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First SNOW in the Valencian Community as Spanish met office predicts temperatures will drop to 4 degrees on the Costa Blanca this weekend

THE first snows of the season have hit the Valencian Community during a cold blast of polar air predicted to last until Sunday. The icy

15 Nov, 2019 @ 09:56

Costa Blanca·Lead

Snow falling in Spain’s Mallorca, while Costa del Sol, Balearics, Murcia and Costa Blanca on weather alert for 120 km/h wind and six-metre waves

ON Spain’s election day, the first snow of the year has been reported in Mallorca, while much of the country has weather warnings in place.

10 Nov, 2019 @ 14:09

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

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Costa Blanca doctor reveals the long-term harm that mobile phones inflict on us all

A TORREVIEJA doctor has revealed the extent of harm that mobile phones inflict on the human body, especially among the young. Dr Alfonso Cort highlighted

10 Nov, 2019 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

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EXCLUSIVE: Killer drug Nolotil still being handed out without prescription on Spain’s Costa Blanca despite ban

The Spanish Medical Agency (AEMES) banned the medication’s sale without a prescription last year.

10 Nov, 2019 @ 09:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·National News

Dad arrested after ‘locking screaming daughters in office’ for THREE DAYS before police broke down door near Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police broke down the front door of the establishment, before rescuing the ‘screaming’ girls and placing them in the care of their mother

8 Nov, 2019 @ 13:29

Crime & Law·Lead

Warnings of SNOW, rain and strong winds as alerts put in place across Andalucia, Mallorca, Costa Blanca and northern Spain

All the warnings are in place until at least the end of Friday

7 Nov, 2019 @ 08:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Suspicions abound after young university graduate spends €40,000 on Facebook adverts aggressively targeting all rivals of conservative Partido Popular ahead of snap election in Spain

A SLEW of fake Facebook pages have spent tens of thousands of euros bashing the rivals of the conservative Partido Popular. An investigation by El

31 Oct, 2019 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Poll predicts far right Vox will be THIRD LARGEST political party in Spain just days ahead of general election

VOTERS in Spain have taken a swing to the right just days ahead of a fresh general election. According to the latest SocioMetric survey for

28 Oct, 2019 @ 14:59

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Expat fashion designer Jody Smart accused of taking €1million from Continental Wealth Management (CWM) before its collapse left pensioners facing ruin, depression and alcohol abuse

A WELL-KNOWN expat designer has been accused of receiving up to €1million to fund her fashion business and property portfolio from a financial advisory company

27 Oct, 2019 @ 18:43

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

HOW DAIRY! Spanish cheese grates past British rival to be named in top three in the WORLD

A SPANISH cheese has been named the third best in the world at The World Cheese Awards 2019. The Torta del Casar DOP Virgen del

23 Oct, 2019 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead·Mallorca

WARNING: ORANGE and yellow alerts for heavy rainfall activated for Spain’s Valencia, Mallorca and Costa Blanca just weeks after devastating gota fria floods

SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET has issued several weather alerts for the east of the peninsula and Balearics. Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca are all on yellow

20 Oct, 2019 @ 13:13

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

31 relatable facts about moving to Spain’s British expat hotspots

MAKE no mistake, we all love living in Spain. There’s sun, sea and sand a plenty and a thriving multi-cultural community waiting to welcome you.

18 Oct, 2019 @ 22:03

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Alicante to outlaw circus animals in wide range of proposals against animal cruelty

ALICANTE is set to ban the use of circus animals in a raft of new measures combating animal cruelty in the Costa Blanca city. The

17 Oct, 2019 @ 14:23

Costa Blanca·Lead

With 16 days until Brexit these are the events Brits on Spain’s Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and in Madrid need in their diaries

AS the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to drum up support for his Brexit deal this week, organisations in Spain have prepared a number

15 Oct, 2019 @ 13:51

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FEELING HOT: Expat installs Europe’s first solar-heated jacuzzi on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WHOEVER said luxury and eco-friendly couldn’t be used in the same sentence? Expat Peter Spahn has just installed what is believed to be Europe’s first

14 Oct, 2019 @ 13:29

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

TERRIFYING: Terrorism, killer heatwaves, deadly drought predicted for Spain as climate change study reveals Mediterranean is warming 20% faster than global average

If nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gases, the temperature increase by 2040 will stand at 2.2C, before climbing to as high as 3.8C by

11 Oct, 2019 @ 11:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Mallorca

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

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

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

REVEALED: The shockingly low salaries of doctors in Spain compared to UK, US and France

DOCTORS in Spain earn five times less than their counterparts in the US, a new study has revealed. The latest International Report on Doctor’s Salaries,

30 Sep, 2019 @ 14:34

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Councillor says Costa Blanca floods were a ‘humanitarian crisis’ largely ignored by world media

A BRITISH councillor has called the gota fría catastrophe ‘a humanitarian crisis’ largely ignored from international media. Darren Parmenter, British San Fulgencio Councillor for International

30 Sep, 2019 @ 14:33

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Young Irish man dies in freak accident during famous holy pilgrimage in Spain

AN Irish man has died following a freak swimming accident while on a pilgrimage in Spain. Timothy Kelleher, who was in his 30s, drowned late

27 Sep, 2019 @ 23:31

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Caged Albino Tiger owner arrested for drug trafficking and firearms possession in Alicante.

THE owners of a rare Albino Tiger that was kept locked in a cage at their Alicante home, have also been accused of drug trafficking

26 Sep, 2019 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

West Nile virus threat level is raised to four in several areas of Malaga province - including the capital

Up to a BILLION ‘aggressive’ tiger mosquitoes ‘set to swarm Spain’s Costa Blanca’ after devastating gota fria floods create perfect breeding environment

The worst flooding in 140 years has left scores of muddy lagoons, the perfect breeding ground for the blood-sucking pests

26 Sep, 2019 @ 12:28

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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Expat feels ‘imprisoned’ in own home after agricultural plant built without planning authorisation next door

A BRITISH expat is demanding action after a seven-metre high and potentially toxic agricultural plant was built just yards from his Costa Blanca home. David

26 Sep, 2019 @ 10:52

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Flood victims in the Vega Baja can apply for up to €4,500 emergency aid – here’s the form

VICTIMS of the Vega Baja’s worst floods for 140 years can now request emergency funds ‘up to €4,500’ from their respective Town Halls. Residents can

24 Sep, 2019 @ 14:24

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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