Residency demands ‘are too strict’
New requirements for Britons wanting to move to Spain – or stay for extended periods – are so restrictive that the British expat population...
Game over for match fixers
A total of 23 members of an alleged betting syndicate have been arrested on suspicion of fixing football games in Spain.
Among those detained are...
Orihuela Costa takes council to court
The lack of response from Orihuela council to requests for information, complaints and suggestions from the public has been successfully taken to court by...
Electricity price scandal rumbled
Electricity prices were due to hit yet another record high today (Thursday), a day after the national competition watchdog (CNMC) assured some companies were...
Hikers find buried bodies
The corpses of two people – a man and a woman who appeared to have died violent deaths – have been discovered near a...
Welshman hailed for his great humanitarian action
Hero Captain Archibald Dickson – master of the Stanbrook cargo ship that rescued over 2,600 refugees from Alicante harbour at the end of Spain’s...
New health service personnel on the way
Procedures to select 11,800 new employees for the Valencia region health service start on Sunday, January 22.
The initiative is designed to ‘reduce temporary employment’...
Boardwalk boost
The section of seriously degraded boardwalk at La Mata seafront – close to the border with Guardamar del Segura – has been replaced by...
Red carpet for ‘La Roja’
The members of Spain’s World Cup winning side were received by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez today at the Moncloa Palace.
The PM announced that...
Head-on crash closes N-332
A head-on collision on the N-332 in Torrevieja on Wednesday afternoon led to the busy road being closed.
Local police reported that two cars and...
Spain gives green light for British tourists
The foreign ministry has told Costa Blanca News that British tourists will be allowed to travel to Spain from June 21.
Costa Blanca News contacted...
Belgium’s green light for Valencia region
The requirements that Belgian visitors to Spain undergo PCR tests and quarantine on their return have been lifted for those who come to the...
Body found at waste plant
A man’s decomposing corpse was discovered at a rubbish treatment plant in Jijona on Sunday morning.
The Guardia Civil are investigating.
Their initial theories include that...
Sex slaves freed by police
National Police have liberated five women who were being sexually exploited, and arrested six suspected members of a criminal gang that was controlling them...
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Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
