British Consulate and car hire firms battle break-ins
THE British Consulate in Alicante has joined forced with Costa care hire firms to fight break-ins of rental car vehicles.
Last year in the Alicante...
Strike causes grief
A STRIKE by air traffic control (ATC) staff in France has caused woe once again for passengers flying between Spain and the UK.
Hundreds of...
‘British expats’ rights are a top priority in the Brexit process’
'We want a good deal for British expats in Spain as soon as possible in the Brexit talks" Her Majesty's Ambassador to Spain Simon Manley...
“We’re a proper family at last!”
Benidoleig mums Brenda Kelleher and María José Torres are celebrating at last: a judge in Madrid has allowed their third baby to be registered...
Carnivals shun sexist and homophobic costumes
WOMEN dressed as nurses and schoolgirls and men as doctors and teachers, or females in low-cut tops or short skirts will not win any...
Man attacked and killed by neighbours’ dogs
THE Guardia Civil are investigating the death of a farmer, aged 66, who was allegedly set upon and killed by a neighbours dogs while...
Suspected Jihadist woman arrested
A SPANISH woman was arrested as a suspected jihadist on Wednesday at an apartment block in Alicante city, as part of a nationwide anti-terrorism...
EU-UK brinkmanship with expats
FURTHER anxiety about expats' future in Europe has been heaped on this week by an EU report leaked to The Guardian into the legal...
Gone with the wind
GALES reaching over 125 kilometres per hour in the provinces of Valencia and Castellón have caused havoc, with firefighters working around the clock to...
At the cinema this week
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‘Can we drink our tap water now?’
This is the question hundreds of Costa Blanca News readers have asked us following the restrictions imposed two weeks ago in La Nucía, Finestrat,...
Chemical blast
A DRAMATIC explosion at a chemical factory in Valencia's metropolitan area forced schools to shut, thousands of employees to evacuate and destroyed six warehouses.
The...
Would you save Trump from burning?
This 'ninot' of Donald Trump is one of over 700 currently on show at the Museo Príncipe Felipe in Valencia that will be up...
Sexual predator arrested on the Costa sentenced
A PROLIFIC British paedophile, arrested in Santa Pola last year, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Wednesday to serve at least 16 years...
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Deal struck to improve conditions for firefighters
Following warnings that the Valencia region was not prepared to face what could be one of the worst ever summers for forest fires, president...
