reproduce one of the most threatened amphibians in Spain
A PROJECT to conserve and raise numbers of the gallipato amphibian is getting positive results in the Valencian Community. The gallipato- part of the salamander
Scientists investigate water turning muddy brown colour at Costa Blanca port in Spain
EXPERTS have been taking water samples at the port of Denia to work out why the water has turned a muddy brown colour. Members of
Man arrested for swindling over 80,000 euros through fictitious car sales in Valencia
A 43-YEAR-OLD Chiva (Valencia) neighbour has been arrested after allegedly scamming three people over €80,000 by faking car sales. It is believed that his first
Man arrested for sexually abusing young child in Costa Blanca park in Spain
A MAN has been arrested in a Mutxamel park over an alleged sexual assault on a child aged under three years. The incident happened in
Police stops 7-years-old from jumping off school roof in ValenciaÂ
POLICE saved the life of a 7-year-old who planned on jumping off his school roof in Valencia on Friday April 28. The kid had climbed
Road hauliers desperate for 2,000 extra lorry drivers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
A VALENCIAN COMMUNITY road haulage federation says the region is short of 2,000 drivers which is causing serious problems with deliveries. The FVET says the
Robbers flee with just €500 after bank stick-up on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO bank robbers held up a Torrevieja bank on Tuesday morning and escaped with just €500. The hooded men entered a branch of the Sabadell
Workers in Spain spend on average 43% of their salary on rentÂ
People in Spain spent on average 43% of their gross salary on rent in 2022, according to a Fotocasa real estate portal study. This is
Key Costa Blanca road in Spain to close for over a week due to maintenance work
IMPROVEMENTS to two parallel tunnels on the N-332 in the north of Alicante province will force their closure for eight days later this month. The
Police on Spain’s Costa Blanca probe drugs gang exporting millions of euros of marijuana amongst animal feed
TWO PEOPLE have been arrested for being part of an Alicante province drugs trafficking gang that exported marijuana mascarading as animal feed to Ireland and
Unlucky drug smugglers steal boat but owner’s friend spots it elsewhere on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SIX drug traffickers who stole a boat from Altea were caught out when having a spot of lunch some 50 kilometres down the coast at
Children smash and blow up vending machines with explosives to steal goods and money in Spain’s Valencia
A GROUP of children smashed into and even blew up vending machines in Valencia to grab cash and items from them. Eight children were identified
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 in
Bull breaks legs, is put down at fiesta in Spain’s Valencia region after jumping over wallÂ
A BULL had to be put down at a local fiesta in Valencia on Saturday after it jumped over a wall and fell 15 metres
€2 million boost for tourist projects in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca
CALPE’S €2 million bid for European Union grants for sustainable tourism projects has been approved by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism. The money
Gang sweeps through Costa Blanca shopping area car parks in Spain on robbery spree
SIX THIEVES who operated as a pack in Torrevieja shopping area car parks have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Five men and a woman-
Owner of pit bull dog that killed British woman is arrested in Spain’s Valencia area
THE OWNER of an abandoned pit bull dog that killed a British woman in the Macastre area of Valencia province last February has been arrested