Police in Mallorca on high alert as 30 squatters continue in hotel takeover
MALLORCA police are on high alert after 30 squatters took over a hotel in Cala Bona, destroying the reception, breaking windows and vandalising the walls.
Motorhome numbers rise in popular tourist area of Spain with major city to soon impose overnight parking ban
REGISTRATION of new motorhomes in the Balearic Islands grew by 36% last year, according to the Spanish Association for the Caravanning Industry and Commerce. The
Traffic authorities in Spain to clamp down on ‘unsupportive’ apps that give away the location of speed cameras and police controls
SPANISH traffic police are set to clamp down on websites that give away the locations of speed cameras or drug and alcohol checkpoints. Applications such
BREAKING: Spanish tourist taken hostage by Islamic militants at the Algeria – Mali border
A SPANISH tourist has been abducted by Islamic State militants in a raid near the Algeria-Mali border, Spanish authorities confirmed today. The male victim, whose
Flu warning with infections set to peak next week in Mallorca and rest of Balearic Islands
CASES of flu and other respiratory viruses are set to peak next week in the Balearics on the back of the Sant Antoni and Sant
Party organiser responsible for ‘no f—-ts’ advert in the Costa del Sol’s gay capital is arrested
THE organiser of a party at a Torremolinos club who advertised an event that said ‘no’ to fights, drugs, caps, flip-flops as well as a
Italian bar owner who raped drunk customer in Spain’s Mallorca dodges jail in exchange for paying €8k and undergoing ‘re-education program’
AN Italian bar owner in Palma’s popular Paseo Marítimo has been handed a two-year suspended prison sentence after admitting to raping an drunk customer in
3 bedroom Townhouse for sale in L'Ametlla de Mar with pool – € 285,000
Detached villa of 153 m2 built on a plot of 557 m2 WITH A TOURIST LICENSE It consists of: 3 double bedrooms with fitted wardrobes:
British woman arrested for running a drug den in a Costa Blanca city
A BRITISH woman was among a group of seven people arrested for her involvement in running a drug den in Javea. The 37-year-old along with
Spain’s armed forces will continue working in Valencia flood area as ‘long as necessary’ says Defence Minister
ARMED forces will continue to work in Valencia’s flood-hit area for as ‘long as necessary’. The pledge was made by Defence Minister, Margarita Robles, during
How is Palma, Spain celebrating San Sebastian’s saints day this weekend?
PALMA will celebrate San Sebastian festivities this weekend, honouring their patron saint. The official saint’s day falls on January 20, Monday, but celebrations are being
Flu vaccination rate described by leading doctor as ‘ridiculously low’ in Valencia region
VACCINATION rates for flu in the Valencian Community are down on what they were last year. The president of the Valencian Society of Preventive Medicine
Shell announces plans to shutter its Madrid office just months after buying it: Staff will be sent to Singapore, Dubai or London
BRITISH energy giant Shell is set to close its Madrid gas trading hub and relocate dozens of workers out of Spain just months after it
‘They’re just a bit mixed up’: Spanish Football Federation downplays claims footballers’ wives were harassed during Super Cup in Saudi Arabia
THE Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) is in trouble again after it shrugged off serious harassment complaints from footballers’ wives during the Spanish Super Cup in
Horse carriages will be eliminated by the end of the year in Spain’s Malaga
THE MAYOR of Malaga has announced he wants to end horse carriages by the end of the year. Francisco de la Torre made the announcement
Exclusive: New Gibraltar national stadium marred by bar dispute but government confirms it WILL host ‘all league matches and grassroot facilities’
A BAR owner claims he is being ‘bullied out’ of his quarter century business at the Victoria Stadium because of a mammoth new national football
Robber preyed on single women who were violently and sexually assaulted as they walked through Costa Blanca park
A MAN who terrorised women walking on their own in Torrevieja has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The 57-year-old has been charged with four
Tourist, 28, charged with starting 12th floor Costa del Sol hotel fire: CCTV captured moment suspect bought petrol and a lighter
A TOURIST has been arrested for allegedly using an accelerant to start a fire in his 12th-floor hotel room on the Costa del Sol. The
Spain’s proposed new property tax for non-EU citizens ‘likely to apply to Gibraltarians even in the event of a deal’
GIBRALTARIANS will likely not be exempt from proposals in Spain to double the tax paid by non-EU residents when buying property – even in the
Spain’s inflation rate closed 2024 on 2.8% due to rising energy costs, but still 0.8% down over 12 months
SPAIN’S December inflation rate was confirmed as 2.8% on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute- up by 0.4% on November’s figure, but down 0.8% on
ENTHÜLLT: DIE VIELFÄLTIGE UND UNGEWÖHNLICHE REIHE VON GEGENSTÄNDEN, DIE VON BUSFAHRGÄSTEN IN VALENCIA VERLOREN WURDEN, EINSCHLIESSLICH EINES ROLLSTUHLS UND EINES DROHNEN
von Alex Trelinski Eine Rekordzahl von Gegenständen wurde 2024 auf den Bussen der EMT Valencia liegen gelassen – insgesamt 9.698 Fundstücke, was im Vergleich zum
DIE FÜNF “ÜBERSEHENEN ECKEN” SPANIENS, DIE MAN 2025 BESUCHEN SOLLTE, LAUT DER TELEGRAPH
von Walter Finch Eine Reihe weniger bekannter, unentdeckter Juwelen im spanischen Inland hat die britische Zeitung The Daily Telegraph vorgestellt.Ihre Liste umfasst Reiseziele abseits der ausgetretenen Pfade,
Worried UK buyers ask if they can back out of deals to buy Costa Blanca homes due to proposed 100% tax on non-EU buyers
REAL Estate agency associations on the Costa Blanca have slammed a proposal from Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over introducing a 100% stamp duty style tax
SPANIEN WIRD BIS ZU DIESEM DATUM DIE NUMMER EINS DER TOURISMUSZIELE DER WELT WERDEN, LAUT EINEM BERICHT VON GOOGLE UND DELOITTE
von Alex Trelinski Spanien wird bis 2040 jährlich 110 Millionen ausländische Touristen begrüßen und das weltweit größte Urlaubsland werden, so eine Studie von Google und
VERSICHERUNGSZAHLUNGEN NACH DEM VALENCIANISCHEN DANA BRAUCHEN ZU LANG, SAGEN REGIONALE MINISTER
von Alex Trelinski Die valencianische Regierung kritisiert, dass die Versicherungszahlungen an die von den Überschwemmungen im Oktober betroffenen Menschen zu lange dauern.Es wurden Probleme bei Gemeinschaftseigentum mit
Party protesting Mallorca’s housing crisis to take place in Mallorca this weekend
PROTESTORS have organised a party in Mallorca to highlight the island’s ongoing housing crisis. ‘Revival of the Resident Martyrs’ will be celebrated on January 19