Man with fake gun robbed victims outside Alicante’s biggest tourist attraction
POLICE have arrested a 26-year-old man who used a fake gun to rob two couples outside Alicante’s Santa Barbara castle. He was detained outside a
Andalucia’s Indian summer continues with highs of 30C
SUMMER continues across Andalucia as temperatures are set to reach over 30C in parts of the region. This week will see some of the highest
WATCH: Drugs gang arrested after using special ‘hidden’ car compartments for transfers around Spain
A DRUGS gang distributed narcotics across Spain in cars with sophisticated systems to hide what they were transporting. 31 people have been arrested by the
Fresh crackdown on youth hostels and party boats as Mallorca targets a different profile of visitor
PALMA de Mallorca will ban new youth hostels and tourist rentals, as well as all party boats, in a sweeping move to tackle overtourism. Palma’s
Inside the castle village of Cadiz and the butterfly trail beneath Spain’s southern jungle
DESPITE being relocated to a new town built eight kilometres away by Franco in 1971, a hodge-podge community of stubborn residents still cling on to
Investigation underway after drone sighting grounds flights at Mallorca’s Palma airport
SPANISH police have opened an investigation after the appearance of a rogue drone near Palma de Mallorca airport on Sunday forced flight operations to be
Spanish city bans adoption of black cats over fears of ‘sinister Halloween rituals’
A CITY in northern Spain has temporarily banned the adoption of black cats from rescue shelters amid fears the felines could fall victim to ‘sinister’
Spain’s Costa Blanca set to sizzle in record late October temperatures
THE State Meterological Agency(Aemet) says that temperatures could hit over 35C in parts of Alicante province later this week. Aemet believes that record values could
Body of ex-mayor’s husband is found inside waste bin before being ‘compressed’ by rubbish truck in Spain
A WASTE collection team in Castellon got a shock when they discovered a man’s body inside a refuse bin that was being emptied into their
PM Pedro Sanchez makes Mar Menor look like ‘Third World’ with 100,000 residents still without drinking water after nine days
AN OPPOSITION politician says Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has put the Mar Menor area on a ‘par with the Third World’ as 100,000 residents enter
Spain wants to fine music festival bosses who ban fans from bringing their own food and drink
AN UNNAMED ‘major’ music festival promoter’ in Spain could be fined up to €1 million for not allowing people to bring in their own food
Fake cosmetician scars patient’s face after botched procedure in Alicante
A BOGUS cosmetician operating out of her Alicante home scarred a client’s face after injecting her with hyaluronic acid. A 43-year-old woman has been arrested
6 bedroom Villa for sale in Denia with pool – € 899,000
General details: Built: 1998 Plot: 1000 sqm Villa: 285 sqm Location: Dénia / Javea area, La Sella Room details: Bedrooms: 6, Bathrooms: 3, Kitchens: 2,
IN PICS: ‘Poppy Appeal’ on Costa Blanca launched at Royal British Legion parade in Benidorm
THE UK ambassador to Spain, Sir Alex Ellis, made his first official visit to Benidorm on Saturday for the official Poppy Appeal launch on the
Spain wants EU to stop twice-yearly clock changes because it ‘no longer makes sense’
SPAIN’S government will propose that the European Union abolishes the twice-yearly ritual of turning the clocks back and forward. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, posted a
‘Where are we going to sleep?’ Evicted mother and daughter to sleep outside Malaga town hall in protest
A MOTHER who was evicted from her home in Malaga will pitch a tent outside City Hall in protest against the city’s spiralling rental prices.
3 bedroom Finca/Country House for sale in Hermandad de Campoo de Suso – € 299,000
Charming chalet in Suano – nature, comfort and a privileged location Fully furnished detached chalet located in Suano, a peaceful village surrounded by nature, just
‘Ditch your car for free electric bikes’: Town in northern Spain is pioneering new green transport revolution
A SPANISH town is encouraging residents to ditch their cars and get around on electric bikes – which they can use for free. The plan,
Benidorm expat makes millions playing poker after owning local restaurants and a hotel
A NORWEGIAN who fell in love with Benidorm as a young boy and moved there, has made his name in the world of poker as
Brits and foreigners are still hoovering up property in Spain – here’s where they are buying
BRITS and foreigners have bought nearly 20% of Spain’s sold houses in the last six months – and are hoovering up expensive homes in a
3 bedroom Apartment for sale in Ayamonte with pool garage – € 195,000
Costa Esuri – Ayamonte: A unique living environment between golf, beach and Portugal! Just 5 minutes from Ayamonte and the Portuguese border, and 8 minutes
What Spain’s ‘Tourism Strategy 2030’ really means — from a new tourist rental watchdog to billions for small businesses
SPAIN’s ‘golden goose’ tourism sector – which fuels one in eight jobs and more than a tenth of the economy – is about to face
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Jody goes to jail’: Notorious CWM pension scammer loses appeal against fraud conviction in Valencia High Court
By Jon Clarke and Walter Finch EXPAT fashion boss Jody Smart has lost her appeal against a fraud conviction for her role in the Continental
Sweden’s ‘Pablo Escobar’ who allegedly pioneered smuggling cocaine to Europe via sailboats has his conviction quashed in Spain
SWEDE Jonas Falk has won his last pending case in Spain’s legal system after the Supreme Court annulled a two-and-a-half year prison term for money
Police and neighbours in dramatic ‘race against gravity’ to save life of man dangling by his ankles on the Costa del SolÂ
TWO Policia Nacional officers have been hailed heroes after they clung to the ankles of a man who had hurled himself backwards off a second-floor
Police seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine smuggled into Valencia by infamous Balkan Cartel
POLICE have seized almost 1.7 tonnes of cocaine imported into Valencia by the so-called Balkan Cartel. The joint operation involved the Policia Nacional, Guardia Civil,