Winter flu and Covid vaccinations to start in Valencia this month
INFLUENZA and Covid-19 vaccinations will commence in the Valencian Community on October 14. The joint campaign will offer the vaccines in a staggered system, giving
Bollywood comes to Spain: Film crews and actors take over the streets of Valencia and Costa Blanca
IT HAS been ‘lights, camera, and action’ for a major Bollywood movie that has been shooting in the last few days in Valencia City and
British swimmer, 72, drowns off popular beach on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH man has become the seventh person to drown at a Guardamar del Segura beach this year. The 72-year-old was swimming on Thursday opposite
Carer in Alicante who stole €31,000 from a patient in her 80s is jailed
AN ALICANTE carer has been given a 21-month-jail sentence for stealing €31,000 from her elderly client. The convicted woman took her employer’s bank card to
Man who ‘poisoned his friend’s shot with a corrosive substance’ is arrested in Valencia
A SPANIARD has been arrested for allegedly giving his friend a poisoned liquor shot which hospitalised him for several days. The Guardia Civil in Valencia
Outrage after 450kg of hazardous waste containing deadly asbestos is dumped next to British expat homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE in Altea are trying to find out who dumped 450 kilos of hazardous waste at the entrance to the Las Mimosas urbanisation. Altea council
Airbnbs welcome! Holiday hotspot approves construction of 1,000 new tourist flats on Spain’s Costa Blanca
PILAR de La Horadada council has backed plans for 1,086 holiday homes to be built on 290,000 m2 of rural land at Lo Monte Playa.
Estate agent who shot British expat, 80, to death inside her Alicante villa is jailed
A WOMAN, 48, has been jailed for 15 years after an 80-year-old British widow was shot dead at the front door of her Elche area
Irish gangland figure linked to the notorious clan ‘The Family’ is arrested in Spain after major drugs bust
AN IRISH gang member with links to the Dublin-based ‘The Family’ crime organisation has been arrested during an Alicante Province drugs raid. Details about the
Warning to boat owners on Spain’s Costa Blanca after ‘narcos’ are caught trying to steal a second vessel in a week
A SECOND attempt by drug traffickers in less than a week to steal a speedboat from the same Costa Blanca yacht club has again ended
French ‘gangsters’ are found with 35 guns hidden in the boot of their car in Spain’s Alicante
TWO French nationals have been arrested in Alicante province after police found 35 semi-automatic guns hidden in their car. The vehicle’s final destination was Bordeaux
Drug driver ploughs into crowd on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Two women are seriously injured
THREE women were injured- two seriously- after a motorist who had taken drugs ploughed into a wall in Denia. The incident happened at around 11am
Two men arrested following execution-style shooting on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional have arrested two people after a man was gunned down on Tuesday night at a parking garage in the centre of Denia.
Warning for drivers in Spain after gangs assault and rob tourists on these motorway services
A DOZEN organised gangs are robbing foreign tourists ‘daily’ at motorway service areas in the Valencia and Murcia regions, according to the Guardia Civil. Thefts
Spanish footballer Rafa Mir, 27, is released on bail following his arrest over the alleged sexual assault of a 25-year-old woman
VALENCIA footballer, Rafa Mir, has been bailed over an alleged sexual assault on a 25-year-old woman last Sunday morning. The 27-year-old striker was released by
Three dead and four injured after truck ploughs into vehicles on a field in Spain’s Valencia
A TRUCK with a suspected faulty handbrake rolled down a hill and killed three farm workers and injured four others. The accident happened on Monday
Benidorm to launch its Low Emission Zone next year as part of EU directive: Locals and tourists will face fines for breaking new rules after initial trial period
BENIDORM will launch its Low Emission Zone (ZBE) in January 2025 following changes to its local mobility laws made last Friday. There will be a
Tourist town on Spain’s Costa Blanca bans new licences for Airbnb-style flats for two years
L’ALFAS del Pi has joined neighbouring Costa Blanca towns like Altea and Polop in suspending new tourist accommodation licenses. The council agreed on a two-year
Apartment block gutted in ‘Spain’s Grenfell’ disaster in Valencia begins arduous reconstruction work
THE FIRST steps to restore the Valencia apartment block that was devoured by a fire on February 22 began on Monday. In less than an
‘Narcos’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca are trying to steal boats from marinas to use for drug runs: Police thwart latest robbery attempt
POLICE stopped a boat theft in El Campello with the craft destined to transport drugs and people between North Africa and Spain. A sailor spotted
Revealed: The most expensive street on Spain’s Costa Blanca where homes sell for an average of €4millionÂ
THE most expensive street to buy a house in the Valencian Community has been revealed to be in the luxury Altea Hills urbanisation on the
Major resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca suffers taxi shortage chaos: Tourist influx sees population triple in summer with people waiting hours for a cab
A LACK of taxis in Torrevieja during the high season has prompted a call for temporary licenses to be issued for the busiest time of
‘I’m a tourist too!’: Major holiday hotspot in Spain launches campaign to counter ‘anti-tourism’ movement
A NEW Valencia region campaign is promoting a better understanding between tourists and residents in the wake of ‘anti-tourism’ protests in Spain this year. The
Man and his two sons are arrested over stabbing of his ex-partner at an ice cream parlour on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A WOMAN was stabbed at a packed Alicante ice cream parlour on Monday after a row involving her ex-partner and two grown-up sons. The 51-year-old
Body of ‘foreign’ man, 45, is found shot to death near tennis courts on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MAN died on Monday night after being shot at least twice in an Elche area village on the Costa Blanca. The victim is said
Police discover black market octopus and other seafood being sold at restaurant on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN UNAMED Santa Pola restaurant is in serious trouble for having 35 kilos of unsourced seafood in its freezers to plate up for unsuspecting diners.