British drug baron’s luck finally runs out
THE CHARMED life of Brian Charrington could have been written for the script of a brilliant gangster film, but the drugs baron faces sentencing...
Briton’s bid to secure UK vote
BRITISH councillor in Alicante province Jacqui Cotterill will attend a meeting of the European Union’s Petitions Committee next week in a renewed effort to...
UK clamps down on bogus hotel sickness claims
COSTA hotels and holiday apartments have this week welcomed the announcement by the UK government to enforce new rules in the coming weeks to...
Drone hits passenger plane
A DRONE collided with an aircraft over the coast of Elche on Sunday, fortunately not causing any damage or injury.
Alicante-Elche airport reported the incident...
No visa bid for British tourists
THE GOVERNMENT will fight to ensure that British visitors to Spain do not have to fill out a visa application after Brexit.
This was the...
Woman falls out of ambulance
A PATIENT fell out of a moving ambulance on the AP-7 motorway in Ondara this week, and a driver who witnessed the incident says...
…but the Costa’s back in bloom!
Cherry blossom has once again transformed Planes (pictured) and other inland towns in the northern Costa Blanca - making them the perfect destination for...
Budget gloom
Key projects such as Alicante-Elche airport improvements and Benissa N-332 bypass hardly get funds in 2018 budget presented this week.
Elephants in motorway smash
A LORRY transporting five elephants caused traffic chaos when it crashed on the A-30 motorway on Monday at 16.03 between Albacete and Murcia.
Tragically, one...
Briton’s arrest lead to solving 122 credit card crimes
MORAIRA Guardia Civil has solved 122 counts of credit card crime after a two-year investigation into the criminal activities of two Britons in Benitachell...
Easter week in Spain: The rough guide
Semana Santa, or 'Holy Week', is dramatic, passionate, emotional and traditional, but often shrouded in mystery for the uninitiated.
Readers who've grown up with chocolate...
Airlines in turbulence over ‘add on’ charges
GOVERNMENT ministers are investigating how airlines make extra cash by hitting passengers with ‘add on’ charges and how they inflate the cost of flying.
The...
False Benidorm holiday claim thrown out of court
IN ANOTHER victory for the UK travel industry, a Liverpool couple have been caught out after claiming compensation for a holiday in Benidorm that...
Extra time for would-be expats
BRITONS who want to move to Spain will be given breathing space over Brexit.
Speaking in Brussels on Wednesday, president of the European Council Donald...
COSTA LEVANTE
Transplants take off
The number of organ transplants at public hospitals in the Valencia region increased by a third to almost two per day in the first...
