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Chronic shortages see patients treated ‘through pictures’ and MRI scans done ‘in a lorry in the carpark’ as demands reignite for Denia hospital’s nationalisation

DEMANDS to re-nationalise one of north Costa Blanca’s biggest hospitals are growing after exposes have revealed bizarre outsourcing practices. Last month news broke that patients

19 Nov, 2019 @ 12:16

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Dozy Burglar In Denia Mayor Vicent Grimalt

Dozy burglar caught watching TV and sipping soft drink at mayor’s house in Denia

A DOZY burglar in Denia has been nabbed by police after he was caught watching television and drinking a soft drink at the mayor’s summer

19 Nov, 2019 @ 11:51

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Construction of new €1.1 million riverside cycle path in Spain’s Malaga will begin next year

The Guadalmedina cycle path was first announced in 2016.

19 Nov, 2019 @ 11:46

Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Thrilling K1, kickboxing, and boxing took place during Fight Night II at the San Roque Admiral Casino

The event, set up by Don Principe Boxing Club and Team Mairena, showcased K1, kickboxing and boxing, of varying abilities.

19 Nov, 2019 @ 11:04

Lead·Sport

Officials ‘hopeful’ China will not make imitation legs of jamón as country grants Spanish producers access for first time

SPANISH trade officials are hoping imitation Chinese legs of jamón will not scupper exports as China grants producers access to their 1.3 billion nation. Carlos

19 Nov, 2019 @ 10:26

Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Denia composting plant on fire AGAIN as uncontrollable combustion releases very carbon procedure is supposed to recycle

EXASPERATION has returned to Denia as its municipal recycling plant is on fire AGAIN in what increasingly appears an annual tradition. Flames erupted on Sunday,

19 Nov, 2019 @ 09:39

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Valencian con artist lied his ‘brother was a policeman’ to win trust of unwary victims

A VALENCIAN con artist has been arrested after lying his ‘brother was a policeman’ to win the trust of unwary victims. Ricardo M. G., 43,

19 Nov, 2019 @ 08:39

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

“She sent a seductive picture to Franco, and it worked” – the incredible story of doomed US pilot Harold E. Dahl retold through never-before-seen letters

WHEN American pilot Harold E. Dahl was captured and sentenced to death by Francoist forces during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), his wife made a

19 Nov, 2019 @ 07:58

La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Gibraltar score against Swiss side that put six past the brave local fighters

Referee gets howls of disapproval for some odd decisions in favour of the Swiss during a game where the gulf in class was obvious.

18 Nov, 2019 @ 22:58

Gibraltar·Lead

“F**king Nazi, no one will cry when they come for you.” Councillor’s fury as Vox in Denia refuse to stand during minute silence for expat murdered in her sleep

VOX’S leader in Denia has reacted to accusations of being a ‘f**king Nazi’ after he refused to stand during a minute’s silence for an expat

18 Nov, 2019 @ 22:47

Costa Blanca·Lead·Politics

Thugs arrested after woman is sexually assaulted at gun point in Spain’s Malaga

She was set upon as as she put her three month old son in a car seat

18 Nov, 2019 @ 21:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Shoplifter hid leg of jamón in ‘baggy clothing’ before caught by undercover police in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SHOPLIFTER has been charged with theft after undercover police caught her stealing a leg of jamón from a supermarket in Calpe. The suspected criminal

18 Nov, 2019 @ 18:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante airport named Spain’s most disruptive destination with boozy Brits blamed for 75% of airborne incidents

BOOZY Benidorm-bound Brits are back in the spotlight after figures revealed they have made Alicante airport Spain’s most disruptive destination. Alicante’s main El Altet airport

18 Nov, 2019 @ 17:52

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Just six of Alicante’s 81 municipalities have food waste bins despite January 2020 deadline

SIX of Alicante’s 81 municipalities are understood to have food waste bins despite government measures mandating their presence across the Valencian Community by January 2020.

18 Nov, 2019 @ 16:56

Environment·Lead

Arrest made after two British holidaymakers were conned for thousands in timeshare scam on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The 38-year-old Colombia national is accused of offering a number of properties for holidays which then never materialised.

18 Nov, 2019 @ 16:34

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Dramatic moment car almost explodes after bursting into flames on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THIS is the moment a car almost exploded after erupting into flames on the Costa del Sol yesterday. The footage, shot by Carlos Salvador, was

18 Nov, 2019 @ 16:08

Lead·Malaga

andalucia junta president grinan announces plan for illegal properties

Verdict for architects of infamous ERE scandal which saw almost €1 BILLION stolen from Andalucia taxpayers due TOMORROW after almost decade-long legal battle

There will not be a public reading of the ruling, which consists of around 1,700 pages

18 Nov, 2019 @ 15:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Cruel couple who dumped dog before it ran after their car as they drove away charged with animal abuse in Spain’s Andalucia thanks to local who got everything on film

A HEARTLESS couple in Andalucia have been charged with animal abuse after abandoning their dog. The 50-year-old man and 43-year-old woman were rumbled when a

18 Nov, 2019 @ 12:56

Crime & Law·Granada

Robber in Spain’s Marbella who hit expat shop owner on head with motorbike helmet then stole €500 is arrested

He fled on a motorbike after stealing the money

18 Nov, 2019 @ 12:54

Crime & Law·Lead

Family man brutally murdered in industrial unit in Spain’s Sevilla

A MAN has been shot and killed in an industrial unit in Sevilla. According to Efe, the man was shot several times while at the

18 Nov, 2019 @ 12:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

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More women in Spain’s Andalucia seeking domestic abuse support this year

The surge in women accessing domestic abuse support services was mainly driven by those making use of emergency services.

18 Nov, 2019 @ 11:21

Lead

Heavy showers and ‘cold’ weather to strike Spain’s Malaga this week – and latest report says it will continue until the weekend

The poor weather will continue until Saturday, with Wednesday being the coldest day, as temperatures will drop to 15 degrees.

18 Nov, 2019 @ 11:02

Lead

Guide to golf Marbella in 2019

This city in Spain’s Costa del Sol is one of golf’s finest destinations in Europe. Marbella, with its amazing sceneries, warm weather, and ideal terrains

18 Nov, 2019 @ 09:48

Sport

Newly elected shopkeeper-turned minister injects life to Main Street project in Gibraltar

He said he wanted a ‘fruitful relationship’ that took in all ideas along with his own experience.

17 Nov, 2019 @ 17:30

Lead

WATCH: Terrifying shootout ‘on the streets of Marbella’ goes viral… but is all what it seems?

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2558519184216918&id=1537600309642149 A VIDEO purporting to show a shootout on the streets of the Costa del Sol has gone viral on social media today. The clip

17 Nov, 2019 @ 15:30

Lead·Malaga

Arrest made in Belgium after murdered body of retired expat, who had just become a Grandmother, was found by her brother in Spain’s Malaga

Ana's body was found in Tolox by her brother, one of her only living relatives.

17 Nov, 2019 @ 14:48

Lead·Malaga

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Chronic shortages see patients treated ‘through pictures’ and MRI scans done ‘in a lorry in the carpark’ as demands reignite for Denia hospital’s nationalisation

Dozy burglar caught watching TV and sipping soft drink at mayor’s house in Denia

Construction of new €1.1 million riverside cycle path in Spain’s Malaga will begin next year

WATCH: Thrilling K1, kickboxing, and boxing took place during Fight Night II at the San Roque Admiral Casino

Officials ‘hopeful’ China will not make imitation legs of jamón as country grants Spanish producers access for first time

Denia composting plant on fire AGAIN as uncontrollable combustion releases very carbon procedure is supposed to recycle

Valencian con artist lied his ‘brother was a policeman’ to win trust of unwary victims

“She sent a seductive picture to Franco, and it worked” – the incredible story of doomed US pilot Harold E. Dahl retold through never-before-seen letters

Gibraltar score against Swiss side that put six past the brave local fighters

“F**king Nazi, no one will cry when they come for you.” Councillor’s fury as Vox in Denia refuse to stand during minute silence for expat murdered in her sleep

Thugs arrested after woman is sexually assaulted at gun point in Spain’s Malaga

Shoplifter hid leg of jamón in ‘baggy clothing’ before caught by undercover police in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alicante airport named Spain’s most disruptive destination with boozy Brits blamed for 75% of airborne incidents

Just six of Alicante’s 81 municipalities have food waste bins despite January 2020 deadline

Arrest made after two British holidaymakers were conned for thousands in timeshare scam on Spain’s Costa del Sol

WATCH: Dramatic moment car almost explodes after bursting into flames on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Verdict for architects of infamous ERE scandal which saw almost €1 BILLION stolen from Andalucia taxpayers due TOMORROW after almost decade-long legal battle

Cruel couple who dumped dog before it ran after their car as they drove away charged with animal abuse in Spain’s Andalucia thanks to local who got everything on film

Robber in Spain’s Marbella who hit expat shop owner on head with motorbike helmet then stole €500 is arrested

Family man brutally murdered in industrial unit in Spain’s Sevilla

More women in Spain’s Andalucia seeking domestic abuse support this year

Heavy showers and ‘cold’ weather to strike Spain’s Malaga this week – and latest report says it will continue until the weekend

Guide to golf Marbella in 2019

Newly elected shopkeeper-turned minister injects life to Main Street project in Gibraltar

WATCH: Terrifying shootout ‘on the streets of Marbella’ goes viral… but is all what it seems?

Arrest made in Belgium after murdered body of retired expat, who had just become a Grandmother, was found by her brother in Spain’s Malaga

Spain doesn’t quite get Christmas as we know it, writes MICHAEL COY – so here’s how to enjoy it the Spanish way

MICHAEL COY introduces us to his hero – George Santayana: A Spanish-American thinker famous for his pithy sayings

Daring swashbuckle and the restoration of honour: MICHAEL COY on a Spanish theatrical classic -the Mayor of Zalamea

‘Greenhouse’ gas dealers arrested after police find €3m of cannisters set for fridges and air conditioners in Spain

Heavy rain prompts yellow alert for Costa del Sol this weekend