THE SMALL PRINT: New bank charges introduced for receiving UK pensions in Spain
SEVERAL high-street Spanish banks have begun charging a fee for receiving money transfers from the UK. Nicole Chandler, 71, is a client of a major
Man refuses to let historic sexual abuse by Jesuit priests at Alicante school in Spain go unpunished over 63 years later
A man who says he was abused by priests at a Jesuit-run boarding school in Alicante believes that there have been many similar cases that
Executed victims of General Franco to be exhumed from mass grave on Spain’s Costa Blanca
WORK will start at Alicante cemetery next week to exhume the bodies of 11 people murdered between 1939 and 1945 during the fascist regime of
Costa Blanca-made orange liqueur goes ‘viral’ after childhood cough medicine nostalgia in Spain
AN orange liqueur has created a social media buzz in Spain as drinkers say it reminds them of their childhood days of taking a particular
Woman issues ‘Liam Neeson-style’ threat to person who shot her cat in the leg on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN angry cat owner, whose pet was shot in an Alicante area street, has quoted Liam Neeson’s famous line from the ‘Taken’ movies in a
Police discover body of British man in his Alicante City flat on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 45-year-old British man has been found dead in an Alicante city centre apartment. Initial Policia Nacional investigations show that there were no suspicious circumstances
LIGHTS, CAMERA… : New ‘Almodovar girl’ is from Valencia
IF there is one term that sums up Spanish cinema, it is ‘Almodovar girl’. The country’s most famous and successful director Pedro Almodovar has a
LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL: Bars and restaurants in the Valencia region to reopen in March
BARS and restaurants in the Valencian Community will reopen gradually from March 1 – COVID permitting. A meeting between the regional Health department and representatives
Valencian president calls for European COVID-free travel zone
VALENCIAN president Ximo Puig is calling for the creation of a European ‘safe travel’ zone to relaunch tourism as soon as possible after the lockdowns.
Bogus Interpol officer threatened women if they did not meet him in woodland tourist spot on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante man pretended to be an Interpol officer in an elaborate ruse to threaten women if they refused to meet him. Meetings were arranged
IT’S OFFICIAL: Valencia hospitality closures extended until March
Regional president Ximo Puig finally confirmed the measure this morning after a week full of negotiations, speculation and protests
Valencia tourism board launches campaign to attract Chinese visitors
THE Valencian tourism board has launched an intensive campaign to attract Chinese visitors to the region. Planned to coincide with Chinese New Year tomorrow (February
WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH: Surge in COVID-related hospital refuse triggers storage chaos in Valencia
THE huge increase in disposable hospital refuse due to the COVID pandemic is causing severe storage and disposal problems. In Valencia city, six refrigerated lorries
Man claims sex is a ‘basic need’ in breaking Alicante border closure on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man said that ‘sex was a basic need’ as an excuse to try to break Alicante City’s weekend closed border rules last Sunday(February 7).
RED MIST: African sand blankets Spain’s Mediterranean coast
Experts report that there are very few documented cases of this type.
Valencia COVID restrictions to be extended
This would extend the restrictions until at least March 1.
Investors Beware: Stay on the right side of change!
Change is happening all around us, nothing stands still for long. It would’ve been incredibly hard to plan ahead for 2020, instead we had to
TOP MARKS: Up to 45 stretches of coastline in the Valencian Community classed as having ‘exceptional environmental value’
UP to 45 beaches throughout the Valencian Community have been granted top marks in a new environmental study by the regional government. The autonomous community’s
Police chase six people after 290km taxi journey to beat Alicante curfew on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SIX people have been arrested in Alicante after travelling 290 kilometres from Almeria to try to break the city’s weekend perimeter closure. Details of Saturday’s
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN: Forest fires top off record-breaking month on both ends of the scale in Spain’s Valencia region
JANUARY has been one of the craziest months on record weather-wise in the Valencia region. Historic low temperatures reaching -26°C in Vistabella – the coldest
EXCLUSIVE: Expat fashion boss Jody Smart goes from catwalk queen to alleycat after probe over alleged multi-million investment fraud
A WELL-KNOWN expat fashion designer and ex-model has been grilled at a Costa Blanca court over her involvement in one of the biggest investment scams
Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca sizzles to highest January temperature since 1982
TEMPERATURES on the Costa Blanca reached 29.2 degrees today(January 28) to become the highest January temperature in 39 years. Alicante was the epicentre of what
Brothel with no masking or social distancing prompts police raid on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante brothel has been raided by the Policia Nacional after reports that coronavirus health safety rules were broken. Authorities got a tip off that
COMPUTER CON as fraudster steals €43,000 off vulnerable victims on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A conman betrayed the trust of two elderly Alicante woman by using their bank cards to steal €43,000 of cash and goods. The 37-year-old Spanish
HELP YOURSELF as Alicante delivery driver swipes goods on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A driver for an Alicante-based delivery company has been arrested for stealing €3,300 of items that never made it to their destination. The unnamed firm
LOVESTRUCK man beaten up and robbed after dating site con on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 34-year-old man was robbed and assaulted in a Costa Blanca town after he met a woman through a dating website. The victim had posted
