‘BOGUS BROKERS’ conned Costa Blanca businessman out of €100,000 in share scam in Spain
AN Elche businessman lost €100,000 to two fraudsters who said they were going to invest his money in stocks and shares. The bogus brokers, aged
END IN SIGHT after seven months of COVID-19 curfew restrictions in the Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE midnight curfew in the Valencian Community will be pushed back to a 1.00 am start from this Monday(May 24), subject to approval by the
EasyJet boss says he does not understand why Spain is not on the UK ‘Green’ travel list
EASYJET boss, Johan Lundgren, has said that he does not know why Spain is not on the UK ‘Green’ travel list. Speaking to Sky News,
‘FOUL PLAY’ as sexist comments are heard via an open microphone before TV coverage of women’s football match in Spain
SPAIN’S public broadcaster, RTVE, is trying to find out whether one of its employees made sexist remarks before a telecast of a women’s football match
Latest COVID-19 figures and hospital admissions from the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NEW COVID-19 cases have held absolutely steady according to this evening’s figures(May 19) published by the Valencian health authority. They announced 138 new infections today
BIG HASH STASH of under 4,000 kilos on a speedy ‘narcoboat’ is intercepted at a Costa Blanca beach in Spain
PLANS to land almost 4,000 kilos of hashish by boat on the Costa Blanca came unstuck this morning(May 19) when the craft was intercepted by
GLORIA STEINEM, an iconic fighter for women’s rights and equality, wins one of Spain’s top awards
GLORIA STEINEM, a massive figure within the American feminist movement, has won the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for communication and humanities. The awards are
BENIDORM presents a new way of booking everything for the perfect holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM has unveiled a one-stop internet site where tourists can book everything for their holiday, including tickets to get there. The new portal was unveiled
EROSKI supermarket chain benefits from last year’s pandemic lockdown in Spain
EROSKI supermarkets have seen a big pandemic boost of a 30% rise in operating income which hit €252 million last year. The company’s sales rose
Hotels in Spain get busier with domestic bookings but they are desperate for UK and foreign tourists
DOMESTIC hotel bookings in Spain are experiencing a surge since the ending of the second State of Alarm on May 9, but its the foreign
Heartless fraudster cons elderly Benidorm lady of over €40,000 in bogus search for remains of parents killed in the Spanish Civil War
A conman swindled €43,600 from a 91-year-old Benidorm woman in a bogus search to find the remains of her parents who died in the Spanish
COVID-19 hospital admissions fall below 150 patients in the Costa Blanca area of Spain as new infections creep up
COVID-19 hospitalisations have dropped to below 150 patients in the Valencian Community. The latest figures from the regional health ministry tonight(May 18) showed there were
Ryanair resumes UK flights this week to Murcia area airport in Spain
RYANAIR is resuming UK flights to Murcia’s international airport from this Friday(May 21). The first service to Corvera will be from Manchester, followed by flights
GOOD AS GOLD as tricksters fool jewellers on Spain’s Costa Blanca into buying fakes
A young couple swindled jewellers and gold exchange stores across Alicante City by selling them fake trinkets and rings with a gold-style covering sprayed onto
COSTA BLANCA curfew set to continue as judges will rule over the extension of one of Spain’s few remaining night-time closures
VALENCIA’S Supreme Court(TSJCV) will decide this week whether the Valencian Community’s midnight curfew can continue past May 24. Regional president, Ximo Puig, initially wanted the
Top Benidorm theme park to partially reopen on Spain’s Costa Blanca in July
BENIDORM’S Terra Mitica theme park will welcome visitors from July 3 after being shut throughout 2020. It will be the first time the park will
Spain health study shows Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccine mix gives better COVID protection than two AstraZeneca doses
SPAIN’S Health Ministry is set to allow Pfizer vaccinations for around two million ‘essential’ workers like police, teachers, and fire-fighters who have got just one
EXPLAINED: The latest ‘must read’ rules for travelling between the UK and Spain
SPAIN’S tourist board has launched a new ‘one-click’ feature on its website to allow foreign tourists to check on COVID-19 travel restrictions. UPDATE: Spain removes
Highest weekend COVID-19 case figures this month across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
NEW COVID-19 cases have produced their highest May weekend total in the Valencian Community. Health ministry figures released tonight(May 17) show 387 new infections since
Alicante calls time for 2021 on one of the top outdoor events of the year on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ALICANTE Council has cancelled this year’s San Juan Hogueras(Bonfires) celebrations to extinguish the chance of an autumn rescheduling. It’s the second year that the Hogueras
BREXIT ANSWERS to come for Brits on the Costa Blanca in Spain thanks to special ‘Zoom’ sessions
BRITISH residents in Alicante Province can join a series of ‘Zoom’ webinars to ask questions about living in Spain in the post-Brexit era. The events
CONTROL FREAK in Spain’s Murcia area can’t see his wife after abusing her over a short skirt
A court has barred a man from seeing his wife after he mistreated her for wearing a skirt that was too short for his taste.
Heatwave brings out law-abiding visitors to Benidorm and across Spain’s Costa Blanca
A big rush of visitors to Benidorm and the Costa Blanca over the weekend did not fuel a parallel rise in COVID health safety rule-breaking.
HAPPY ENDING for kittens left to die in a suitcase on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIVE kittens cheated death after being crammed into a suitcase and dumped on land in Alicante. Their ordeal had a happy ending after the small
LIVES SAVED: Fewer car journeys during Spain’s 2020 lockdown cut pollution and premature deaths
IMPROVED air quality in Spain caused by last year’s pandemic lockdown restrictions may have prevented at least 170 premature deaths. It’s largely down to fewer
OLD HACK IN THE SUN: Benny Davis with the 80-something ramblings of an expat in Spain
YOU know you’re old when watching TV programmes involving, ‘well-known’ personalities, and you don’t recognise any of them. And to ensure you have no bolt-hole
