Local drug-dealing ring amassed €5 million in real estate
POLICE have broken up a drug-dealing operation involving seven siblings and led by their 48-year-old aunt in Pizarra and a 51-year-old woman in Torremolinos.
The...
Froome delighted Brits on Costa Vuelta stage
Thousands of British fans who cheered the Vuelta Ciclista a España participants as they raced from Orihuela Costa to the Cumbre del Sol in...
Brave Jávea teens attempt to save dolphin
BRITISH and Spanish teenagers tried their hardest to rescue an injured dolphin close to the Arenal beach in the early hours of Saturday morning,...
Guadalhorce hospital to be breast cancer detection centre
THE Guadalhorce valley hospital, which opened in Cártama in June of last year, is set to become the diagnostic centre for the health service’s...
Police destroy 1,600 seized knock-off brand name goods
THE Marbella local police have sent 1,600 articles of knock-off brand name clothing, shoes, handbags and other items to the Casares rubbish and recycling plant...
Designer outlet moves forward
DEMOLITION work is now underway to make room for a planned expansion of the Plaza Mayor shopping centre in Málaga with the addition of...
UK to crackdown on Costa hotel claim fraud
BRITISH PM Theresa May and her government have vowed to crack down on holiday claim fraud that is damaging both British holidaymakers and the...
Bills set to come down next month
Minister for the ecological transition Teresa Ribera has vowed that electricity bills could come down by as much as 30% – starting next month.
She...
Dénia health department to go public – it’s official
DE-PRIVATISING Dénia hospital has started and the process is 'irreversible', says regional president Ximo Puig - but the centre's management calls the move 'mere...
Roscoe and friends to the rescue
A young boy would have been orphaned if it were not for five lifeguards who happened to be on holiday and rescued his parents...
‘Freshly-caught plastic’ on sale at fish market
FISHERMEN based in Dénia 'caught' over six tonnes of plastic from the sea just off the Marina Alta capital's coast last year alone –...
High alert for forest fires
THE MAXIMUM level of alert for forest fires was activated for Alicante province and other parts of the Valencia region this week.
The extreme heat...
Benalmádena motorway exit contract awarded
AN END appears to be in sight to a problem that affects thousands of Costa del Sol drivers on a daily basis, after the Ministry...
Huge jam forms on AP-7
A collision involving two trucks caused chaos on the AP-7 motorway in Benissa on Thursday.
Tailbacks measuring more than 5km formed, according to state news...