Body of British man found lying between two cars on Costa Blanca street
THE body of a British national was discovered lying between two cars in Javea on Sunday morning. Authorities confirmed he was a 50-year-old man. Emergency
Hollywood star Johnny Depp donates €56k to help rebuild Valencia music centre destroyed in floods
FILM star and musician Johnny Depp has donated 65,000 US dollars (€56,282) to the Massanassa Music Centre in Valencia which was destroyed in last year’s
Valencia president Carlos Mazon admits ‘things should have worked better’ in handling of deadly October 29 floods that killed 229
VALENCIAN president Carlos Mazon has acknowledged that ‘things should have worked better’ during a speech on the first anniversary of the October 29 floods. 229
50,000 protest in Valencia- demanding Carlos Mazon’s resignation over October 29 floods- as dramatic poll shows 75% of residents want him to quit
THOUSANDS took to Valencia City’s streets on Saturday to demand the resignation of president Carlos Mazon for his handling of the October 29 floods when
British tourist dies after choking on piece of meat at restaurant in Spain
A BRITISH woman died last Friday after choking on a piece of meat during a meal at a Valencia region restaurant. Ceri Ball, 74, from
Gusts of up to 111 km/hour recorded during yellow weather alert in Valencia region.
LARGE parts of the Valencian Community are on a yellow alert this Thursday for strong winds. Up to midday, the largest gust exceeded 110 km/hour,
Dozens of illegal homes built on protected land face demolition after police probe in Alicante
A MAJOR operation against illegal homes on protected rural land in Alicante province has resulted in 64 people being investigated and 70 inspections. Besides facing
Police say man who died in bin lorry compressor unit was still alive when he was thrown into waste container in Spain
A MAN who was beaten up and thrown unconscious into a waste disposal bin in Castellon died after going through a bin lorry’s compression unit.
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
WATCH: Benidorm theme park opens its own solar farm to supply clean energy
BENIDORM’S Terra Natura park has opened a solar power plant capable of generating over 1,000 kW clean energy. The park says it is a major
House purchases led by ‘locals’ while non-EU property buyers fell last year in Valencia
THE main house buyers in the Valencian Community last year were local residents with the non-EU market decreasing. A study of 69 regional real estate
Every schoolkid will receive €500 to cover loss of books and supplies due to October 29 floods in Valencia
THE Valencian government has announced a further €108 million of aid to victims of the October 29 floods- the bulk of which will go to
Costa Blanca airport soars to new September passenger record with a third of travellers from the UK
ALICANTE-ELCHE airport continued to break monthly passenger records with just over 1.9 million people using the facility in September. Over a third of travellers came
WATCH: Valencia coastal town reports flooding after new red alert for extreme weather
TORRENTIAL rain fell on Gandia on Monday with weather forecaster Aemet upgrading its yellow alert to a maximum red- denoting extreme risk. The southern regions
Orange alert for heavy rain and storms for parts of Costa Blanca and Valencia
AN ORANGE alert for heavy rain is in force on Monday for parts of the Valencian Community. The warning from State Weather forecaster Aemet runs
RED ALERT for extreme weather kicks in for Costa Blanca and Murcia regions
A RED alert for extreme weather started on Friday at 10am for parts of Alicante province and the Murcia region. The warning from state weather
Small Costa Blanca town takes on mighty New York for top tourist innovation award
BENISSA on the Costa Blanca has made it to the final three battling it out to become the winner of the ‘Innovative Tourist Destination’ accolade
Teenager suffers brain damage after brutal assault by ‘up to 20 mad men’ near Costa Blanca nightclub
A MOTHER has appealed for witnesses to come forward after her son was beaten up close to an Alicante night club early last Sunday morning.
Valencia Day celebrations are cancelled or postponed due to DANA Alice
OFFICIAL events to commemorate Valencia Day on Thursday have been either postponed or cancelled due to orange alerts for heavy rain caused by DANA Alice.
British lorry driver caught doing too many hours after fiddling with cab tachograph in Spain
A BRITISH lorry driver was caught out using another identity on his tachograph so that he could drive above the legal limit of hours in
DANA Alice warnings of heavy localised rain expected in Eastern Spain and the Balearics
STATE weather forecaster Aemet is predicting very heavy localised and persistent rain in eastern Spain and the Balearic Islands from Wednesday evening until Sunday. The
Warning of ‘abundant rainfall’ lasting for four days on Spain’s Costa Blanca
HEAVY rain is predicted to hit Alicante province from Thursday with the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) placing a yellow alert for the north of the
French murder fugitive chased on Costa Blanca motorway with vehicle towing stolen boat
A FRENCH fugitive wanted for murder stole a boat from his native country but was arrested on a Costa Blanca motorway- after the craft’s GPS
Ex-mayor committed fraud over ‘illegal’ villas sold to British buyers in picturesque Alicante area town
A FORMER mayor of Lliber, Jose Mas, has been convicted of fraud over licences granted to the building of 290 illegal villas. The properties were
Homeless man stabbed to death with umbrella during sleeping area argument in Valencia
A ROW between two homeless men in a Valencia doorway escalated into a violent assault with one of them fatally stabbed by part of an
Storm warnings downgraded to yellow alert as serious flood fears recede in Valencia
SPAIN’S State Meteorological Agency(Aemet), has downgraded its severe weather alert from orange to yellow as of 10am on Tuesday for coastal areas of Valencia and