All Costa Blanca beaches in Spain may get life-saving drone patrols next summer
BEACH drones could be used at all Valencian Community beaches next year after a pilot scheme saved six lives during August and September. Valencian Interior
Teenage Spanish flag burner faces fine of up to €30,000 for incident in Murcia City centre
A teenager has been arrested for setting fire to a Spanish flag in the centre of Murcia City. The man, 19, was detained by the
Dead giveaway as bakery robber with flour-stained clothes is arrested on a Costa Blanca street in Spain
AN Elche bakery robber has been arrested after police spotted him in the street with flour stains on his clothes. The man, 42, forced his
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots approved for Spain and the European Union
SPAIN is set to start dishing out booster COVID-19 vaccinations from October after official approval was given for a third vaccine shot. The European Medicines
Swimmers back in waters of popular Costa Blanca beaches after shark scare in Spain
THREE Costa Blanca beaches were reopened for swimmers this Monday(October 4) after a police diver spotted a shark on Saturday. A Policia Nacional officer was
Spain’s Costa Blanca set for ‘vast majority’ of COVID-19 restrictions to be scrapped this weekend
THE ‘vast majority’ of COVID-19 restrictions will end this Saturday(October 9) in the Valencian Community according to regional president, Ximo Puig. Speaking this Monday(October 4)
Spectacular Christmas lights are being erected across Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE is putting up its Christmas lights across the city centre involving over two million LEDs. 870 arches of lights will adorn over a hundred
EXPLAINER: Why Benidorm and Costa Blanca hotels don’t want to rely on UK tourists coming to Spain
BENIDORM and Costa Blanca hoteliers want to keep last summer’s domestic booking boost going rather than relying on traditional foreign visitors from countries like the
COVID-19 infections and hospital case continue falling in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
355 new COVID-19 cases were declared today(September 10) in the Valencian Community. The Friday total is down on last week’s 582 infections and 854 cases
Burglar steals over 40 antique workday items from an exhibition in Spain’s Murcia
A burglar stole over 40 antique items dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries from a Murcia City workshop-exhibition. The 40-year-old man even took
Resident, 90, of Costa Blanca care home in Spain loses €10,000 as employee steals her bank card
A Costa Blanca care home worker almost cleared out a savings account belonging to a 90-year-old resident. A 45-year-old woman at a Calpe home stole
Thief rents Benidorm holiday apartment and keeps keys to steal bank cards on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A thief rented a Benidorm holiday apartment and kept the keys to steal credit cards belonging to the property owners. A 36-year-old man has been
Spain’s Foreign Minister goes to Pakistan to help get safe passage for Afghan helpers
SPAIN’S Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Albares, has travelled to Pakistan today(September 10) to try to get safe passage for Afghan refugees who helped Spanish forces.
El Campello leads Costa Blanca hotel occupancy boost despite fewer British bookings in Spain
COSTA Blanca hotel occupancy reached 85.8% in August- the highest monthly number since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in March 2020. El Campello led the
Ex-Venezuelan spy chief accused of massive cocaine trafficking is arrested after hiding in a Madrid flat in Spain
A former Venezuelan spy chief has been arrested in a Madrid flat after disappearing in defiance of a Spanish extradition order. General Hugo Carvajal is
COVID-19 cases falling briskly in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
ANOTHER significant fall in coronavirus infections was announced today(September 9) in the Valencian Community. 401 new COVID-19 cases were declared today compared to 702 infections
COVID-19 pandemic does not usher in Costa Blanca ‘baby boom’ as births in Spain fall to 1940’s levels
ALICANTE Province’s birth rate has dropped to levels not seen since the years after the Spanish Civil War. Figures from the National Institute of Statistics(INE)
Knife-wielding man threatened boys to steal phones and cash in Costa Blanca area of Spain
AN Alicante man used an abandoned factory as a base to collect money from children that he violently threatened. The Guardia Civil have arrested the
Baby fractures skull in Murcia hospital incubator fall in Spain as parents only get €1,420 in compensation
THE parents of a newborn Murcia baby who rolled out of a hospital incubator and suffered a skull fracture have been given €1,420 in compensation.
Dramatic Benidorm rescue after poisonous gas knocks out painters on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM firefighters smashed down a wall to rescue two workers poisoned by fumes from a water boiler. Two men were painting the boiler yesterday morning(September
COVID-19 case count continues to drop in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
430 new COVID-19 cases were reported today(September 8) in the Valencian Community. That compares to 748 infections last Wednesday and 1,059 cases a fortnight ago.
New international school in Valencia area of Spain combines British teaching standards with a creative experience for children
A BRAND new international school with an innovative way of teaching has opened in the Valencia City area. The Shackleton International School in Burjassot is an
Gang brutally assault Russian man in Spain’s Alicante just to steal his mobile phones
A Russian man was beaten up in an Alicante street by a gang who stole his two mobile phones. One of the attackers coshed the
Costa Blanca teenager is treated for suspected myocarditis after getting COVID-19 vaccine shot in Spain
AN Alicante teenager has been treated in hospital for possible myocarditis following a second COVID-19 vaccine injection. The 17-year-old boy is not seriously ill and
Police investigate crooks who illegally rented out repossessed homes in Alicante area of Spain
THE Policia Nacional is investigating whether criminals broke into bank repossessed properties so that they could illegally rent them out. Two men have been arrested
Man, 86, holds girlfriend captive and rapes her over two days in Murcia area of Spain
AN 86-year-old Murcia region man has been arrested for kidnapping and raping his partner. The Caravaca de la Cruz resident kept her tied to a