Mayoral candidate wants cap on cruise ships visiting Spain’s Valencia
VALENCIA’S deputy mayor and socialist candidate for the top job in May’s municipal elections says she wants a cap on cruise ships docking at the
March passenger numbers continue ‘record’ trend for Costa Blanca and Valencia airports in Spain
ALICANTE-ELCHE and Valencia airports recorded a record-breaking March for passenger numbers to add to records achieved in the first two months of 2023. Barring a
British man arrested as marijuana gang used luxury villas to grow drugs on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SEVEN people including a British national have been arrested for growing marijuana in luxury villas on urbanisations in the Calpe area. Six of the gang
Union says man’s life could have been saved but for ambulance bungle on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A DOCTORS union says the life of an Alicante province man could have been saved last Sunday if the nearest available ambulance had been sent
Nearly 80 tons of garbage ‘fished’ from Valencia’s coastline last year
Almost 80,000 kg (176,370 lb) of garbage were gathered from the sea in the Valencian region in 2022, according to a recent report from environmental
Spain’s Benidorm launches anti-litter campaign and installs new waste bins
BENIDORM City Council has launched a new awareness campaign to keep the city’s streets clean including a plea to smokers not to discard cigarette butts
Motorhomes staying illegally overnight causes car park closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca
RESIDENTS on a Torrevieja urbanisation appear to have won a long-running battle to close a private car park where motorhomes stayed overnight- in breach of
Fishing boat finds two bodies in Costa Blanca waters of Spain
A DENIA trawler got an unwanted catch on Wednesday morning after discovering two bodies in the sea, some six miles off the coast. The crew
The PP stands ex gay porn star as mayoral candidate in rural Albacete village
The PP’s latest mayoral candidate is a departure from their usual professed traditional values: the former gay porn star Antonio Moreno. Six years on from
One less working day per week, sounds good no? Valencia seems to think so
Easter Monday marked the launch of Valencia’s trial of the four day working week which will take place for a month. The city council will
Last orders: Man in Spain’s Valencia rescued by local police after falling asleep in pub and getting locked in
A MAN’S pub night out in the Valencia town of Alboraia ended in the most unexpected way, after he fell asleep in the establishment on
Blitz on pirate taxis operating at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
POLICE at Alicante-Elche airport have stepped up surveillance and inspection of vehicles that may be operating as illegal taxis. Clandestine services threaten the livelihoods of
Police recover fleet of stolen cars used during robberies in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
THE Guardia Civil has busted a gang that stole cars in the Alicante and Murcia areas which were then used in robberies before being sold
Five fake paintings by Spanish masters put on sale for €76 million are seized by Valencia police
FIVE fake paintings claiming to be originals from Spanish masters Goya and Velazquez have been seized by Valencian police working for the regional Historical Heritage
14% of households in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas can’t make ends meet due to high inflation
A STUDY from Spain’s Organisation of Consumers and Users(OCU) says that 14% of Valencian Community households are suffering ‘serious economic difficulties’ due to high inflation.
British hotel visitors lower in Spain’s Benidorm compared to 2019 as Costa Blanca enjoys bumper Easter
COASTAL hotels in the Valencian Community reported occupation rates of 84.43% over the Easter holiday weekend between Thursday and Sunday. The survey carried out by
Wild boars come from dry hills looking for water in residential areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca
THIRSTY wild boars are coming down from dry hills to visit residential areas of Denia to quench their thirst in swimming pools The plague of
Fire that forced evacuation of nine towns is declared extinguished in Spain’s Castellon region
CASTELLON province firefighters declared the first major forest blaze of the year to be extinguished on Tuesday morning. The fire started at Villanueva de Viver
Sex exploitation victims freed after criminal gang’s arrest in Spain’s Valencia
FIVE PEOPLE have been arrested and eight victims of sexual exploitation freed after raids on four addresses in Valencia province. The Policia Nacional discovered the
One-day midweek heatwave coming to parts of Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
AFTER a pleasant sunny and dry Easter in the Valencian Community, a one-day taste of high summer is predicted to reach parts of the region
Robber goes on spending spree after bank card theft from elderly victim in Spain’s Valencia area
AN elderly woman fell foul to a distraction robbery at a Valencia area ATM with the thief stealing her bank card and then going on
Forgetful passengers left over 2,200 items on Costa Blanca tram services last year in Spain
DOGS, surfboards, suitcases, sun lounger, motorcycle helmets and crutches were among 2,297 items left behind on TRAM d’Alacant services last year. It means an average
Costa Blanca capital roars past Barcelona in Spain’s tourist apartment bookings for 2022
ALICANTE has overhauled Barcelona in the number of people staying in tourist apartments during 2022. A University of Zaragoza study shows there were 155,726 stays
British woman seriously injured after hotel balcony fall in Spain’s Benidorm
A BRITISH woman, 36, is in a serious condition after falling from a sixth-floor Benidorm hotel balcony early on Saturday morning. The accident happened around
Online scammers con bank into getting €950,000 personal loan on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SIX people have been arrested in the Benidorm and Aspe areas of Alicante province for being part of a cyber scam that netted €1.1 million.
New luxury hotel and apartment skyscraper unveiled for Spain’s Benidorm
THE Goya Real Estate group has announced details of its project to build the ‘Gran Delfin Private Residences & Hotel’, situated next to the Delfin