Lifeguards in Mallorca tourist hotspot to strike over working conditions at height of summer season
LIFEGUARDS in a Mallorca tourist hotspot loved by Brits are set to strike later this month amid an ongoing row over working conditions.
Lifeguards in Mallorca threaten to go on strike during San Juan festivities in June over persistent thefts and lack of ‘showers, toilets or buoys’
LIFEGUARDS in Mallorca are threatening to go on strike during San Juan festivities this June amid complaints over persistent thefts and a lack of basic
Feel safe? Marbella life guards carry out hundreds of interventions during Semana Santa – especially on Cabopino beach
MARBELLA lifeguards carried out more than 200 ‘rescues’ during the Easter break, officials have said – in an unexpected trend that saw dozens of beachgoers
WATCH: Coastguards save man floating on blow-up mattress almost 40km off Spain’s Costa del Sol
THIS is the extraordinary moment Spanish coastguards rescued a man floating on a blow-up mattress over 20 miles off the Costa del Sol. Eagled-eyed crew
Barcelona lifeguards to launch indefinite strike over working conditions
LIFEGUARDS in Barcelona city have announced an indefinite strike starting tomorrow (Friday, August 1) in response to unmet demands for improved working conditions and unfulfilled
Benidorm launches summer beach season with extra staff keeping area safe and clean
BENIDORM’S summer beach season kicked off on Sunday with more staff to keep the area clean and safe until September 30. Lifeguard and rescue teams
Incredible rescue in Spain: French tourist, 90, is resuscitated twice on a Mallorca beach following sudden cardiac arrest
The alarm was raised when fellow beachgoers saw the man collapse on the shore at around 4pm
Andalucia is the Spanish region where more people (38) have drowned this summerÂ
ANDALUCIA is the region in Spain where more people have drowned this summer, with a total of 38 people losing their lives in the water,
Three drown in same day in waters off Spain’s Catalan coast
THREE men drowned on Saturday while swimming off the Catalan coast, despite the incidents taking place on beaches where lifeguards were present. One of the
Shark sighting forces bathers out of water at Costa Blanca beach in Spain
BATHERS were ordered to get out of the water at a popular Orihuela Costa beach on Thursday morning after the sighting of a two-metre long
Lightning strike kills two tourists on Mallorca beach in Spain
A lightning strike killed two tourists on a Mallorca beach on Thursday. The double tragedy happened shortly at around 3.40 pm on Cala Mesquida in
British tourist drowns in hotel swimming pool on Spain’s Mallorca
A 53-year-old British tourist drowned in a Mallorca hotel swimming pool on Sunday afternoon. The tragedy occurred at around 4.40 pm at the Globales Palmanova
Two drownings in one day on Benidorm and Costa Blanca beaches in Spain
TWO people died on Wednesday from drowning on Costa Blanca beaches just days after the Valencian government launched a ‘safe beaches’ campaign. 26 bathers have
‘Safe beaches’ campaign warns tourists about drowning risks in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A ‘safe beaches’ campaign has been launched in the Valencian Community with 24 seaside drownings already reported this year. The initiative aims to warn beachgoers
Lifeguards in Mallorca threaten to go on strike over Spain’s San Juan bank holiday
LIFEGUARDS in Mallorca have announced they will go on strike. The Lifeguards Union of Mallorca will coordinate a strike between 50 lifeguards in the capital
Wild boar causes panic on Costa Blanca beach in Spain and bites elderly woman
A wild boar caused chaos on Albir beach in l’Alfas del Pi on Friday after coming out of the sea and biting an elderly woman.
Drunk British tourist in Benidorm pulled out unconscious from sea on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A drunk British tourist was saved from drowning in the sea in Benidorm on Thursday. The 61-year-old man decided to go for a dip in
Scandinavian couple drown in strong currents off quiet beach in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A couple drowned yesterday(August 3) at a Guardamar de Segura beach on the southern Costa Blanca. Playa de la Camp has no lifeguard or surveillance
British man’s life saved after suffering from severe heatstroke while lying on a Costa Blanca beach in Spain
LIFEGUARDS saved an elderly British man who lost consciousness after spending too much time in the sun on a El Campello area beach. The unnamed