Lighter winds bring hope to fighting six-day forest fire in Spain’s Castellon area
THE forest fire in Castellon province has reached its sixth day and destroyed around 4,300 hectares of the Alto Mijares, affecting a 50 kilometre perimeter.
Indoor market fully revamped for €1.5 million on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A €1.5 million makeover for Mutxamel’s indoor market has been completed with the enhanced facility reopening as soon as late April. The project doubling the
French woman kept prisoner for weeks inside run-down rural shack in Spain’s Valencia
A FRENCH woman escaped from a dilapidated shed where she was imprisoned for weeks after moving to Spain with her new boyfriend. The victim ran
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez checks out fight against fierce Castellon forest fire
PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sanchez visited Castellon province on Monday to get a first-hand view on the fire that has ravaged 4,000 hectares and forced the
Underage girl suffers outdoor sex assault by three boys in Spain’s Alicante area
THE Policia Nacional are investigating an outdoor sex assault on a 16-year-old girl committed by three minors in Petrer last Friday. The teenager was attacked
Youths caught red-handed after stealing valuable racing pigeons from Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIVE youths aged between 16 and 20 have been arrested for stealing racing pigeons from a Benidorm club. The male gang were caught during a
British woman, 64, murdered in Spain’s Orihuela in possible domestic violence case
A 64-year-old British woman was murdered in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Alicante municipality of Orihuela. Early reports on Sunday suggested that
Security boost with extra Guardia Civil officers assigned to busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain
ONE of Spain’s busiest airports has been given a major increase in security resources to cope with growing passenger numbers. 34 new Guardia Civil officers
First major wildfire of the year in Spain stabilises thanks to lack of wind
THE FIRST major wildfire of the year in Spain, which broke out earlier this week in the Valencia region, had stabilised by Saturday morning thanks
Benidorm schoolkids watch rescued loggerhead turtle return to Costa Blanca waters in Spain
CHILDREN from Benidorm’s Bautista Lledo primary school witnessed a rescued loggerhead turtle return to the sea at the city’s Poniente beach on Friday. The turtle,
Blue Flag beach winners in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas pick up special honour
CULLERA castle in Valencia province hosted a 36th anniversary celebration on Friday for Blue Flag winners in Europe. Blue Flags acknowledge beach quality and are
Violent robbers targeting night-time bar and club customers are caught on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO men in their mid-20s have been arrested in Javea after a spree of violent robberies on people using bars, clubs, and restaurants at night.
First major forest fire of the year forces evacuations in Spain’s Castellon area
HUNDREDS of people have been evacuated in the Villaneuva de Viver area of Castellon province due to a major forest fire Emergency services said 1,500
New hospital costing over €200 million unveiled for Spain’s Valencia area
PLANS for a new €208 million hospital serving 340,000 people in the Lliria-Paterna health area in Valencia have been unveiled on Thursday. The Arnau de
Multi-million euro park to breath new life into ‘neglected’ area of Spain’s Valencia
A PLAN to incorporate riverside and Mediterranean landscapes has been victorious in a competition to create a park at the mouth of the Turia river
Man clubs elderly mother with a broom stick before fatally strangling her in Spain’s Valencia
A 37-year-old man has been arrested after strangling his mother to death at their Valencia home. It’s the sixth homicide this year in the Valencian
Benidorm hosting 4,000 motor-bikers this weekend from Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
BENIDORM’S Parque de l’Aiguera welcomes around 4,000 bikers from around the Valencia region and further afield this weekend for the annual Southeast Bike Week. There’ll
Police catch multi-tasking robber specialising in catalytic converter thefts on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A THIEF from Oliva in Valencia province who turned his hand to a variety of robberies has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. He was
Dangerous cannonball from Napoleonic era found during castle excavations in Spain’s Valencia region
ARCHAEOLOGISTS carrying out restoration work at Peñiscola castle in Castellon province made a surprising find of a live cannonball dating back to the Napoleonic era.
Young teenage girl raped by two men in Costa Blanca supermarket toilets in Spain
TWO 22-year-old men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional over the rape of a 14-year-old girl in the toilets of an Alicante supermarket on
Single robber behind wave of e-scooter thefts in Costa Blanca area of Spain
POLICE in Alicante have bagged a 30-year-old man responsible for a wave of e-scooter thefts around the city. The Policia Nacional collared him for 13
Work on building major €65 million congress centre for Spain’s Costa Blanca to start in 2024
A major international congress centre costing €65 million is to be built in the port area of Alicante. The building will consist of a central
Elche becomes first area on Spain’s Costa Blanca to use 100% electric-powered buses
ELCHE has become the first municipality in Alicante province to incorporate a 100% electric-powered bus within its public transport fleet. An additional seven electric buses
Health unions sign deal to introduce 35-hour working week in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
FIVE health unions have signed a deal with the Valencian Health Ministry to improve primary health care working conditions in the region. The package includes
Annual Fallas in Spain’s Valencia come to a spectacular and noisy end
VALENCIA’S annual Fallas celebrations came to a loud and fire-filled end on Sunday- the traditional last day of the event on the feast of San
Spain’s Costa Blanca getting beaches ready for big tourist influx at Easter
TOWN HALLS across Alicante province are gearing up for Easter with beach entrances getting a spring clean and lifeguards getting ready to resume duties. With