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Ill Health Forces British Councillor To Resign From Mar Menor Council In Spain

British councillor announces resignation from Mar Menor council in Spain for health reasons

ILL health has forced a British councillor to resign from Los Alcazares council after being in post for just 13 months. Jo Scott filled a vacancy in March last year and held

3 May, 2022 @ 16:36

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Politics

Benidorm bounces back: British visitors outnumber Spaniards for the first time since pandemic

IN a sure sign that things are returning to normal, industry insiders report that British holidaymakers again outnumber Spanish visitors to Benidorm for the first time since the pandemic hit two years

9 Apr, 2022 @ 09:30

Alicante·Benidorm·Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: British expat on Spain’s Costa Blanca left stumped by GoFundMe block on helping Ukraine refugee family

A British expat who welcomed a Ukrainian refugee family to his Costa Blanca home has been left angry and bemused by crowd-funding portal GoFundMe. The site won’t let him access donations due

1 Apr, 2022 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Premium·Ukraine

British tourists in Spain are increasingly booking all-inclusive stays in areas like Benidorm due to inflation - in bad news for local restaurants and bars British tourists in Spain are increasingly booking all-inclusive stays in areas like Benidorm due to inflation - in bad news for local restaurants and bars

Holiday bookings to Benidorm are rising but bars and restaurants say ‘big-spending’ Russians will be missed in Spain

BENIDORM tourist groups say bookings are picking up but add that ‘big-spending’ Russian visitors will be missed due to grounded flights prompted by the Ukraine invasion. Alex Fratini from the Abreca hospitality

9 Mar, 2022 @ 16:19

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Bogus holiday rental scam captures victims in Spain and the UK

Foreign house buyers on Spain’s Costa Blanca return to pre-pandemic levels

PROPERTY purchases by non-Spanish buyers on the Costa Blanca returned to pre-pandemic levels last year. Figures from the Association of Notaries showed 21,458 homes were sold to foreigners in 2021- just 4%

4 Mar, 2022 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Police Appeal Over Missing Elderly Javea British Resident On Spain's Costa Blanca

Police appeal over missing elderly British resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN appeal has been launched to discover the whereabouts of a British expat Costa Blanca resident who has not been seen since Sunday. The Guardia Civil and the Policia Local in Javea

16 Feb, 2022 @ 13:24

Costa Blanca·Lead

British fugitive to be extradited after two arrests within days in Spain's Malaga area

British fugitive faces extradition after two arrests within days in Spain’s Malaga area

A British man wanted by UK authorities after skipping jail for weapons offences, has been arrested in Marbella. The 29-year-old fugitive was detained at a routine police checkpoint on January 31. but

4 Feb, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Drug trafficker on the run from UK police is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A British fugitive wanted for drug trafficking has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional detained the man, 26, who fled the UK over ‘international level’ drug dealings. He was

22 Nov, 2021 @ 14:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s Tourism Minister confirms reactivation of international tourism

SPAIN’S Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, described the growth in visitors to the country in September as a confirmation that “a reactivation of international tourism is underway”. The Spanish

15 Nov, 2021 @ 13:11

Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain’s Vox wants to extend citizenship waiting period to 15 years for British expats

SPAIN’S far-right Vox political party has proposed a bill to the Spanish Congress that would see citizenship through residency take 15 years instead of the current ten years. The proposed bill is targeted at

14 Nov, 2021 @ 20:24

Lead·National News·Politics

British home buyers on the Costa Blanca in Spain fall by 50% compared to before the pandemic

British home buyers on the Costa Blanca in Spain fall by 50% on pre-pandemic sales figures

BRITISH property buyers on the Costa Blanca have fallen by half compared to the pre-COVID pandemic era. Despite the drop-off, UK home purchasers are still the leading group of non-Spanish buyers in

21 Oct, 2021 @ 12:18

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

How to survive a heatwave in Spain: Top tips from the Andalucian town where you can fry an egg on the pavement

With temperatures hotting up to 46 degrees we made an egg-cellent trip to the ‘frying pan of Spain’

19 Aug, 2021 @ 10:13

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Sevilla Travel·Travel Andalucia

Petition calls on UK govt to allow vaccinated British expats to visit without quarantining

An official petition is demanding that the UK government allow all vaccinated British expats to visit the UK without quarantining. After the outrage from British expats following the news that new quarantine

12 Jul, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead

Former American Soldier Arrested In Spain's Andalucia Over Historic Child Sex Abuse In The United States

Fugitive found: Expat arrested in Mijas for historic sex crimes against young girls

A BRITISH fugitive aged 67 wanted for sex assaults on the two young daughters of his ex has been arrested in Mijas. British police had issued an international arrest warrant in 2019

26 May, 2021 @ 14:22

British buyers of Spanish property want a top quality internet hook up as home teleworking rises

BRITISH buyers of Spanish properties say reliable internet services as well as good views and nearby shops are their top three priorities in making a deal. The findings come in the ‘What

24 May, 2021 @ 16:15

Property

Old salt nabbed: Royal Navy veteran ‘mastermind’ behind drugs gang in Spain’s Andalucia

A ROYAL NAVY veteran has been arrested as the alleged kingpin of an international drugs smuggling gang. More than one-and-a-half tonnes of hashish, three boats, five luxury cars as well as a

24 May, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish stereotypes of the British and British stereotypes of the Spanish

OP blogger Luke Andrews on how we perceive each other

12 May, 2021 @ 21:00

Luke Andrews: Honest Jerez

British fugitive paedophile arrested in his fortified home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CONVICTED PAEDOPHILE who abused children aged 9 to 11 has been caught after spending almost a month on the run from UK authorities. His Christmas Day arrest came after the 61-year-old

26 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Back to school with The British School of Malaga

Every parent’s goal is to make sure their children’s time at school is filled with happy memories, making friends and skills that will set them up for life. But in the midst

7 Sep, 2020 @ 11:11

Education·Other News·Sponsored

WATCH: What Brits living in Spain need to know about residency – Brexit message from British Ambassador Hugh Elliott

THE British Ambassador to Spain has delivered a key Brexit message to UK nationals living in the country. Hugh Elliott told British expats it was ‘important’ that they register as a resident

14 Jul, 2020 @ 23:12

Lead·National News

British expat shoots up best friend’s car after being caught romping with his wife at hotel on Spain’s Costa del Sol

It all started when the friend became suspicious of his own wife and so began tracking her mobile phone

14 Jul, 2020 @ 09:36

Lead·Malaga

Brutal killer of British expat woman on the Costa Blanca is jailed for 25 years in Spain

Two men charged over Costa Blanca killing of British pensioner during home robbery

TWO men have been arrested in Crevillente after a British woman died in a house robbery on the southern Costa Blanca last November. The body of the unnamed 70-year-old was found on

13 Jul, 2020 @ 13:31

Costa Blanca

‘TYPICAL SPANISH’: Why British expats in Spain need to stop using this derogatory phrase

By Mijas Councillor Bill Anderson I HAVE supported the British community in Spain in a number of articles over the years. During the COVID-19 crisis, I have seen many fine examples of

11 Jul, 2020 @ 14:04

Bill Anderson: Mijas Matters·Lead·National News

As Spain’s COVID-19 crisis recedes the spectre of Brexit has returned for British property buyers

SPAIN has finally allowed tourism to return after several months of the world’s most draconian COVID-19 lockdown. Brits, Germans and other key tourist markets are back after what seems like an eternity.

28 Jun, 2020 @ 10:00

Property·Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

OPINION: Andalucia’s COVID-19 outbreaks show that expat fears of British tourists in Spain are not unfounded

A SCROLL through expat Facebook groups will tell you that not everyone in Spain is best pleased at the return of foreign tourism. After 100 days of lockdown, Brits and other nationalities

27 Jun, 2020 @ 11:00

Malaga·Opinion·Travel News

British man and Spaniards carrying hash and cocaine arrested at Marbella police roadblocks as drug crime returns to Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH national and two Spaniards have been arrested in Marbella after being caught with hash and cocaine. The trio, who are understood to have been travelling separately, were snared at Policia

25 Jun, 2020 @ 15:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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