Valencia’s brand-new CaixaForum in Spain is taking shape ahead of July 2022 opening
BUILDING of the new CaixaForum has passed the halfway mark within Valencia’s City of Arts and the Sciences complex. 55% of the project has been
Cocaine and crystal meth dealers arrested in major operation on Mallorca in Spain
FIVE people were detained this Wednesday morning(October 20) in a major Policia Nacional operation against a Mallorca drugs gang. The dealers sold cocaine, crystal meth
Flood prevention work increases in Costa Blanca town to cut incidents during storm season in Spain
MAJOR work has started to clear ravines and land of objects that could cause floods in the rainfall season in l’Alfas del Pi on the
Crooks break into empty Costa Blanca houses and rent them out at premium prices in Spain
SEVEN men have been arrested for operating a property rental scam in the Alicante area of the Costa Blanca. The gang broke into empty houses
Priest avoids jail time after approving marriages of convenience in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
A former Murcia City parish priest has avoided time in prison after being convicted of carrying out 16 marriages of convenience between 2001 and 2012.
Divers remove rubbish dumped in Costa Blanca waters off a popular day-trip island in Spain
MEMBERS of Alicante Province diving clubs joined forces on Sunday(October 17) to clear up rubbish from the marine reserve of Tabarca island. Hundreds of volunteers
Spain makes fresh plea for EU to do more to fight rising energy prices
SPAIN has repeated its call for the European Union to do more to combat rising energy prices. EU leaders meet at a summit in Brussels
Big eyesore hotel overlooking a Costa Blanca beach in Spain is being demolished
BULLDOZERS have started knocking down a southern Costa Blanca eyesore hotel that was abandoned in 1997. Plans to convert the Arenales del Sol beachside hotel
Drinkers watch man douse petrol around a Costa Blanca bar in Spain and threaten to set it on fire
A man went into an Alicante bar early this Tuesday morning and emptied two cans of petrol before threatening to set fire to the premises.
EXPLAINER: Why victims of a cooking oil poisoning scandal staged a lock-in at Spain’s top museum
SURVIVORS of a cooking oil poisoning scandal locked themselves in for 90 minutes inside a room at Madrid’s El Prado museum this Tuesday morning. The
British drugs smuggler Brian Charrington starts ‘narco’ yacht retrial in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE retrial of British drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, started in Alicante on Monday(October 18). His original 2018 trial and conviction was quashed by the Supreme
Thieves steal from passengers in car rental zones of Costa Blanca airport in Spain
THREE men have been arrested for stealing from arriving passengers at Alicante-Elche airport. They’ve been charged with six thefts as well as document forgery and
Using a COVID certificate could restore full indoor capacity for late bars and nightclubs in Murcia area of Spain
MURCIA’S Ministry of Health wants the EU COVID certificate to be used to restore 100% indoor capacity in nightlife businesses and banquet/party venues. Current rules
Costa Blanca fraudster arrested for online hate messages against Spain’s Guardia Civil
A con man is behind bars for a 2010 fraud after allegedly using over 4,300 social media profiles to spread hate messages against the Guardia
Spain names the country that’s importing the biggest number of COVID-19 cases
SPAIN has named Romanian arrivals as bringing in the highest number of detected COVID-19 cases in the last month. Not far behind is the United
Drunk motorist’s car climbs pavement to hit five people in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIVE people were mowed down by a drunk driver in Torrevieja on Sunday morning(October 17) Two of those hit at around 4.00 am were taken
Benidorm hosts official launch of Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal for Costa Blanca area of Spain
BENIDORM hosted the official launch of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal last Saturday(October 16) in what is the RBL’s centenary year. The annual parade
European ‘hugging’ robbery gang members are arrested north of Benidorm on the Costa Blanca in Spain
TWO members of a European ‘hugging’ robbery gang have been detained on the northern Costa Blanca. Police said the group have notched up arrests in
Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca is back in public management
TORREVIEJA Hospital, which serves 180,000 people, returned to public management at midnight this Saturday morning. The southern Costa Blanca facility had been managed privately since
Nearly half of people in Spain favour compulsory COVID-19 vaccinations
ALMOST half of people in Spain are in favour of mandatory vaccinations to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. The findings come in the latest
‘Kiss & Go’ car drop-off zones for school children launched in Sant Joan d’Alacant on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Costa Blanca council has become the first in the region to introduce ‘Kiss & Go’ zones next to schools. The move has come in
Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca pilots online booking scheme to see the Guardia Civil
TORREVIEJA’S Guardia Civil is taking part in a pilot scheme where residents will be able to book an appointment online to file a complaint. Three
Belgians bagged for drug growing and dealing in big expat residential area of the Costa Blanca in Spain
THREE Belgians have been arrested in San Fulgencio for running an indoor marijuana farm and selling drugs in an area with a large number of
Brutal killer of British expat woman on the Costa Blanca is jailed for 25 years in Spain
A Dutch national who befriended a British expat woman has been jailed for over 25 years after he killed her to snatch €550 from her
Two British men are jailed for over 19 years for committing violent Costa Blanca revenge robbery in Spain
TWO British men, 44 and 54, have each been jailed for 19 years and six months for a violent robbery committed in La Nucia in
Electricity price hikes take inflation in Spain to 13-year-high as government criticises the EU
SPAIN’S inflation rate has hit its highest mark since September 2008 due mainly to rising power prices. The National Statistics Institute(INE) said this Thursday that