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PLEASE SHARE: How to save someone’s life if they begin choking following death of schoolgirl and near death of newborn in Spain’s Andalucia

IT’S a moment we all dread to think about. Someone begins choking and there’s no one around who knows what to do. For two children

11 Oct, 2019 @ 10:07

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca

Thomas Cook rescued by Hays Travel, saving up to 2,500 jobs

Owner, John Hays, said he planned to reopen and rename the shops as soon as possible.

9 Oct, 2019 @ 16:14

Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Travel News

Billionaire building biggest arena in the COUNTRY near Spain’s Costa Blanca in hope to attract stars like Beyonce, Ed Sheeran and Elton John

VALENCIA is set to receive the largest arena in the country. The multi-purpose venue will sit on 21,500sqm of land with a capacity of 18,600

8 Oct, 2019 @ 13:35

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

British pensioner charged ‘four times’ normal taxi fare to Alicante Airport after falling ill with double pneumonia and sleeping through entire drive

A BRITISH pensioner who fell ill with double pneumonia while on the Costa Blanca is seeking action after her taxi driver from Calpe to Alicante

7 Oct, 2019 @ 22:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: British actor Tyger Drew-Honey confronts Spanish ‘flasher’ on Denia beach

THIS is the moment British actor Tyger Drew-Honey confronted the man who ‘flashed’ him on Denia beach last Saturday afternoon. Drew-Honey, 23, was relaxing in

7 Oct, 2019 @ 19:10

Costa Blanca·Lead

Blind and diseased dog found in ‘serious, dehydrated state’, owner found and charged

A BLIND dog suffering from a severe skin disease has been rescued after its callous owner abandoned it in Alicante city. The Canine Unit of

7 Oct, 2019 @ 17:36

Costa Blanca·Lead

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Irregular migration to Spanish coasts falls by 39% after EU and Spain grant €170m to Moroccan authorities

IRREGULAR migration to Spanish coasts has fallen by 39% after the EU and Spain granted €170m to Moroccan authorities in a bid to boost that

7 Oct, 2019 @ 16:37

Costa Blanca·Lead

100-year-old British woman mugged while riding mobility scooter in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH woman aged 100 has been mugged while riding her mobility scooter in Javea on Spain’s Costa Blanca. Betty Guinness was riding home after

7 Oct, 2019 @ 14:01

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

See all the stars without hammering a tent peg – why the luxury yurts at Yurtas Pepita are the best break on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WE’VE all been lured into camping with visions of a star-studded night, food roasting on an open fire. And we’ve been there, a few weekends

7 Oct, 2019 @ 11:19

Costa Blanca·Lead·Travel News

The rescue centre may be home and dry, but there’s a bigger crisis on the horizon, writes Susan Weeding

The next instalment of Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, and what a story we have! I’m sure all of you will have seen the horrendous

5 Oct, 2019 @ 15:30

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Lead

Loraine Gostling’s weather-won advice on how to prepare for a gota fría

My ponderings over the last week or so obviously took me to floods and the impact of the extreme weather we both enjoy and suffer

5 Oct, 2019 @ 10:30

Columnists·Costa Blanca·Loraine Gostling: Getting Connected

British family in ‘nightmarish’ limbo as insurance assessors still to evaluate ruined home three weeks after catastrophic floods

A BRITISH couple who lost ‘everything’ in their Vega Baja villa during last month’s devastating floods are STILL in limbo as insurance assessors are yet

4 Oct, 2019 @ 20:21

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Over a dozen authorities call for instant action against mosquito plagues in Spain

PLAGUES of mosquitoes are causing havoc across Costa Blanca and Costa Calida, from Alicante down to Cartagena. Council representatives right across the region have met

4 Oct, 2019 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

‘High-level’ Spanish classes for British expats to aid ‘full integration’ in Orihuela on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA Town Hall has announced a 40-hour language course for Brits, and other foreign nationals, to aid their integration into Spanish society. Councillor for Immigration,

3 Oct, 2019 @ 18:43

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead

Four hamsters in a cage found by rubbish bins in Benitachell on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR little hamsters in a cage have been found by rubbish bins in Benitachell on the Costa Blanca. The white-coated creatures were spotted in a

2 Oct, 2019 @ 20:28

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Valencian students win national James Dyson Award with buoy that filters microplastics from the ocean

STUDENTS from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) have won a national design award with a buoy that filters microplastics from the ocean. The buoy,

2 Oct, 2019 @ 17:57

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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“He’s not in a good way” – British expat struck down by driver in Javea still awaiting brain surgery as brother pleads for public to ‘help fundraise’ for his recovery

THE brother of a British expat who was run down by a driver without a licence last Saturday has asked for help as his brother

2 Oct, 2019 @ 15:10

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Lies and damned statistics

‘LIES, damned lies and statistics,’ as former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli once said. Anyone can throw claims and figures about. It is what’s behind

2 Oct, 2019 @ 14:41

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

Reckless driver who put British expat in coma while driving without a licence in Javea could face up to 3 years 6 months in prison

THE RECKLESS driver who crashed into a British expat while he was trimming his hedge in Javea could face up to three years and six

2 Oct, 2019 @ 13:14

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Valencian doctor specialising in facial surgery and reconstruction caught with half a kilo of cocaine in his backpack

A VALENCIAN doctor specialising in surgery of the face has been charged with a crime against public health after being caught with half a kilo

1 Oct, 2019 @ 17:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Lady Elizabeth School on the Costa Blanca joins global Greenpeace climate strike campaign

STUDENTS from a top British school on the Costa Blanca have marched on their town hall to demand collaboration in tackling environmental issues. Lady Elizabeth

1 Oct, 2019 @ 15:52

Costa Blanca·Education·Lead

Valencian government moves to exhume 500 mass graves scattered across the Community following the Spanish Civil War

A YOUNG girl shot and killed for holding a pamphlet in Dolores, a professor dispatched without prior trial in Alicante – these are the stories

1 Oct, 2019 @ 15:10

Costa Blanca·Lead

Brits help restore Costa Blanca community of 140 left with only ‘one working kitchen’ after September floods

CARING listeners of an English-language radio station have rallied round to donate furniture, electrical items and cleaning equipment to an urbanisation left with just ‘one

1 Oct, 2019 @ 14:49

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

REVEALED: When the clocks will change in Spain and why

THAT time of year is fast approaching, when the sun begins to set sooner and sooner as we wave summer goodbye. Like every year, the

1 Oct, 2019 @ 14:36

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

‘Largest organised crime group in eastern Spain’ brought down as 81 arrested, 4 tonnes of cocaine seized and 800 bank accounts frozen

THE ‘largest organised crime group in eastern Spain’ has been brought down following a seven-nation investigation that saw 81 arrests, the seizure of 4,000kg of

30 Sep, 2019 @ 17:01

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Torrevieja turning on the tapas as Brits enjoy International Tapas Day

TORREVIEJA celebrated International Tapas Day in style this weekend with nearly 30 bars and restaurants showing off their culinary kudos. Like many other food festivals,

30 Sep, 2019 @ 16:33

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

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