Cheers and boos for Zapatero in Elche

By Dave Jones
MORE than 2,000 Socialist party (PSOE) mayors and councillors from around Spain gathered in Elche at the weekend for a party conference.

Exchange rate relief for expats

By Tom Cain
DESPITE the doom and gloom news coming from the tourism sector due to the crisis caused by the volcanic ash cloud and airport closures, it was revealed this week that a rise in the exchange rate between the pound and the euro has energised bookings from the UK.

Costa takes on the Gladiators

By Samantha Kett
TELEVISION'S 'worst nightmare' battled it out at Bar Bandidos Mexican restaurant on Wednesday night - the 'bad girl and boy' of The Gladiators, Enigma and Doom, wowed the audience with their superhuman strength.

New traffic laws

By Tom Cain
NEW TRAFFIC laws that come into effect on May 25 will see major changes in the way motorists are fined.

Taxi driver rip-off

By Tom Cain
A STUDY carried out by the users and consumers organisation, OCU, into malpractice by taxi drivers has found that out of 193 journeys made by researchers in 13 towns and cities across Spain taxi drivers committed 523 faults.

Drive-by shooting

By Tom Cain
NATIONAL Police in Benidorm are hunting a man who shot and injured a 33-year-old woman for no apparent reason.

Mutilated corpse discovered

By Alex Watkins
THE BODY of a middle-aged man wrapped in plastic and adhesive tape was found near the Urbanova and El Altet beaches in Elche on Sunday morning, advised the National Police.

Cutbacks aftermath

By James Parkes
A STRIKE in the civil service on June 8 is the first major response from workers' unions to the harsh financial cutbacks announced by PM Rodríguez Zapatero last week.