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WATCH: Brit battered in the head after stopping Benidorm ‘pea men’ from defrauding elderly tourists

A BRIT has been assaulted after trying to stop Benidorm ‘pea men’ from allegedly conning elderly tourists of their money. Nathan Smith, 23, and a

22 Aug, 2019 @ 13:27

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

How to Turn Your August in Spain Into a Non-stop Party

Spain is among the most popular tourist destinations in the world, especially in summer when this country ‘blooms’ the most. This time of year in

22 Aug, 2019 @ 12:58

Entertainment·La Cultura

POLISHED TO PERFECTION: Dental porcelain may look good at first, but lose in the long-run to K Sud Dental’s (Calpe) new composite veneers

Composite veneers are facings made of a highly polishable resin that can be placed over anterior teeth to give them a better appearance. The advantages

22 Aug, 2019 @ 11:20

Costa Blanca·Health

NEW luxury €130 million Marbella apartments want Dutch and Belgian buyers over British ‘due to Brexit’

After Belgium and the Netherlands, Scandinavians are next in terms of demand, while the British are further down the pecking order

22 Aug, 2019 @ 10:49

Lead·Malaga·Property

Adjustment Disorder

Adjusting to a new culture and the challenges it can bring up

22 Aug, 2019 @ 10:30

Psychotherapist

Two legal cannabis clubs SHUT DOWN for drug trafficking on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Staff sold ‘indiscriminately’ including to foreigners and minors

22 Aug, 2019 @ 10:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Earthquake hits the Costa Blanca with epicentre in Benitachell as residents hear ‘loud bangs’ and thought ‘lorry had hit the house’

AN EARTHQUAKE has hit the Costa Blanca at 10pm this evening (Wednesday) with residents near Benitachell recording ‘loud bangs’ and feeling their ‘houses shake’. The

21 Aug, 2019 @ 23:55

Costa Blanca·Lead

Gibraltar opposition press Picardo on Brexit no-deal planning following leaked Yellowhammer documents

The Yellowhammer papers had suggested Gibraltar is ‘under prepared’ for Britain leaving without a deal

21 Aug, 2019 @ 19:15

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Family of British criminal Sean Hercules, shot dead on Spain’s Costa del Sol, seek answers over killing

His family have told a pre-inquest hearing in Leeds they have an 'enormous' number of questions about his death

21 Aug, 2019 @ 18:33

Crime & Law·Lead

Irish Ryanair pilots strike in Spain ruled out by judge citing short timescales

“Over a year’s worth of meetings at official Spanish institutions at which they routinely displayed a mocking attitude does not give us the slightest hope

21 Aug, 2019 @ 16:40

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Spain’s Iker Casillas eyes comeback following shock heart attack

The 38-year-old Spain international had a heart attack in May which had looked to be career-ending

21 Aug, 2019 @ 13:11

Lead·Sport

Open date REVEALED for NEW hospital on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Work on the hospital had stopped in December after a Junta investment of €15 million

21 Aug, 2019 @ 12:20

Health·Lead·Malaga·Politics

WATCH: Puppies buried alive in Spain rescued by police

An investigation has been launched into two people on suspicion of animal cruelty

21 Aug, 2019 @ 11:38

Crime & Law·Lead

Renting before buying is the best way to make the most of the Costa Blanca, say Jalon Villas

When Lisa and Tony Stainer came to Spain 25 years ago, they knew they wanted to work alone. Throughout their hard-won tenure in the heart

21 Aug, 2019 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Property

Olive Press helps Sky News track Prince Andrew in Southern Spain as royal flees questions over links to paedo pal Jeffrey Epstein

As well as attending a friends 50th birthday, he has been seen playing golf at Spain's most expensive golf course, Valderrama, which costs €400 a

21 Aug, 2019 @ 11:20

Celebrity·Lead

Arguing with social media idiots just isn’t worth your time, writes columnist Loraine Gostling

HI again Costa Blancans, and welcome to yet another one of my meanders about what’s forefront of my mind when I sit to write my

21 Aug, 2019 @ 11:00

Columnists·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

French suspect held over wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol ‘used PETROL’ to try and kill hornets, say police

It comes as residents of the Forest Hills urbanization - where some 2,000 people were evacuated - have claimed that the fire was part of

21 Aug, 2019 @ 09:44

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga

PAN-TASTIC: Elche cooks world’s largest ‘arroz con costra’ in massive dish requiring 3kg of salt

IT’S not often a recipe asks for three kilos of salt. But the Costa Blanca city of Elche certainly needed it when it cooked the

21 Aug, 2019 @ 09:30

Enjoying The Freedom And Fun Of Luxury Car Rental In Spain

Visiting Spain’s Costa del Sol is always a pleasure for any international traveler. The warm days, fabulous beaches and internationally acclaimed cuisine have put this

21 Aug, 2019 @ 08:45

Entertainment·Travel News

British boy, 13, killed after falling from six-floor balcony on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The teenager was reported to have been with his mum when he fell from a terrace onto an internal patio in Fuengirola

20 Aug, 2019 @ 22:18

Lead

Brit holidaymaker told would lose part of €2,000 car rental deposit if ‘sand’ found in car during Costa Blanca holiday

A BRITISH holidaymaker has claimed a rental company at Alicante airport threatened withholding part of a €2,000 deposit if ‘sand’ was found in the car.

20 Aug, 2019 @ 18:27

Costa Blanca·Lead

Crimes of animal abuse up by 400% in the last decade in Spain, new figures show

ANIMAL abuse crimes have shot up 400% in the last decade in Spain, figures from the Guardia Civil’s environmental arm Seprona suggest. The dramatic rise

20 Aug, 2019 @ 18:13

Crime & Law·Lead

Valencian homeowners open to fines up to €3,000 for leaving ‘puddles and standing water’ in gardens following new measures to combat tiger mosquito

PUDDLES and standing water in containers will soon be subject to fines in Valencia as part of a raft of new measures to combat the

20 Aug, 2019 @ 18:02

Costa Blanca·Lead

FINALLY! Costa Blanca court orders eviction for ‘gypsies and squatters’ in apartment block where expat pensioners and Spanish have been assaulted during FIVE YEAR takeover

VICTORY is soon at hand for homeowners in a Denia urbanisation that has been helpless before a five-year, violent occupation by gypsies and ‘drug addicts’.

20 Aug, 2019 @ 17:54

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain sends in navy to save hundreds of migrants trapped aboard rescue ship ‘Open Arms’

Conditions aboard the vessel have been worsening and several migrants have jumped overboard

20 Aug, 2019 @ 16:31

Lead

First death of listeria outbreak in Spain’s Andalucia is 90-year-old woman who had eaten popular pork product

It comes as the infected meat products were revealed to have been distributed to Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura, Tenerife and Madrid

20 Aug, 2019 @ 15:25

Health·Lead

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