Multi-million euro plan for Costa Blanca city in Spain takes big step forward
TORREVIEJA council has allocated a €1.5 million contract to draft a construction plan to revamp the city’s Paseo de la Libertad area. The tender winner
Spain’s Costa Blanca has third-highest number of health worker attacks and threats in the country
ALICANTE PROVINCE had the third-highest number of assaults and threats made to health workers in Spain last year according to the Policia Nacional. The region
U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Valencian Health Ministry has withdrawn a legal challenge to a collective employment agreement which prompted staff at Torrevieja Hospital to vote for strike action
Mum arrested after toddler eats cannabis-laced Cheetos in Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante mother has been arrested after her 17-month-old son ate cannabis-laced corn snacks that imitated the Cheetos brand. The boy suffered from vomiting and
King and Queen of Spain visit Costa Blanca to celebrate science at National Research Awards
KING FELIPE has called for ‘greater visibility’ for young Spanish scientists with better support to develop their potential at home rather than having to abroad.
Valencia Fallas celebrations begin in Spain with record €1.9 million allocated to cleaning up rubbish
THE world-famous Valencia Fallas started on Wednesday with the first daily afternoon burst of explosions called the Mascleta hitting the Plaza de Ayuntamiento. Valencia City
Court suspends 22-year-old plan for new urbanisation on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante court has agreed to a temporary injunction to stop the resurrection of old plans to build an urbanisation in Lliber. The left-wing Compromis
Care home worker steals €6,000 from deceased British resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante province care home worker has been charged with fraud after racking up charges of over €6,000 on a bank card belonging to a
Shop robber arrested on over 100 occasions finally gets jailed in Spain’s Valencia
A serial shop robber operating in Valencia City has finally been jailed after notching up over 100 arrests. The 45-year-old Spaniard at one stage racked
Work begins on new €1.6 million Poniente beach walkway in Spain’s Benidorm
WORK started on Wednesday to completely replace the pedestrian walkway running alongside Benidorm’s Poniente beach at a cost of €1.6 million. Benidorm mayor, Toni Perez,
Oil giant BP announces major green hydrogen boost for Spain’s Valencia area
UK oil giant BP has announced a €2 billion investment to develop a green hydrogen hub at its Castellon refinery in the Valencian Community. Green
Extra bank machines coming to city districts to fight social exclusion in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
A programme to install extra ATMs in large city districts in the Valencian Community has been announced by the regional government. The move is aimed
Driver causes chaos by driving on wrong side of busy Valencia area motorway in Spain
THE Guardia Civil have tracked down a motorist who caused chaos in early January by driving on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway in
Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him for hours to Spain’s Benidorm area
A SACKED Malaga farm worker assaulted his boss and forced him to go on a 500 kilometre car journey to the Benidorm area. The victim,
Major international ceramics showcase returns to Spain’s Valencia after two-year absence
SPAIN’S biggest ceramics producing region- the Valencian Community- is highlighting the sector in the return of the annual Cevisama fair. The event in Valencia was
Mother kills baby before surviving leap off house roof in Spain’s Valencia
TRAGEDY struck the Valencia province town of Villamarxant on Monday when a mother killed her baby before trying to take her own life by leaping
Pharmacist clones health cards to get cheap medicine for sales racket in Spain’s Alicante area
A pharmacist, 39, in the Cocentaina area of Alicante province has been arrested for illegally obtaining prescription medicines and selling them off to elderly customers.
British expat dies after being ravaged by pit bull dog on road in Spain’s Valencia
A British woman, 67, died in Valencia’s La Fe Hospital on Saturday after being attacked by a pit bull dog that she took into safe-keeping
Benidorm repairman arrested for stealing two antique clocks on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO vintage clocks valued at €5,000 have been recovered in Benidorm after a repairer refused to return them to their owner. A man has been
Bizarre motorway accident kills car passenger on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE person died after three cars were struck on the AP-7 by part of a bridge fence that had fallen down onto the AP-7 motorway
Temperatures in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas to plummet in coldest spell of winter
DAYTIME temperatures are set to touch 20 degrees in parts of the Valencian Community on Sunday, but that’s a warmish prelude to what could be
Orange growers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas rally against cheap imports
FARMERS in the Valencian Community are appealing to retailers and customers to buy Spanish when it comes to oranges. The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA)
Men brandishing weapons threaten to kill doctors at Valencia’s La Fe Hospital in Spain
TWO brothers walked into Valencia’s La Fe Hospital on Wednesday and shouted that they were ‘going to kill the doctors’. One of the Spaniards brandished
Tough new animal welfare law approved for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE Valencian parliament has approved a new regional animal welfare bill which is tougher than recently-passed national legislation. The law imposes penalties of up to
Torrevieja Hospital staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca vote for first-ever strike in collective agreement dispute
STAFF at Torrevieja Hospital have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike for the first time in the facility’s history. 96% of workers in a ballot
Illegal weapons factory closed down with 79 guns seized in Alicante area of Spain
AN illegal weapons manufacturer has been shut down by the Guardia Civil in Alicante province. Officers raided a workshop in Hondon de las Nieves and