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Sniffer dog Piba finds Alzheimer’s sufferer, 70, after going missing for three days on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SNIFFER dog with the Policia Nacional has discovered an Alzheimer’s sufferer, 70, who went missing for three days on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The dog,

15 Jan, 2020 @ 12:56

Costa Blanca·Lead

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SNOW JOKE: Gota fría warnings as Alicante Climate Lab predicts rain and snow to hit the Costa Blanca this Sunday

A ‘PRETTY POWERFUL’ gota fría weather event has been predicted to hit the Costa Blanca from this Sunday, according to Alicante University’s Climatology Laboratory. The

15 Jan, 2020 @ 12:32

Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s Costa del Sol experienced most successful year EVER for tourism in 2019

THE Costa del Sol welcomed a record amount of tourists in 2019.

15 Jan, 2020 @ 12:06

Lead·Travel News

What killed Sergio? Authorities struggle to understand the ‘ball of fire’ that killed Tarragona resident living 2km from site of massive explosion

IT was nearing 7pm. Sergio’s wife had just gone out for a walk with their granddaughter, when a massive explosion sent up a mushroom cloud

15 Jan, 2020 @ 12:03

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Missing worker found dead as death toll reaches two following massive explosion at petrochemical plant in Spain’s Tarragona

A WORKER who went missing after a massive explosion at a petrochemical plant in Spain’s Tarragona has been found dead this morning. The blast at

15 Jan, 2020 @ 11:39

Lead

Costa Blanca holiday home registration doubles in four years, after owners threatened with sanctions

LAST YEAR closed with over 81,000 holiday apartments registered in the region, nearly double the number recorded in 2015. Figures released by the Valencian Community

15 Jan, 2020 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

Benidorm's Intempo building has sold its most expensive homes for €2 million each on Spain's Costa Blanca

PICS: View inside a €500,000 apartment from Spain’s tallest residential building set for 2021 completion date

BELEAGUERED by elevator crashes, worker strikes and five years of paralysis, Spain’s tallest residential building finally has a completion date set for next year. The

14 Jan, 2020 @ 22:35

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

Airline Flybe saved by British Government deal that includes tax break

Flybe’s Spanish destinations include Madrid, Palma, Alicante and Malaga

14 Jan, 2020 @ 22:03

Lead·National News

SPAIN BLAST: Two workers fighting for their lives after suffering serious burns while another employee missing from Tarragona petrochemical plant

TWO workers are fighting for their lives after suffering serious burns to their bodies when a petrochemical plant exploded in Tarragona earlier this evening. Another

14 Jan, 2020 @ 21:10

Lead·National News

SPAIN EXPLOSION: One killed in Tarragona petrochemical blast as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez monitors situation and more information is revealed

ONE worker has been killed and at least another six injured following an explosion at a petrochemical plant in Tarragona. Dozens of firefighters are tackling

14 Jan, 2020 @ 20:29

Lead·National News

WATCH: Tangier musicians put on rare show for Gibraltar public in cultural exchange programme

A night of revelry brought together two cultures in Gibraltar as Moroccan musicians performed at a local gallery of modern art to a lively crowd.

14 Jan, 2020 @ 19:27

Gibraltar

IN VIDEOS: Huge explosion at petrochemical plant in Spain with ‘several severely injured’ as police tell residents to lock windows and doors

Columna de humo de una #explosion en la petroquímica de #tarragona. Ha retumbado hasta mi habitación pic.twitter.com/cwEtN2sKkm — LeSmile (@LeSmileLOL) January 14, 2020 A HUGE

14 Jan, 2020 @ 19:25

Lead·National News

Gibraltar police get serious on LGBT+ issues by appointing Liaison Officer

A NEW LGBT+ Liaison Officer will seek to end discrimination and build trust with this community at the Royal Gibraltar Police.

14 Jan, 2020 @ 19:13

Gibraltar

Spain unveils new electric car charging points at Carrefour and McDonald’s

Alongside Malaga, Madrid, Valencia and Castilla-La Mancha also have points in various retail areas across the city

14 Jan, 2020 @ 17:11

Environment·National News

'Spain WILL NOT be on UK 'Green' travel list before the end of July' says UK ambassador on a visit to Benidorm and the Costa Blanca

British Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott issues Brexit warning to expats as UK prepares to leave EU in just 17 days

“You have time and there are plenty of appointments in most provinces, but do make it a New Year's Resolution to get it done as

14 Jan, 2020 @ 16:41

Lead·National News

Picardo claims Spain has ‘relaxed’ laws to fight tobacco smuggling as he defended Gibraltar’s customs officers

The Gibraltar Government has hit back at a Spanish police chief who claimed it is not doing enough to fight tobacco smuggling.

14 Jan, 2020 @ 16:14

Gibraltar

Spain’s Pepe Reina returns to Premier League for Aston Villa

PEPE Reina has returned to the Premier League for Aston Villa.

14 Jan, 2020 @ 15:45

Sport

Barcelona sack Valverde and IMMEDIATELY replace him with former Real Betis manager Quique Setien

BARCELONA have sacked their manager Ernesto Valverde and have taken no time in replacing him.

14 Jan, 2020 @ 15:23

Lead·Sport

Flu epidemic in Spain’s Murcia region sees 150 extra medics drafted in to cope with ten-fold increase in cases

EPIDEMIC levels of influenza have been reached in Murcia according to the regional Department for Health. An extra 150 medics are being drafted in to

14 Jan, 2020 @ 13:44

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

British fugitive wanted over two killings in UK arrested as he leaves supermarket in Spain

The UK’s National Crime Agency is believed to have informed Spanish police of Kennedy’s location

14 Jan, 2020 @ 12:50

Crime & Law·Lead

LISTEN: Man in Spain wakes up in bar toilet in a hungover panic before pulling himself a beer and calling Guardia Civil to ‘get him out of here’

THIS is the moment a reveller in Spain phoned police after waking up to find himself in the toilet of a bar with no recollection

14 Jan, 2020 @ 12:17

Lead·National News

NO WAY JOSE: Most popular baby names ‘José’ and ‘Josefa’ replaced by what two newcomers on Spain’s Costa Blanca?

JOSE and Josefa continue to be the most common names for men and women in the Marina Alta region of Spain’s Costa Blanca. But changing

14 Jan, 2020 @ 12:01

Costa Blanca

Will Malaga join other cities in Spain and Europe and introduce a tourist tax?

MALAGA will not be introducing a so-called tourist tax… for now at least. It comes after mayor Francisco de la Torre shut down the debate

14 Jan, 2020 @ 11:51

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spanish Government cracks down on social media influencers recommending prescription drugs

A pharmacist, first noticed the problem when a certain brand of prescription facial wipe was suddenly selling out, only to find it was being recommended

14 Jan, 2020 @ 11:34

Health·National News

BREAKING: Body of man found in open field on Spain’s Costa del Sol

AN investigation is underway after the discovery of a body in an open field on the Costa del Sol yesterday. The 53-year-old man was discovered

14 Jan, 2020 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British company building two HUGE solar farms in Spain to provide over 250,000 homes with clean energy

A BRITISH company is injecting over €55 million into two huge solar energy plants in central and southern Spain. Solarcentury will splash €55.4 million on

14 Jan, 2020 @ 11:05

Business & Finance·Lead·Sevilla

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