New Da Vinci robotic surgery units being opened at Valencia region public hospitals in Spain
THREE Da Vinci robotic surgery units will be opened in Valencian Community hospitals at a cost of €9 million. They will be set up at
Scammers tricked elderly people with ‘winning’ lottery ticket offer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO Spaniards have been arrested on a Benidorm campsite over a lottery ticket con that scammed over €42,000 out of elderly people in Alicante, Calpe,
Tragic discoveries of seven drowned migrants on Costa Blanca and Mar Menor beaches in Spain
SEVEN bodies of North African migrants who may have shared the same capsized boat have been discovered on Costa Blanca and Mar Menor beaches. One
Wicked carer in Spain’s Valencia steals €100,000 of jewellery from elderly couple
A female carer broke the trust of a couple in their eighties after stealing around €100,000 of jewellery from their Valencia home since the end
Costa Blanca airport in Spain gets rated among Europe’s best
SPAIN’S Alicante-Elche airport has got the fourth-highest ratings in Europe in a travellers survey. Online vacation home rental company Holidu compiled ratings and reviews from
British man suffers fatal heart attack while swimming at popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British man, 74, died from a heart attack after being pulled out unconscious from the water at Moraira’s l’Ampolla beach on Friday. It’s not
Valencia City bookshop wins best bookstore in Spain title
THE honour of being called Spain’s best bookstore has gone to a Valencia City shop. The award has been given to the Ramon Llull store
130,000 kilos of tomatoes ready for return of Spain’s world-famous La Tomatina festival in Valencia
THE world-famous La Tomatina festival returns to fill the streets of Buñol in a big tomato fight on Wednesday after a two-year enforced break due
Costa Blanca health centre in Spain gets daubed with graffiti after patient refuses to wear protective mask
AN Alicante Province health centre wall was daubed in graffiti hours after a patient angrily refused to wear a mask. It was far from an
Far-right British extremist based on Spain’s Costa Blanca in extradition setback over inciting racist attacks in UK
THE National Court has approved the extradition of a Costa Blanca-based far-right British extremist on two counts of inciting racist attacks in the United Kingdom.
Woman killed during Costa Blanca bull run becomes seventh summer victim in Spain’s Valencia region
A woman, 73, was fatally gored during the Beniarbeig bull runs on Thursday. The victim was a French national who lived a few kilometres away
Get ready to learn Spanish in Valencia with official accreditation from the Instituto Cervantes
The Costa de Valencia, escuela de español is a registered Examination Centre for DELE Spanish diplomas and the CCSE and the SIELE certificates. It is
British woman dies after electric scooter falls into Benidorm area ravine on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British woman died on Wednesday after her adapted electric scooter veered off the road and fell down a Benidorm ravine. The accident happened at
Forest fire on Spain’s Costa Blanca billows smoke across AP-7 motorway
FIRE crews tackled a forest blaze next to the AP-7 motorway in the north of Alicante Province. The fire broke out at around 3.20 pm
Spain’s tourism rejoices with hotels filling up to 2019 levels
TOURISM in July returned to almost the same levels seen before the Covid pandemic in 2019. Figures from the National Statistics Institute show overnight hotel
Homesick Ukraine teenage refugee intercepted after starting long coach journey in Spain’s Valencia
A homesick teenage Ukrainian refugee was intercepted on a long-distance coach after his worried mother contacted police in Valencia. The boy, 16, ran away from
Travelling gang enjoy Benidorm hotel room robbery spree on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man and woman have been arrested after robbing 55 Benidorm hotel rooms since July. They have also been charged with possessing fake documents and
Ex-employee steals fuel discount card from trucking firm in €60,000 fraud on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A former Alicante transport company driver stole a fuel discount card to defraud his ex-employer of €60,000 in just two months. The man knew the
Extortionists demanded €14,000 from holiday home landlords to leave squatted properties on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A gang who charged a €14,000 ‘leaving fee’ to Villajoyosa holiday home landlords has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Four members of the crew
Three men use knife and terrace chairs as street fighting weapons on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE men involved in a brutal Alicante street fight have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. All three needed stitches at Alicante General Hospital following
Pedro Sanchez classifies fire-ravaged areas of Spain’s Alicante and Valencia as disaster zones
PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sanchez will designate major fire sites at Bejis(Castellon) and Vall d’Ebo(Alicante) as disaster zones. Speaking during a Monday visit to Bejis, Sanchez
Spain passes 6,000 mark in confirmed monkeypox cases
SPAIN has surpassed 6,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox according to Ministry of Health figures. Up to last Friday, 6,119 infections were recorded- two-thirds of them
Thieves break into 20 petrol station station shops to steal cash and cigarette machines in Spain’s Valencia
A gang plundered over 20 service station shops across the Valencia Community in a spree of overnight robberies. They smashed through shop windows and doors
Cycle lanes in Spain’s Valencia City get 21% boost in users so far in 2022
THE average daily use of Valencia City’s bicycle lanes has gone up by 21% over the first seven months of the year compared to the
Massive Vall d’Ebo fire in Alicante area of Spain is under control
FIREFIGHTERS say the Vall d’Ebo fire in Alicante Province has been brought under control on Friday- six days after it started. 12,150 hectares have been
Sweatshop paid workers just €10 to peel and wash 100 kilos of onions on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO business owners have been arrested in Callosa de Segura for infringing workers rights. The Spaniards ran a vegetable warehouse which paid shockingly-low wages and