Benidorm council supports deal to end illegal bus station saga on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM council has voted to support a deal that breaks a long impasse over the city’s illegally-built bus station. A market value of €24.5 million
CATS AND DOGS: Even stronger storms predicted for Spain’s Castellon this week
STILL more bad weather news for Castellon. The province has been hit by fierce thunderstorms and downpours for over a week now, but predictions suggest
Number of Brits buying property in Spain drops to historic low
THE number of Brits buying property in Spain has dropped to an historic low thanks to Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic. But Brits do still
Police rescue unconscious semi-naked Costa Blanca woman who had a curtain tied around her neck at her home in Spain
A man, 50, has been arrested after police found his partner with a curtain wrapped around her neck at an Alicante property. The Policia Nacional
IN PICS: Spain’s heir to the throne Princess Leonor heads off to ‘hippie Hogwarts’ boarding school in Wales
PRINCESS Leonor of Spain bade an emotional goodbye to her parents and sister at Madrid’s Barajas airport on Monday as she headed off to start
Green ‘buffer zone’ could be created to fight Mar Menor lagoon pollution in Spain
A green ‘buffer zone’ of 390 hectares has been suggested in a bid to reduce pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon in Murcia. The proposed
Nervous British driver gets arrested for having marijuana in his car on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A British man has been arrested on the southern Costa Blanca after three kilos of marijuana was found in his car boot. The 42-year-old expat
€15,000 fine for venue and DJ who spat alcohol over revellers in Spain’s Torremolinos last summer
THE performance of DJ duo Les Castizos at a chiringuito in Torremolinos last summer, which caused a public uproar, has been sanctioned with a €15000
Toddler in Spain’s Malaga dies of heatstroke while playing hide-and-seek in family car
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy from Malaga has died after being found unresponsive in a hot car outside his family’s home, authorities said. The tragedy occurred over
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: The ramblings of an 80-something British expat in Spain
AFTER the first couple of years of spicy married life, we decided we needed something else to occupy some of our free time, so we
Weekend COVID-19 totals go down again in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
1,733 new coronavirus infections were recorded over the weekend according to today’s(August 30) pandemic figures for the Valencian Community. That compares to 2,340 new cases
Tiny inflatable boat crammed with tons of drugs nearly sinks in Murcia waters of Spain
AN inflatable boat could barely stay afloat off the Murcia coast as it struggled to carry its clandestine cargo of over two tons of hashish.
Half dozen key steps for net zero in Europe, Spain and Britain
A SERIES of small, key behavioural changes will be enough to prevent global warning, a key environmental think tank has claimed. The British body has
Fresh job losses expected at Sabadell Bank as Spain’s banking sector continues cost cutting
SABADELL Bank is set to announce a fresh round of redundancies this week, according to reports from the Reuters news agency. An internal memo sent
Do something!: Inaction is a weapon of mass destruction when it comes to climate change
By Martin Tye JUST how serious are our elected governments taking climate change? You be the judge. Readers of this column know my thoughts and
Roman chandelier restored nearly 2,000 years later in Alicante area of Spain
A rare example of a Roman chandelier, discovered at an Alicante Province archaeological site, has gone on public display. It was unearthed in the lower
Lizards on Ibiza in Spain hit by booming snake numbers caused by rising British visitors
A big rise in Ibiza’s snake population is threatening the island’s iconic green lizards. The snakes now populate around half of Ibiza and are not
Crafty burglars use sticky tape trick to identify empty Costa Blanca homes in Spain
A home robbery gang used sticky tape on front doors to highlight potential targets in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas. The four-strong Georgian crew
Spain’s Castellon flooded out by severe thunderstorms twice in one week
CASTELLON is once again being hit by severe storms, just days after part of a residential block in Peñiscola collapsed killing a teenager when 60
Violent serial abuser kidnapped girlfriend and forced her into prostitution in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A serial abuser has been arrested for kidnapping and forcing his partner to become a prostitute. The 38-year-old man had 69 police files on him,
Spain’s Valencia is bang on the money
THINGS are looking up for the economy of the Valencia region. Two developments have hit the headlines just days apart from each other that suggest
Massive human chain formed around the Mar Menor lagoon in Spain to protest against environmental disaster
THOUSANDS of people formed a human chain around the Mar Menor on Saturday(August 28) in protest over tons of dead fish washing ashore. Residents and
Kidnapped toddler taken to the Costa Blanca in Spain is back, safe and well, in the UK
AN abducted toddler taken by her parents on a flight from Glasgow to Alicante-Elche airport is safely back in the UK. Gracie-May Rogers,2, from Lancaster
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Perfect Patacona on the Valencian coast
THERE are many restaurants along the wide seafront of Valencia, but Casa Patacona is definitely a case of ‘save the best for last’. Found in
Legal tips for foreigners wishing to move to Spain & get their residency
Year after years, thousands of foreigners from all around the world decide to start their new life in Spain. And there is enough reason for
Summer surge of animal abandonment in Spain’s Andalucia
TYPICALLY, and tragically, animal abandonment peaks in the summer months and the coronavirus pandemic has heightened the numbers all the more. Data from the Colectivo
